- What were the four large questions that faced the nation after the Civil War?
- What were some other questions? (Apart from the big four.)
- Summarize the range of reactions to Emancipation across the South, on the part of former slaves and masters, from pages 466-469
- Define The Freedmen's Bureau. What were its successes and failures?
- "[Andrew Johnson] was the wrong man in the wrong place and the wrong time." Explain.
- Define: 10 percent plan, Wade-Davis Bill, Black Codes
Some questions:
- What does Kennedy mean with the lines "...his death could not have been better timed if he had hired the assassin."
- Why, over time, did many Southerners come to believe that Lincoln's death was a disaster for the South?
- Reading the section "The Aftermath of the Nightmare," what to you are the most important legacies/consequences of the war? Be specific.
- When watching films in class, which do you prefer: taking notes on your own, or completing questions that I have prepared in advance (Movie Sheets)? Why? Which is more enjoyable, and, more importantly, which helps you learn best?
