Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
79 pages • 2-hour read
James M. McphersonBattle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
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Discuss the causes of the US Civil War. Do you believe, based on McPherson’s own arguments and any of your original research, that the outbreak of the Civil War was inevitable? What are the strengths and limitations of his argument?
In what ways did public opinion and the newspaper media shape events in the South or the North during the lead-up to the Civil War and during the war itself?
Choose a key figure of the Civil War, such as Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, or Robert E. Lee. How is he depicted in the text? What was his role and wider significance in the conflict?
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