M8D1: “This cruel war”: The Union and Confederacy in the Civil War
Module 8
This discussion addresses the following outcomes:
The Lower South states repudiated the election of 1860 by seceding. In doing so they explained their actions in published ordinances and declarations. Over early 1861, the last few attempts at compromise worked their way through Congress, ultimately failing to stave off the inevitable conflict. Likewise, President Abraham Lincoln attempted during his inaugural address to downplay the controversy as a way of providing room for reconciliation. Once war began, both sides had to reconsider their initial plans and adjust their tactics. The war was not yet a total war in terms of goals or methods (such as economic and popular mobilization) but was fast becoming so.
By the end of 1862, the Civil War had transformed from a quick war to secure independence or to suppress a rebellion (depending on whether you were in the United States or the Confederacy) into a four year conflict that killed more than 600,000 people (2% of the total population). Despite the Confederacy’s military efforts, by the end of 1863 Union forces had gained the upper hand.
In this discussion you will consider the arguments for and against secession and the reason for the Confederacy’s loss and the Union’s victory. Both sides brought with them advantages and disadvantages which they respectively sought to exploit or to minimize. Ultimately, though, the United States prevailed.
In preparation for our discussion be sure to read the Modules Notes, Chapter 14: “The Civil War (Links to an external site.)” in The American Yawp, and view Most Hallowed Ground (Links to an external site.). Please also read the following primary sources: South Carolina’s Declaration of the Immediate Causes (Links to an external site.) (1860), and First Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln (Links to an external site.) (1861).
Choose either the South or the North to focus on in depth in this discussion, using the sources listed above. Then, examine one the following in a post of at least 250 words:
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M8D2: “To render our republican Government firm and stable forever”: Reconstruction and Its Legacy
Module 8
This discussion addresses the following outcomes:
When the Civil War ended in 1865, the federal government made a conscious effort to establish the status of former slaves (freemen and women) and to integrate black Americans into the political mainstream. To assure this process, the United States passed the Thirteenth (1865) and Fourteenth Amendments (1868). In addition, the Fifteenth Amendment (1870) ensured voting rights for black men. The Reconstruction period lasted until 1877 but its impact continued well after that.
In preparation for our discussion be sure to read the Module Notes, Chapter 15: “Reconstruction (Links to an external site.)” in The American Yawp, and Grimsley, M. (2012), Wars for the American South: The First and Second Reconstructions Considered as Insurgencies (Links to an external site.). In addition, consult the wording of the 13th (Links to an external site.), 14th (Links to an external site.), and 15th (Links to an external site.) Amendments to the US Constitution.
Using the primary and secondary sources above as evidence, consider the following in a post of at least 250 words:
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