Civil War and Reconstruction

Chapter 14

What advantages did the Union have in the Civil War and what were the advantages for the Confederacy?

How did the Union finance the war and how did the Confederacy finance it? Which if any were successful? What was the effect on the economies of each?

How did each side raise troops and how effective were they in doing this?

What impact did the war have on women? What part did women play in the war effort?

Compare and contrast Lincoln and Davis - their backgrounds, abilities and objectives. Why was Lincoln more successful at organizing a command system than Davis?

Why was 1863 the "year of decision"? What took place to swing the advantage? What did the battles accomplish and why were they so important?

Who were the Radical Republicans and on what grounds did they criticize Lincoln during the war?

How the Union forces destroy the South's will to fight?

The Civil War has been called the 2nd American Revolution that significantly transformed the social, economic and political fabric of the nation. Assess this statement

Chapter 15

Section 1

What actions of President Johnson drove Moderate Republicans in Congress into cooperation with Radical Republicans and what laws were passed over Johnson's veto?

Section2

What tactics did white southern Democrats use to restrict or control black suffrage?

Section 3

What problems plagued southern agriculture and describe the movement towards a crop lien econmy?

Section 4-5

In what ways was reconstruction abandoned by the Republicans and why? How did the end of Reconstruction occur?

What were the court cases at the end of Reconstruction and how did they relate to the end of Reconstruction?

How did the policies of the redeemer governments compare with those of the reconstruction governments?

Study Guide Chapter 14-15

FACTS: figures, people, and places. Be prepared to identify, define, describe, and explain the significance of the people, places, and events listed below.

Essential Questions: Think about these questions before, during, and after the reading you do. If you understand their complexity and feel confident in using information from the text and the supplementary reading in answering these very general questions, you should understand the period well.

1. Explain how President Lincoln kept the 4 border states in the Union.

2. Why didn't the British recognize the Confederacy as a nation? What help did the British give the south?

3. Who were the Radical Republicans? On what grounds did they criticize Lincoln during the Civil War?

4. How were Blacks in the Union Army discriminated against?

5. What caused the draft riot in 1863?

6. What actions of President Johnson drove Moderate Republicans in Congress in to cooperation with Radical Republicans?

7. Why did Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and some other feminists oppose the 15th amendment?

8. Why did the Liberal Republicans break with President Grant? What impact did the split have on Republican Reconstruction?

9. Explain how Supreme Court decisions in the 1870's and 1880's undermined Republican Reconstruction.