The Civil War: The Cause

Who was Wilmer McLean? Where did he live and where did he move to? Tell me the names of 3 people mentioned? Tell me a little about them. When did the last Civil War Veteran die?

How long was a working day for a slave? Explain what was meant by the description "like a jockey examines a horse"? What did Thomas Jefferson mean by "slavery was like holding a wolf by the ears"? Tell me about the Cotton Gin? What does "All Night Forever" mean to you? What happened to Elijah P. Lovejoy? Who said "here before God in the presence of these witnesses I consecrate my life to the destruction of slavery"?

What did Lincoln say about the Declaration of Independence? Tell me about Uncle Tom's Cabin? Who was Dred Scott? What did Congressman Preston Brooks do to Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner? Who was called the "Meteor of the War"? Was that "Meteor" right or wrong?

What's secession? Was President James Buchanan nominated for re-election? Did Lincoln appear on the ballot in every state? Was the South happy about Lincoln's victory in the election? Did Governor Sam Houston of Texas want Texas to join the Confederacy? Who is Jefferson Davis? What did Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens say the Confederacy was founded on? What did Lincoln say he would rather happen to him than see a single star removed from the American flag? What do you think Lincoln meant by "when again touched as surely they will be by the better angels of our nature"?

What time and date did the Civil War begin? Who was General Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard's Instructor at West Point? What was the only casualty at Fort Sumter? Did General William Tecumseh Sherman think the war was going to end quickly? Did General Robert E. Lee decide to command the Union Army or the Confederacy?

Why did Lincoln continue to work on the Capitol Dome despite the war? What happened to General Robert E. Lee's House? Did Lincoln exceed his powers as President? What did Lincoln do about Fugitive slaves? What did General Benjamin Butler (from Massachusetts) do despite Lincoln?

Why was Stonewall Jackson called "Stonewall"? Shelby Foote says there was a Congressman from Alabama who said, "there would be no war and he offered to wipe up all the blood that would be shed with a pocket handkerchief. How many pocket handkerchiefs would it take to wipe all the blood that was really shed after the Civil War? Think total casualties of the Civil War and size of an average handkerchief (particularly handkerchiefs from the 1860s). (Note to Parents: There is no right answer to this one. I want to hear their answer and how they came to that number. As Shelby Foote said, "it would be a lot of handkerchiefs." Why was the Battle of Bull Run/Manassas called Black Monday and the Great Skedaddle for the Union?

Who was Young Napoleon? Based upon the map in the video where did McClellan plan to send troops and the Navy? Where did McClellan lead the Army first? Why was General William Tecumseh Sherman called insane? Who was Sullivan Ballou?