1. Explain what economic, military, and diplomatic circumstances resulted in a Union victory and Confederate defeat in the Civil War. What do you think was the main reason the South lost? Why?

2. Which of the following do you think was the most significant battle of the Civil War: Antietam, Gettysburg, Vicksburg? Why?

3. Historians usually rank the "Great Emancipator," Abraham Lincoln, as the "greatest" of American presidents. Do you agree? Why or why not?

4. Assess the role of blacks in the Civil War, both North and South, free and slave. Did they in any way affect the outcome? If so, how?

5. The Civil War has also been called the "War Between the States" and the "War for Southern Independence." Which of the three titles do you think is the most descriptive of the conflict? Why?

6. Explain why General Sherman conducted the devastating "march to the sea." Explain in what ways this was like conducting modern "total war."

7. The text’s authors call the Emancipation Proclamation a "proclamation without emancipation." Why? Explain the role of the proclamation in the formulation of Northern strategy and war goals.

8. The text’s authors contend that "the removal of Lincoln [as president in 1864] was the last real hope for a Confederate victory." Do you agree? Why or why not’?

9. List the three most significant immediate consequences of the Civil War. JustiI~’ your selection and indicate which one consequence you think was the most important and why.