Key Questions for Unit Five

Essential Questions Unit 5

o       How did geography influence the differences between the North and the South and the Civil War?

o       What were the many causes of the Civil War?

o       How did compromise fail the United States?

o       What did Abraham Lincoln mean when he stated: “A house divided can’t stand” and how is it a metaphor for the Civil War?

o       What role did technological advances play in the Civil War?

o       Was “civil war” the answer?

o       How would you draw the Civil War?

o       What were the significant events of the Civil War?

o       How did the nation reconstruct itself after Lee’s surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House?

o       How did the southern leaders and the KKK sabotage the reconstruction plan following the surrender of the South?

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