Use your textbook to answer the following questions... (Due Friday)
Ch. 11, Section 2 Life Behind the Lines
1. Why did President Lincoln use martial law and suspend the writ of habeas corpus during the Civil War?
2. Why did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? Which slaves were now "free?" Why didn't Lincoln free the slaves in the border states of MD, DE, KY, MO?
3. Explain the significance of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.
Ch. 11, Section 3 The Tide of the War Turns
1. Why was the Battle of Gettysburg considered the turning point of the war? Include the date?
2. Why was the Battle of Vicksburg significant? Date and location?
3. Identify the main points in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
Ch. 11, Section 4 Devastation and New Freedom
1. Identify the 13th amendment. Date?
2. When and where did the South officially surrender?
3. Who assassination President Lincoln? Where and why did it happen?
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