After reading the chapters from the background materials page and conducting further research on your own, answer the following short-answer questions:
At the outset of the Civil War, what advantages did both the North and the South have? How did their respective advantages affect the final outcome?
What was Lincoln’s position on secession? How did his position affect what happened at Fort Sumter? HINT: Along with the readings, take a look at the last lines of Lincoln’s first Inaugural address. Here’s the site:http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/lincoln1.asp
What were the effects of the war, both positive and negative?