Thursday, November 7, 2019

The Civil War: An Online Exhibit 

Discovering the Civil War Logo

Directions: The Civil War emancipated the slaves and preserved the Union at great cost to American lives. The political and moral convictions that fueled the war were so deep that men and women risked their lives. View actual documents reflective of the core issues surrounding the Civil War by going to an online exhibit at:  Discovering The Civil War: Online Exhibit  Look at the section called: Endings and Beginnings. Answer the questions below. Post your responses. Respond to a classmates post.

Union General Ulysses S. GrantConfederate General Robert E. LeeConfederate General Joseph E. JohnstonAfrican American Drummer Boy


Questions:
  1.  After the War, how did the South begin to rebuild itself economically? Describe the problems it faced in accepting equal rights for freed slaves?
  2.  How did former slaves begin to shape their lives as free people?
  3. Describe the role the Federal Government played in rebuilding the South politically?
  4. In what ways did government not fully support the freedoms of the former slaves?
  5. What do you think should have been done to ameliorate the lives of former slaves?