AP US History Name______Period______

Chapter

20 / Study Guide / Girding for War: North and South
1861-1865
Terms and Names: Define each term with complete sentences, using your own words
A.  Napoleon III
B.  Emperor Maximilian
C.  Conscription
D.  Bounty Brokers
E.  Substitute Brokers
F.  New York Draft Riots
G.  John D. Rockefeller / H.  Morrill Tariff
I.  Greenbacks
J.  National Banking System
K.  Inflation
L.  Clara Barton
M.  Sally Tompkins

Short Answer: Carefully answer each question in paragraph form using information from the text. It is best if you can put answers in your own words.

1.  What new controversies and problems could be created by secession?

2.  Why did the South open fire on Ft. Sumter? What was Lincoln’s reaction? Why is it said the attack saved the Union?

3.  How did Lincoln deal with border states to keep them in the Union? What role did slavery play? How did Indians react to the war?

4.  Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the North and South as the war began in terms of philosophy, commanders, lifestyle, manufacturing, transportation, economy, seapower, and manpower.

5.  Describe the relation of Europe, and specifically Britain, to the North and South. Discuss wage slaves, cotton, wheat, and corn in the equation.

6.  What weaknesses in the “King Cotton” system were exposed by the war?

7.  What foreign crises were created by the Trent affair, shipbuilding by the British, and the Alabama?

8.  Describe the similarities and differences in the presidencies of Davis and Lincoln.

9.  How did President Lincoln bend the Constitution and alter the personal freedoms of citizens during the war? Was President Davis able to do the same? Explain.

10.  Explain the methods used by the North and South to obtain soldiers to fight the war. What problems and injustices arose?

11.  Discuss how the Union raised money to fight the war, include taxes, tariffs, greenbacks, and bond sales. How did the Confederacy fair in raising funds?

12.  Why did the North experience an economic boom during the war? Which industries grew? Which faltered?

13.  Describe the roles of women in the war for the North and South.

14.  Summarize the overall state of the Confederacy at war’s end.

15.  What were the backgrounds of the average “Billy Yank” and “Johnny Reb”? What was life like for the soldiers? What difficulties did they endure?