Question 1

Discuss the major factors that led to northern victory in the Civil War.

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Question 2

Explain the emergence of antiwar sentiment, dissent, and disorder in the Confederacy during the final two years of the Civil War. What impact did this development have on the Confederate war effort?

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Question 3

Analyze the Emancipation Proclamation in light of the following thesis statement: "As a moral and legal document the Emancipation Proclamation was wanting, but as a political document it was nearly flawless."

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Question 4

Discuss the North's military strategy during the Civil War, and identify the battles that represented important turning points in the war.

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Question 5

Map Exercise 1513-1
You will need pens of three different colors to complete this exercise. On the map that follows:
 
-Refer to Map Exercise 13-1.
Part 1
Using two different pen colors, mark the paths taken by Union and by Confederate forces to each of the following battle sites. Indicate the commanding officers associated with each battle and the month and year in which each battle was fought.
Atlanta Boonville Chattanooga Chickamauga Durham Station Fort Donelson Fort Henry Fort Sumter Mobile Bay Nashville Perryville
Pine Bluff Port Hudson Shiloh Vicksburg
Part 2
Identify and explain the significance of each of the above battles. Most are mentioned in the textbook, but you will need to do some independent research to find information on a few. The books mentioned at the end of Chapter 15 in the section entitled "Suggestions for Further Reading," especially those dealing with the military aspects of the war, are excellent resources.

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Question 6

Defend the following statement: "Northern society embraced strangely contradictory tendencies. Materialism and greed flourished alongside idealism, religious conviction, and self-sacrifice."

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Question 7

Map Exercise 1513-1
You will need pens of three different colors to complete this exercise. On the map that follows:
 
-Refer to Map Exercise 13-1. Mark the location of the Union blockade of Gulf ports and the Union blockade of southern ports. How effective was the Union blockade?

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Question 8

Map Exercise 1513-1
You will need pens of three different colors to complete this exercise. On the map that follows:
 
-Refer to Map Exercise 13-1.
Part 1
Create a legend on which you indicate the color chosen to designate Union troops and the color chosen to designate Confederate troops.
Part 2
When marking battle sites, mark with an X in the color associated with the side that won the battle. Use a third pen color to designate indecisive battles. Include this third pen color on the map's legend.

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Question 9

Map Exercise 1513-1
You will need pens of three different colors to complete this exercise. On the map that follows:
 
-Refer to Map Exercise 13-1. Mark the location of and label the following rivers: Mississippi River
Ohio River Tennessee River Missouri River Savannah River

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Question 10

Map Exercise 1513-1
You will need pens of three different colors to complete this exercise. On the map that follows:
 
-Refer to Map Exercise 13-1. Mark the location of and label each of the following:

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Question 11

Explain the emergence and nature of antiwar sentiment, dissent, and disorder in the North during the Civil War. How did President Lincoln react to opposition to the war? What impact did opposition to the war have on the Union war effort?

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Question 12

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the northern economy during the course of the Civil War, and examine the war's economic impact on northern society, the northern people, and on northern urban and industrial workers.

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Question 13

Examine the wartime expansion of presidential power and federal authority.

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Question 14

Discuss Jefferson Davis's approach to the question of slavery during the course of the Civil War. What impact did Davis's decisions on the slavery question have on the Confederacy and its war effort?

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Question 15

Discuss the cost and effects of the Civil War.

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Question 16

Compare and contrast Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as war leaders.

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Question 17

Discuss the contest between Union and Confederate forces in the New Mexico Territory, and examine the war against Indians in the Great Plains and Far West.

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Question 18

Examine Abraham Lincoln's position on the issue of slavery, and trace its evolution over time. What were the major changes in Lincoln's position, and what were the principal reasons for those changes? What impact did Lincoln's decisions on the slavery question have on the Union and its war effort?

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Question 19

Examine the social, political, and economic impact of the Civil War on the North and its people.

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Question 20

Examine the relationship between the federal government and northern business interests during the Civil War.

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Quiz 13: Transforming Fire: the Civil War

Discuss the major factors that led to northern victory in the Civil War.

Explain the emergence of antiwar sentiment, dissent, and disorder in the Confederacy during the final two years of the Civil War. What impact did this development have on the Confederate war effort?

Analyze the Emancipation Proclamation in light of the following thesis statement: "As a moral and legal document the Emancipation Proclamation was wanting, but as a political document it was nearly flawless."

Discuss the North's military strategy during the Civil War, and identify the battles that represented important turning points in the war.

Defend the following statement: "Northern society embraced strangely contradictory tendencies. Materialism and greed flourished alongside idealism, religious conviction, and self-sacrifice."

Map Exercise 1513-1 You will need pens of three different colors to complete this exercise. On the map that follows: -Refer to Map Exercise 13-1. Mark the location of the Union blockade of Gulf ports and the Union blockade of southern ports. How effective was the Union blockade?

Map Exercise 1513-1 You will need pens of three different colors to complete this exercise. On the map that follows: -Refer to Map Exercise 13-1. Mark the location of and label the following rivers: Mississippi River Ohio River Tennessee River Missouri River Savannah River

Map Exercise 1513-1 You will need pens of three different colors to complete this exercise. On the map that follows: -Refer to Map Exercise 13-1. Mark the location of and label each of the following:

Explain the emergence and nature of antiwar sentiment, dissent, and disorder in the North during the Civil War. How did President Lincoln react to opposition to the war? What impact did opposition to the war have on the Union war effort?

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the northern economy during the course of the Civil War, and examine the war's economic impact on northern society, the northern people, and on northern urban and industrial workers.

Examine the wartime expansion of presidential power and federal authority.

Discuss Jefferson Davis's approach to the question of slavery during the course of the Civil War. What impact did Davis's decisions on the slavery question have on the Confederacy and its war effort?

Discuss the cost and effects of the Civil War.

Compare and contrast Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as war leaders.

Discuss the contest between Union and Confederate forces in the New Mexico Territory, and examine the war against Indians in the Great Plains and Far West.

Examine Abraham Lincoln's position on the issue of slavery, and trace its evolution over time. What were the major changes in Lincoln's position, and what were the principal reasons for those changes? What impact did Lincoln's decisions on the slavery question have on the Union and its war effort?

Examine the social, political, and economic impact of the Civil War on the North and its people.

Examine the relationship between the federal government and northern business interests during the Civil War.