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=**U.S. History 1850-Present Chapter 2 Homework #1**= Answer on notebook paper

1. What grade would you give Buchanan? Why?

2. What grade would you give Lincoln? Why?

3. Which border state did Lincoln keep by arresting those who were going to vote to secede? (A) Kentucky (B) Maryland (C) Missouri (D) West Virginia (E) all (F) none

4. Why was the Battle of Antietam important? (A) ended the war (B) helped Lincoln get re-elected (C) Lincoln freed the slaves which kept Europe out (D) Jackson killed (E) all (F) none

5. How did Richard Ewell make a major mistake at Gettysburg? (A) didn’t report to Lee (B) charged without permission (C) decided not to take Culp’s Hill when it was empty (D) retreated

6. How did J.E.B. Stuart make a major mistake at Gettysburg? (A) didn’t report to Lee (B) charged without permission (C) decided not to take Culp’s Hill when it was empty (D) retreated

7. Who wanted to leave Gettysburg to get the Union to do the attacking in a position of less advantage? (A) Robert E. Lee (B) James Longstreet (C) Stonewall Jackson (D) J.E.B. Stuart

8. Why was John Buford’s actions on the first day at Gettysburg important for Union victory? (A) he held the high ground for the infantry to get there (B) defended Pickett’s Charge (C) he found the Union approaching (D) he captured Lee’s battle plans (E) all (F) none

9. Why would Colonel Joshua Chamberlain get the Medal of Honor? (A) ordered bayonet charge on Little Round Top (B) ended the war (C) held the high ground (D) he didn’t get it

10. Which city was taken by the Union the same day Lee retreated from Gettysburg? (A) Bull Run (B) Richmond (C) Atlanta (D) Vicksburg (E) all (F) none

11. Which speech by Lincoln did he reaffirm dedication to the Declaration of Independence principles? (A) Gettysburg Address (B) Second Inaugural Address (C) House Divided Speech (D) War Message (E) all (F) none

12. What role was played by Charles Francis Adams? (A) developed King Cotton diplomacy (B) came up with the Anaconda Plan (C) responsible for keeping Britain from recognizing the South (D) Lincoln’s key advisor (E) all (F) none

13. What role was played by William Tecumseh Sherman? (A) commanding general at Gettysburg (B) Union cavalry commander (C) responsible for taking the Mississippi River (D) secured the deep South (E) all (F) none

14. How did Van Buren’s party structure breakdown in 1860?

15. How was Frederick Douglass influential?

16. What role was played by infantry? …cavalry? …artillery?

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">17. Who do you think made the biggest impact in terms of the outcome of the Civil War? Why?

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">18. How were tactics that were taught at West Point not compatible with the technology available in the Civil War?

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">19. How was Pickett’s Charge a good example of the difference in tactics taught and technology available?

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">20. How did President Lincoln and the Radical Republicans differ on how to deal with postwar reconstruction?

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