Initially, north and south both figured the Civil War would be quick and fast.  What are some of the realities of this war that neither side anticipated?

What was the last successful compromise before the Civil War, and which of the following is NOT one of its provisions?

Lower South states include Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky.

In the Civil War in the East, Robert E. Lee successfully defended Richmond for years against northern attacks, despite being outnumbered and outgunned.

In your own words, describe the Wilmot Proviso and explain what was so unnerving about it  when it came up for a vote in Congress in 1846.

William Ellison was a free black planter in the Old South, noted for his great wealth.

The decision to permit freedom of religion, the decision to eliminate royalty and nobles, the decision to elevate women and free slaves, the decision to create a republic.  These choices are associated with what period of American history?

Lectures noted that despite its great size and wealth of resources, the Old South in 1860 housed only a tiny percentage of the nation’s industries.

This is the open market at Lagos, Portugal.   What happened here in the 1400s that is of some importance to European, colonial, and American history?

The United States added tremendous amounts of new land in 1803, with the Louisiana Purchase, and again in the 1840s, with the acquisition of Texas and the far west.  In 1845, newspaperman John O’Sullivan wrote that he believed it was God’s plan for the United States to cover all of North America.