The biggest impact of the Civil War on the South was:

Congress never passed the Wilmot Proviso.

What does the “anaconda strategy” refer to?

Essay #1 Select ONE of the following prompts and respond in a well-structured 5 paragraph essay: 1) How did the concept of “Manifest Destiny” specifically shape the actions of American presidents between 1830-1860? What were the impacts of those actions on the social and economic fabric of America? 2) What social, economic and political factors in the Antebellum period led to the Civil War? 3) How did the events of the Civil War redefine the nation socially, economically and politically both during AND after the conflict?

The President who ended Reconstruction was:

In which Pennsylvania town did Abraham Lincoln deliver a pivotal speech about the state of the Civil War?

The author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin was Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Much of the Confederacy’s diplomatic efforts were aimed at:

Support for the Mexican American War was was strongest in New England.

Which battle is seen as the turning point of the Civil War in the South?