AMSCO Guided Reading Chapter 14

AMSCO Guided Reading Chapter 14 Support or refute the assertion that Lincoln was a tyrant who violated the Constitution and individuals' rights as outlined in the Bill of Rights. Defend your answer with specific eviden ...

AMSCO Guided Reading Chapter 14 Support or refute the assertion that Lincoln was a tyrant who violated the Constitution and individuals' rights as outlined in the Bill of Rights. Defend your answer with specific evidence. - ✔✔Lincoln was not a tyrannical president even though he often bypassed the process of obtaining congressional approval for his actions. Upon his executive call for 75,000 volunteers, authorization for war spending, and suspension of habeas corpus, he simply knew that preserving the union depended on his swift action. Abraham Lincoln said, "I hope to have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky." What did he mean by this? - ✔✔He likely meant that, without Kentucky, no amount of miracles could possibly win the war for him. God can't win a war for you if you don't do your part and gather the pieces necessary to win. So many West Point graduates joined the Confederacy, the government contemplated shutting it down. (Of 1,108 U.S. Army officers in 1860, only 270 resigned to join the Confederate Army. Of those 270, however, 184 were West Point graduates and were mostly middle to upper commanders with military experience... most notably, Robert E. Lee.) Despite so many highly trained military leaders, they still ended up losing. Why do you think that was? - ✔✔I think that the Confederacy lost despite the excellence of their generals simply because the south was not yet industrialized enough to maintain a war with the industrialized north. Who had more victories in the first years of the war? - ✔✔The confederacy had more military victories than the Union in the first couple years of the war. Explain how technological innovation impacted the war. - ✔✔New weaponry changed the way that fighting happened (it was no longer "gentleman like"). The railroad helped transport men and supplies easily. General Winfield Scott's strategy turned out to be the winning strategy, although it wasn't taken seriously at the time. Explain why it was mocked early on in the war. - ✔✔The strategy was not a real military attack and as rather an almost political plan. For instance, he did not say battle plans, but explained how he would allow the south to crumble itself with no access to supplies once he took control of the Mississippi River. How was General Grant different from General McClellen? - ✔✔McClellan was overly cautious and weary of sending men into battle before he believed them to be properly trained. Grant was quite the opposite: he took (often reckless) risks when commanding. Explain why the South failed to develop an alliance with Great Britain. - ✔✔Britain was not impressed with the south's military victories and secured cotton imports from a different source. Britain was anti-slavery, and once Lincoln proclaimed emancipation and the war became about slavery, they could not reasonably support a rebellion that was fighting for the right to own slaves. To what extent was the Emancipation Proclamation responsible for the South's failed "cotton diplomacy?" Defend your answer. - ✔✔Britain was considering allying with the south when the war was simply concerning the Confederacy's liberation from the Union. When the Emancipation Proclamation happened and the south began fighting for slavery, Britain did not want to help them and thus found a new source for their cotton. The south suffered financially when it was not able to sell the cotton. In what way was the Battle of Antietam a turning point in the war? - ✔✔The retreat of General Lee showed to the British that it was in their best interests to remain neutral. Explain the significance of the 54th Regiment. #Glory - ✔✔The 54th Regiment was all black men who fought bravely in the war. They won the respect of the white soldiers, a milestone for the African American community at the time. Support or refute the assertion that the Battle of Gettysburg was a more important turning point than the Battle of Vicksburg. - ✔✔Vicksburg was more important than Gettysburg because success there made victory at Gettysburg possible. Without the victory at Vicksburg, the Confederate army would have likely been too strong for the Union to win at Gettysburg. Which turning point Battle was most essential in implementing General Winfield Scotts war strategy? - ✔✔Vicksburg was the most essential because it allowed General Grant to actually gain control of the Mississippi River in fulfillment of the Anaconda Plan. Explain the political impact of Sherman's March to the Sea. - ✔✔The destruction of the Confederacy destroyed both the southern morale and much of their necessary supplies. Furthermore, their victory in Atlanta is widely believed to have been the reason for Lincoln's reelection. Was Lincoln a popular president (while serving as President)? Defend your answer with evidence. - ✔✔Lincoln was liked by some, but he was not an overall popular president. When considering both the conservative citizens of the south and the Democrats (conservatives) that lived in the North, Lincoln was widely despised for his emancipation of the slaves and for his relatively frequent use of executive power. Why did General Grant treat General Lee with such respect at the end of the war? What is significant about this? - ✔✔Lincoln had expressed the need for civility. It set the precedence for how southern citizens should have been treated upon their return to the Union- with dignity. What is the difference between a scalawag and a copperhead? - ✔✔Copperheads opposed the existence of the war. A scalawag was a white southerner who supported the Reconstruction following the war. Explain how the Union victory impacted federal politics and regional economics. - ✔✔Because of the northern Republican (liberal) majority in Congress during the war, federal power was strengthened. Both the northern and southern economies were in bad shape following the war, but the southern economy was destroyed by the war and inflation. Both the North and the South experienced inflation due to the war (and spending). Why was inflation so much higher in the South? - ✔✔In the south, the high inflation was a result of the introduction of too much money into their economy combined with the scarcity of supplies that raised prices. Support or refute the assertion that the Civil War was a Second American Revolution. Back up your answer with evidence. - ✔✔The Civil War could easily be considered a second American Revolution because the United States emerged victoriously against difficult odds. It also proved the seemingly inevitable success of American democracy to the rest of the world. Compare and contrast the effect of War on women to the effect of War on African Americans. - ✔✔Both African Americans and women made strides towards equality with white men during the war. African Americans were freed and joined the military while women had more roles in society and gained momentum in the fight for equal voting rights.