Module 8
A. Conflict
1. Explain the causes of the Civil War? (It was more than slavery, be sure to include the other issues / causes as well. You can examine the information in 8.01 to find this information.)
2. Why was the election of 1860 known as the final straw leading to the Civil War?
3. Describe how / why the United States was divided at the outbreak of the Civil War.
4. What were the Border States? What did it mean to live in a border state?
5. How did the issue of slavery lead to the division of the United States? Why did people feel slavery was needed?
6. Explain what happened during each of these including the end result and impact of each on both the North (Union) and the South( Confederacy):
a. Invasion of the Confederate capitol of Richmond
b. Gettysburg
c. Antietam ( Be sure to explain why this battle stands out)
d. Bull Run
e. Vicksburg
f. Fort Sumter
g. Fort Pickens (What happened here? Look in 8.03 to find this information)
7. What were the advantages ( strengths) and disadvantages ( weaknesses) of both the Confederacy and Union during the war?( Use the chart in 8.02)
8. Explain the major events in Lincoln’s presidency and his actions / impact on the Civil War.
9. What were the consequences /results of the Civil War?

B. Reconstruction
1. What challenges did the United States face during Reconstruction? ( 8.05)
2. Examine the Reconstruction plans developed by both President Johnson and the Republican Congress and determine the advantages and disadvantages of each of these plans.
3. How did Southerners react to the laws passed by Congress? Explain why they responded this way. What were the political and social consequences of Reconstruction in the South?
4. How did Reconstruction policies affect life in the United States?
5. Explain the causes and consequences of President’s Johnsons impeachment.
6. How did the following impact Reconstruction and the impeachment of President Johnson:
a. The 13th Amendment
b. The 14th Amendment
c. The Civil Rights Act
d. The Reconstruction Acts
7. What are the requirements necessary for becoming a citizen? (V14

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1. darius the great     persia  

2. piankhi       nubia

3. ezana       aksum

4.     nebuchadnezzar     babylonia

5. shalmaneser iii     assyria

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