The Civil War

PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS VERY CAREFULLY! YOU ARE TO USE YOU’RE OWN WORDS. DO NOT USE QUOTES FROM SOURCES. NO SOURCES. THERE ARE FIVE QUESTIONS TOTAL:

1. Abolitionists and the fight to end slavery from 1800-1850:
• Be prepared to discuss tactics and arguments used.
• Include specific people and events
• Think about its influence and impact on the growing sectional conflict

2. The Cotton Kingdom:
• How did it affect African American lives?
• How did it impact the economy?
• How did it impact national politics?

3. The Sectional Crisis:
• Choose three specific events to discuss to illustrate your point. Do not use slavery as a general event here. You discuss that in the second part of the essay.
• What were some of the debates over slavery and how did they impact the divide between North and South?

4. How did African-Americans help transform the meaning of the Civil War and why?
• Be prepared to have three examples (think of the different categories we used in the essay)

5. Reconstruction
• What struggles did African Americans face during Reconstruction?
• Be prepared to discuss federal government policies.
• Was it successful? Why or why not?

For more information on The Civil War read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War

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