1. Why did the attack on Fort Sumter force the Upper South to choose sides? The attack on fort Sumter led those in the Upper south to side with their southern states. Although they did not want to fight against the Union but had a stronger pull to fight with their fellow Southerners and not against them. Felling betrayed by Lincoln they sided with their Southern neighbors.(pp. 384-86)
2. Why did the south believe it could win the war despite numerical disadvantages? (pp. 386-89) Although the South new they were at a disadvantage because of less population of fighting men they still believed they would win the war. They believed they could do the same thing as the colonist did against the Britain’s. They believed that the love of land, family
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The Emancipation Proclamation did not accomplish the destruction of slavery on its own. How did a war over union bring about the end of slavery? In your answer, consider the direct actions of slaves and Union policymakers as well as indirect factors within the Confederacy. With Lincoln being against slavery and the south depending on slavery to help win the war, it didn’t take long for African Americans to join the Union to help win the war and thus end slavery.
3. In addition to resorting the Union and destroying slavery, what other significant changes did the war produce on the home front and in the nations capital? The democrats were divided giving Republican’s favor. The war created a national government, a national economy and a national spirit.
4. Brilliant military strategy did not determine the outcome of the war; victory also depended on generating revenue, materiel mobilization, diplomacy, and politics. In light of these considerations, explain why the Confederacy believed it would succeed and why it ultimately failed. The Confederacy greatly relied on its cotton as the reason for winning the war. They believed that all other areas needed their cotton to survive. They found out differently, others areas didn’t like the slavery used for the cotton production, cotton was grown elsewhere. The support they thought their cotton would bring was not a