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Essay: Your reading from Clay was a letter to a friend and political supporter; Lee’s was a letter to his wife; Garrison’s was a political opinion piece in his own abolitionist newspaper; Lincoln’s was a transcript of a speech during a public debate with a political opponent; and Stephens’s was a transcript of a speech explaining the new Confederate constitution to potential supporters. How do you think the medium (letter, article, speech) and intended audience (friend, wife, public) affected the tone and content of these sources? How do you think each author would present his opinions if he gave them in some other form or to some other audience?

McCarthy, “The Bonnie Blue Flag”: What, according to McCarthy’s song, are the states of the Confederacy fighting for? Mark all that apply.

Robert E Lee: Lee believes that the only way northern abolitionists will get what they want is through:

William Lloyd Garrison: Garrison is in favor of a compromise solution with the slave states if the opportunity presents itself.

Robert E Lee: When Lee writes that “It is useless to expatiate on [the] disadvantages” of slavery, what does he mean?

John Ross: How does Ross describe the progress of the war at the time of his message?

George McClellan: What does McClellan bluntly state is the one thing he is fighting for?

Henry Clay: In Clay’s opinion, the only institution with the constitutional authority to legally act against slavery is:

Henry Clay: Clay thinks that slavery is clearly and obviously evil.

Reflection: Which of these sources did you find most personally interesting? Why?