Civil War essay questions Please help!?
****For 1-3 Essays 500-700 words ****
1. Describe why the Civil War is the first modern war.
What were the advances in weapons and how did they affect the battlefield?
What were the advantages of the Union and the Confederacy?
Describe the key leaders and their tactics.
2. What were the key events that brought the Civil War?
Why did the Compromises fail?
What laws and court cases drove the start of the war?
How did the Abolitionist cause bring the war?
3. Compare and contrast Congressional versus Presidential Reconstruction.
Why did the plans fail?
How did the Constitution change?
Did the government truly help the freed slaves?
pick 6 of these topics & write a brief paragraph for each.****
Robert E. Lee
Emancipation Proclamation
George McClellan
Freedman’s Bureau
Compromise of 1850
Battle at Gettysburg
Stephen Douglas
Andrew Johnson
Dred Scott Case
U.S. Grant
CSS Virginia vs. Monitor
Radical Republicans
Ku Klux Klan
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
Frederic Douglass
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Abolitionist
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