Chapter 20: Girding for War

1) Why did European powers favor war in America?
2) How did Lincoln approach the Ft. Sumter crisis?
3) What action did Lincoln take to persuade the Border States to remain in the Union?
4) What was the original goal in the war as stated by Lincoln?
5) What side did the Indians tend to side with?
6) What advantages did the South possess?  What disadvantages?
7) What advantages did the North posses?  What disadvantages?
8) What supposed asset for the South at the beginning of the war never materialized?
9) Why did the British refuse to break the Union blockade?
10) What event nearly pushed the Union and the British to war?
11) What actions did France play during the Civil War?
12) How did the concept of states' rights impact the Southern war effort?
13) How did the different presidents run their nations during the war?
14) How did the North get their troops?  South?
15) How did the North and South pay for the Civil War?
16) What was the impact of the war on the Northern economy?  Southern Economy?