The Civil War - Page 3

Questions
  • When the the War began in 1861, both sides believed that the would win quickly and with few causalities. What was the actual situation four years later?
  • What were the greatest dangers faced by wounded and captured soldiers during the Civil War?
  • What was the goal or purpose of the Anaconda Plan during the Civil War?
  • How did white people expect black people to behave after the Civil War?
  • What was the main purpose of General Sherman's March to the Sea?
  • What effects did reconstruction have on agriculture and industry in the south after the civil war?
  • Should the south have been punished for seceding from the union?
  • Why was the Civil War considered a turning point in American history?
  • Who was the Confederate general who surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse?
  • Why is the battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?
  • Why did Lincoln invade the Confederacy?
  • How did the economic role of women change during the Civil War?
  • What was the first income tax that was passed in 1862 created to fund?
  • Which sectional economy was better prepared for war - the industrial North or the agricultural South?
  • Women became dominant in what occupation in America during the Civil War?
  • What was the bloodiest battle of Civil War?
  • What was the makeup of the Army of Tennessee?
  • What Union victory cut the Confederacy in two?
  • Where did Lee formally surrender to Grant?
  • What did the Land Grant College Act of 1862 help establish?