AMSCO 14

Question 2A: Briefly Explain why all of the following best supports the view that slavery largely ended during the Civil War before the passage of the 13th Amendment: - Abraham Lincoln - US Congress - Enslaved African Americans

Abraham Lincoln: Lincoln was already opposed to slavery and the advent of the Civil War justified his actions to banning slavery. Slavery was essentially banned the moment the Civil War started. US Congress: With the loss of the South in elections, an unfair balance in congress took place as the only people voting in US Elections were Republicans. This led to a majority house of abolitionists. Enslaved African Americans: Enslaved African Americans were retreating into the north by the hundreds of thousands. Not only would it be logistically impossible to return all of them, but their valiant deeds would make returning them unjust.

Question 4: C. Briefly identify one other president you believe combined the two qualities mentioned in the statement above:

Andrew Jackson: A champion of the common man and maximizing the practice of voting and discussing politics openly and freely among the commoners. However, Jackson also went against the Constitution and the decrees of the Supreme Court in order to push his own agenda like the Indian Removal Act. Franklin Delano Roosevelt: A true populist who was the champion of the common man and worked to get them out of poverty. At the same time he used a great deal of intervention and nationalization of business in the economy and appointed more Supreme Court Justices to get his laws passed while vetoing hundreds of others.

Question 2C: Briefly describe what role, if any, slaves played in the Civil War.

As slaves retreated into the Union by the hundreds of thousands, nearly 200,000 of them joined the Union Army and fought fiercely against the south alongside other whites.

Question 3: Scott's Great Snake. A. Explain the point of view reflected in the cartoon above regarding all of the following: - Blockade - Mississippi River - General Grant

Blockade: The Union's goal was to cut off the Confederacy from the rest of the world by blockading them form the Atlantic. Mississippi River: The Union had the intention of splitting the Confederacy into two parts as it would cut down the Mississippi River to sever communication from Texas to the rest of the south. General Grant: General Grant was to push down south from Illinois and keep up pace with the invasion of the Mississippi River.

Question 3: Scott's Great Snake. C. Explain how the point of view identified in Part A helped to shape all specific action between 1861 and 1865.

Blockade: The blockade represented by the snake led to the Trent Affair as a British ship attempted to escort Confederates out of the CSA but were stopped by American Ships. Mississippi River: The capturing of the Mississippi River led to the downfall of New Orleans and Mississippi. General Grant: His success in the Mississippi River and his competent leading skills scored him the position as the Commander of all Union Armies.

Question 3: Scott's Great Snake. B. Explain how all elements of the cartoon expresses the point of view you identified in Part A.

Blockade: The snake is wrapped around the Confederacy including around its waters so that no ship could escape it for help beyond the continent. Mississippi River: The snake makes its trail along the Mississippi River separating Texas from the rest of the South. General Grant: The head of the snake is represented by General Grant as he goes down form Illinois into the Cumberland River.

Question 4: A. Briefly explain why all of the following best supports the view that Lincoln was one of the most democratic and also one of the most autocratic of presidents. - Emancipation Proclamation - Gettysburg Address - Habeas Corpus

Emancipation Proclamation: The proclamation declared hundreds of thousands of slaves as free men and women who had the right to the pursuit of happiness. However, this was done by violating the decree of the constitution. Gettysburg Address: Lincoln's speech was short and effective at respecting both men of the war and humanizing the Southerns who wanted to defend their homeland. This demonstrates the forgiving and professional attitude of a Democratic Leader. Habeas Corupus: The right of habeas corpus was suspended in several border states which led to the imprisonment of thousands of likely innocent people without trial by jury.

Question 1: Excerpts of James M. McPherson "A War That Never Goes Away" and Tony Horwitz "150 Years of Misunderstanding the Civil War." A. Briefly explain one major difference between McPherson's and Horwitz's historical interpretation of the Civil War.

McPherson's historical interpretation on the Civil War given a romanticized aspect to the war as he describes it as a total war and a true victor with one side being good and one side being evil. Horwitz gives a more realistic take to the Civil War. He questions the necessity of having such a violent war.

Question 1: Excerpts of James M. McPherson "A War That Never Goes Away" and Tony Horwitz "150 Years of Misunderstanding the Civil War." B. Briefly explain how one development from the period 1861 to 1865 not directly mentioned in the excerpts supports McPherson's argument.

McPherson's point of view on the Civil War has truth to it as the Southern way of life and institutions were completely changed society so that it was conformed to Northern Values.

Question 1: Excerpts of James M. McPherson "A War That Never Goes Away" and Tony Horwitz "150 Years of Misunderstanding the Civil War." C. Briefly Explain how one development from the period 1861 to 1865 not directly mentioned in the excerpts supports Howritz's argument.

The Union General William Tecumseh Sherman was proof of the unnecessary destruction. Sherman's use of Total War in the south resulted in billions of dollars in damage and it cost the lives several innocent people.