History Homework - 9/21

Due Monday:

Read pages 168-181 (stop at "The War changes the Nation" and answer the following questions:

• What do you see as the most important difference between the Union and Confederate forces at the start of the Civil War?
• Why was 1862 such a difficult year for Union forces?
• What is the importance of the Emancipation Proclamation? (don't say it freed the slaves - it didn't)
• Explain how "conscription" and "income taxes" affected the war effort.
• Why was 1863 such an important year for Union forces?
• Explain whether or not you think General Sherman and General Grant's strategies for fighting in 1864 were good strategies (Total War, "Sherman's March")