Civil War / Impacts of Industry, Population, & Timing of The North vs The South
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A 5 page exploration of the factors which led to a Northern victory and a Southern defeat during the American Civil War. Details the differences between the agrarian subsistence of the south and the industrial concentration of the south and how it related to the war efforts. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Whynorth.wps

Civil War P.O.W. Camps
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8 pages excellently comparing P.O.W. (Prisoner Of War) camps of the North and South during the U.S. Civil War. Specifically examined are : The South's Camp Sumter (Andersonville) and the North's Fort Delaware. Bibliography lists 8 comprehensive sources.
Filename: Cvlwrpow.wps

The Civil War in Kentucky
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A 10 page overview of the events which unfolded in Kentucky preceding and during the Civil War. Emphasizes that Kentucky's role in the war was more ideological than strategic. She was forced out of her preferred neutrality by events beyond her control and as a consequence was spit apart, brother against brother and friend against friend. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPcvWRky.wps

Causes Of The American Civil War
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A 5 page paper. Slavery is most often cited as the cause of the American Civil War but like any war, there were a number of underlying causes besides the issue of slavery. The Northern and Southern states had been in conflict since before the Constitution was signed in 1789. A number of formal compromises had eased the tension but it began to flare up again in the early 1800s. This paper discusses the three primary reasons for the tension between the North and the South. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGcivwr.wps

Eric Foner’s “Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men: The Ideology of the Republican Party before the Civil War”
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This 4 page report discusses Foner’s review of the pre-Civil War Republican Party and presents both a basic summary and critique of the book. The book looks at the ideology that formed the Republican party as well as the issues, events and people that shaped the post-war Republican mindset. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWfoner.rtf