Sources for America’s History: Printed Page 357

COMPARATIVE QUESTIONS

  1. Question

    Analyze and evaluate Sherman’s policy regarding land redistribution. How does it compare to other sources related to land as a meaningful part of citizenship? Consider, for instance, Thomas Jefferson’s comments about land (Document 7-2) and Lansford Hastings’s encouragement to migrants (Document 13-1).

  2. Question

    Analyze the diverse evidence from the primary sources collected in this chapter to determine the cost of war on American society. Were there any positive outcomes from the war experience? If so, what were they?

  3. Question

    What can you infer from the evidence here concerning the impact of war on the lives of women? How might you account for differences in women’s experiences and attitudes toward the war?

  4. Question

    To what extent did midcentury ideas about race and slavery inform the various perspectives on wartime society contained in these sources?