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Short Answer:Name the three ways the U.S. government was able to increase income for the government to offset federal spending during the Civil War.

Short Answer:How did southern white women use their gender to facilitate reconciliation?

Short Answer:What are the two major reasons that the Battle of Gettysburg served as a turning point?

Short Answer:What were the political, social, and economic questions facing the nation after the Civil War?

Short Answer:”My Dear Edward, since your connection with the Confederate Army, I have been prouder of you. I would not have you do anything wrong for the world, but Edward, unless you come home, we must die. Last night I was aroused by little Eddie’s crying…, and he said, ‘Oh momma, I am so hungry.’ And Lucy…, she never complains, but she is growing thinner and thinner every day. Edward, unless you come home, we must die. – Your Mary”What concepts does the quote above demonstrate about blurring the lines between homefront and battlefront?

Short Answer:What were the methods of disenfranchisement discussed in lecture?

Short Answer:What are the three ways the Emancipation Proclamation Draft and the Final Emancipation Proclamation differed?

Short Answer:What battle did Ulysses Grant earn the title “Unconditional Surrender” Grant?

Short Answer:Why did Civil War gunshot wounds require amputation surgery more frequently than before the war?

You will be asked to analyze the argument on the next page following the same procedure we practiced in class: identifying the conclusion, reconstructing the argument (including an indication of what any conclusion or sub-conclusion follows from), and then indicating how someone who disagrees might critique the argument. I will use the grading guideline below to assess your answer, so double-check that your answer satisfies each of the criteria below (the guideline will also be listed on the question itself).Grading guideline for argument analysisCriterionpointsThe conclusion is accurately identified.0–7 pointsThe reconstruction has good form (premise and conclusion labels as well as an indication of what any conclusion or subconclusion follows from).0–7 pointsThe reconstruction has good content (it accurately and charitably models the structure of the reasoning in the argument).0–7 pointsThe critique is relevant to the argument as you reconstructed it and as initially stated in the passage.0–7 points