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Questions For Class Discussion

Questions For Class Discussion
Chapter 20: Girding for War: The North and the South, 1861 - 1865

  1. How justified were Lincolns wartime abridgments of civil liberties and his treatment of the Copperheads?

  2. What were the advantages of the South during the Civil War? The North? What advantage proved most important to each side? Disadvantages of each side? Which disadvantage proved most troublesome to each side?

  3. To what degree did Britain get involved in the American Civil War? Assess the importance of that degree of involvement to the North and to the South. Review key events involving the British (cotton, grain, Trent affair, Alabama, and Laird rams).

  4. How did the American Civil War reshape the Americas? What did European powers do in the Americas during the American Civil War?

  5. How was the impact of the Civil War different for the soldiers and civilians of the North and South?

  6. Did the results of the Civil War justify its cost? Does the answer to that question depend partly on whether you are a Northerner or a Southerner, black or white?

  7. What made Lincoln a great president? Was it primarily his political leadership, or his personal qualities and character?
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