Instruction
Question 1.
(Answer A,B,C) with a total of at least 250 Words.
A. Explain the roots of the Civil War in the sectional crises and conflict over slavery in the 1850s. Was war inevitable at that point or were other resolutions possible?
B. Explain and chronicle the shift in Lincoln’s thinking about the continuation of slavery from secession to the Emancipation Proclamation. How and why did his thinking shift over time
C. Compare and contrast the eastern and western theaters of the war up through 1862. How did the military campaigns differ? What were the major battles and turning points of each
Question. 2.
What problems did each side face on the home fronts in terms of politics, economics, and social issues? Focus on at least two issues faced by the Confederacy and the Union.
Which side faced the greater problems and why?