Main Themes 1. How the South came to attempt secession, and how the government of the United States responded. 2. How both sides mobilized for war, and what that mobilization revealed about the nature and character of each side. 3. How the North won the Civil War.
| Learning Objectives A thorough study of Chapter Fourteen should enable the student to understand: |
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The reasons why all attempts to reach a compromise in the time-honored way failed in 1860 and 1861. |
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The unique problems faced by the newly inaugurated President Lincoln, and his use of executive powers to solve them up to July 4, 1861. |
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The many interpretations of the causes of the Civil War advanced by historians. |
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The ways in which the Confederate States of America compared with the United States in manpower, natural resources, finances, industrial potential, and public support. |
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The significant legislation enacted by Congress once southern members were no longer a factor. |
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The considerations involved in President Lincoln's decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, and its reception in the North, in the South, and in Europe. |
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The basic structure of the government of the Confederate States of America, how it differed from that of the United States, and how it dealt with the vital question of states' rights. |
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The efforts of presidents Lincoln and Jefferson Davis to act as commanders in chief under their respective constitutions. |
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How other nations, particularly England and France, viewed the struggle, and how their courses of action affected the outcome. |
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How the American Civil War was part of a worldwide movement to create large, consolidated nations. |