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Timeline (Pgs. 462-463)
(a) Name two American events during the decade 18501860 that relate to the conflict over slavery. (b) Explain
how these events might have set the stage for the Civil
War.
2.
(a) What key Civil War event occurred in 1863? (b)
What does this event suggest about the course of the
war?
3.
(a) Looking at both American and World Events, name
two key sporting events that occurred during the decade
of 1870-1880. (b) What is the importance of these
events to us today?
4.
(a) What important battle was fought by America in
1890? (b) In what way did this battle indicate that the
frontier period was ending?
5.
(a) Name two developments in transportation that
occurred during the early 1900’s. (b) What impact did
these developments have?
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Timeline (Pgs. 462-463)
Critical Viewing
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What doest the portrait of Frederick Douglass
suggest about the writer’s character? Explain.
What details in the picture of the Statue of
Liberty (1886) suggest that its dedication was a
festive occasion?
Which has more in common with its modern
replacement, the first plane (1903) or the first
mass-produced car (1908)?
Division, Reconciliation, and
Expansion (464-471)
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What major transformation did America
undergo in the years between 1850-1914?
In what way did the Civil War surprise
both sides?
What three factors combined to transform
the West in the years after the Civil War?
Why did Mark Twain call the late 1800’s
“The Gilded Age”?
Division, Reconciliation, and
Expansion (464-471)
Critical Thinking1. Why was literature such an important part
of the conflict?
2. If America had been a smaller country,
without a frontier, how might its history
have been different?
3. What were drawbacks to America’s
industrialization and expansion?
Division, Reconciliation, and
Expansion (464-471)
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Literature of the PeriodWhat sources provide a detailed record of the Civil War
from the perspective of those who experienced it?
What are two qualities that make Lincoln’s speeches and
letters so memorable?
Which region of the country most influenced Mark
Twain’s colorful language and use of humorous
exaggeration?
(a) In literature, what is Realism? (b) What event
turned American writers toward Realism?
(a) Which literary movement was an offshoot of
Realism? (b) What did writers in this new movement
attempt to do?