Question 1

Identify the significance of the Border States to both the North and the South. How did they influence the shaping of Union military and political strategy to win the Civil War?

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Question 2

At the outset of the Civil War, the South confidently anticipated that King Cotton and effective Southern diplomacy would result in European economic and military intervention on its behalf. Why didn't this economic and military intervention on behalf of the South materialize? Would such economic and military intervention by Great Britain and France made a significant difference in the outcome of the war? If so, what type of economic and military intervention would have been most helpful to the Confederacy's cause?

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Question 3

Describe the role of women in the military campaigns of both the Union and Confederacy. How did the actions of women transform work? What were the significant firsts in this period?

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Question 4

Write your definition of revolution. Then use this definition to argue that the Civil War did or did not produce a revolution in the political, economic, and social life of the United States.

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Question 5

How did technological inventions like the mechanical reaper impact the course of the Civil War?

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Question 6

Why did Britain move to establish the Dominion of Canada following the Civil War? Were their concerns reasonable? Why?

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Question 7

During the Civil War, many poor Southerners complained that it was a rich man's war but a poor man's fight. On what basis did they make this complaint? Could Northerners have made the same accusation for the same reason? Explain.

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Question 8

To help pay for the Civil War, both the North and the South

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Question 9

Why did "Fifty-Niners" rush to Pennsylvania?

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The "Fifty-Niners" rushed to Pennsylvania due to the discovery of petroleum in 1859, which marked the beginning of the oil industry in the United States.

Question 10

What were the advantages and disadvantages for the Union entering the war? How did resources, military leadership, and troop availability impact the Union cause?

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Question 11

When confronted with Southern secession in 1861, why didn't Lincoln simply allow the South to separate from the Union peacefully?

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Question 12

What were the advantages and disadvantages for the Confederacy entering the war? How did resources, military leadership, and troop availability impact the Confederate cause?

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Question 13

Assess the validity of the following statement, "The South's devotion to states' rights was a major reason for its failure to win the Civil War."

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Question 14

To what extent was President Lincoln justified in his violations of ordinary civil liberties during the Civil War? Why or why not?

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Question 15

How did the U.S. Sanitary Commission impact the Civil War and the status of women both during and after the war?

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Question 16

What was the impact of the Pacific Railroad Act?

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The Pacific Railroad Act provided federal support for the construction of the transcontinental railroad, making the government a major investor by granting land and loans to railroad companies.

Question 17

Mechanical reapers provided all of the following benefits EXCEPT

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Mechanical reapers did not end slave labor in cotton country, as they were primarily used for harvesting grain, not cotton.

Question 18

Explain why Britain finally decided against intervention on behalf of the Confederacy. In what ways was Britain helpful to the South anyway?

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Question 19

What steps by Republicans in Congress ensured the wide-spread colonization of the West and ensured the federal government's long-term involvement in the region?

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Question 20

Who was the first female American physician in the United States?

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Elizabeth Blackwell was the first female physician in the United States, earning her medical degree in 1849.

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