Tag: The Civil War

Discuss the Civil War and conduct a thorough analysis utilizing the Army characteristics of the Offense or Defense. Describe whether these characteristics were utilized well or poorly or if they utilized them at all.

Discuss the Civil War and conduct a thorough analysis utilizing the Army characteristics of the Offense or Defense. Describe whether these characteristics were utilized well or poorly or if they utilized them at all.

Discuss the Civil War and conduct a thorough analysis utilizing the Army characteristics of the Offense or Defense. Describe whether these characteristics were utilized well or poorly or if they utilized them at all.

E​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​xamine the Civil War 1860-1865 and discuss how that war and its results influenced the development of a military organization, strategy, and/or technology.

1) Describe the origins of the Civil War. What were the primary causes of the war? What were the key social and economic differences between northern and southern states?

2) How did the Civil War affect African-Americans. How did it affect women? How might those experiences have differed depending on whether they were in the North or the South? What might be some similarities?

3) Why were the Union victories at Gettysburg, PA (July 1-3), and Vicksburg, MS (surrendered on July 4), in 1863 important to the Union’s war effort?

4) What major factors led to the Union’s victory over the Confederacy?

5) What happened in the immediate aftermath of the war?

6) Describe Reconstruction. What was it? Who was for it? Who was against it? Did it work?

7) Are we still dealing with the aftermath of the Civil War today? How so?

The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, and the original goal of the North to preserve the Union was accomplished. The task that lay before Lincoln and Congress was to reintegrate the rebellious Southern states into the Union. For many white southerners “Reconstruction was a vicious and destructive experience – a period when vindictive Northerners inflicted humiliation and revenge on a pro-state South.”

After you have completed your readings, post your response to ONE of the following questions:
Were the Black Codes another form of slavery?
Based on Okten’s statements, discuss how the sharecropping/crop lien system created a vicious cycle. Was this system simply another version of slavery? Why or why not.
Consider the following statement: “The persistence of racism in both the North and the South lay at the heart of Reconstruction’s failure.” Agree or disagree, and explain your position.
Resources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97JqxwjTuf8&feature=youtu.be

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/civil-war-era/reconstruction/a/black-codes

https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=37&page=transcript

In many ways, the Civil War is the central event in America’s history. While the American revolution (1776-1783) created the United States, the Civil War (1861-1865) determined what kind of nation it might be. To this extent, the great African American historian W.E.B. DuBois spoke of the Civil War as the “true American Revolution.” What does it mean to see the American Civil War as a revolutionary struggle? What perspective(s) does this view allow? What connections does it make possible? What, if any, are the limitations of this view?

Why did so many veterans on both sides consider the Civil War as the second American Revolution?

In many ways, the Civil War is the central event in America’s history. While the American revolution (1776-1783) created the United States, the Civil War (1861-1865) determined what kind of nation it might be. To this extent, the great African American historian W.E.B. DuBois spoke of the Civil War as the “true American Revolution.” What does it mean to see the American Civil War as a revolutionary struggle? What perspective(s) does this view allow? What connections does it make possible? What, if any, are the limitations of this view?