Afire with Faith, 1820-1850}
1. How did revivalism help people adjust to the market?
2. Describe the range of antislavery positions, and mention at least three people who exemplified those different positions?
3. How did romanticism contribute to American values? How did it strengthen the reform impulse?
4. Give three examples of reform movements that turned to political action to accomplish their goals. Why did these movements turn to political action? How did this represent a departure from earlier ideals?
5. Give three examples of reform movements that turned to political action to accomplish their goals. Why did these movements turn to political action? How did this represent a departure from earlier ideals?
6 Give three examples of how the middle-class family changed in this period. How was the middle-class family different from the family in earlier periods?}
Total War & the Republic, 1861-1865}
1. Discuss how four of the following factors worked as an advantage either for the North or the South: geography, political leadership, manpower, industrial capacity, and relative strength of the central government.?
2. Explain why three of the following battles were important turning points in the war: Antietam, Appomattox, first Bull Run, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg.?
3. List three important consequences of the Proclamation. Do these consequences justify viewing the Proclamation as a turning point in the war?
4. What advantages did the Confederacy have when the war began? How did the Union overcome these advantages?
5. List four ways the war changed the nation. What is the significance of each point you note?