United States History
MGU History Series · Library Textbook Edition

Chapter 27

Chapter Opening
Learning Objectives
Guiding Questions
Historical Context
Chronology Preview
Major People & Places
Core Vocabulary

Sections

27.1 — The War Becomes Harder
27.2 — Gettysburg and Vicksburg
27.3 — Home Fronts North and South
27.4 — Women, Nursing, and Labor
27.5 — Medicine, Disease, and Death
27.6 — Sherman's March and Total War
27.7 — Appomattox and Defeat
27.8 — Lincoln's Assassination
27.9 — Memory and the Cost of War

Features

Vocabulary: Total War
Timeline Study: Casualties
Map Study: Confederate Collapse
Primary Source: Second Inaugural
Historical Debate: Slavery or States' Rights
Multiple Perspectives: War's End
Constitutional Connection: 13th Amendment
Cause & Effect: Confederate Collapse
Continuity & Change: Meaning of Freedom
Everyday Life: Living the War's End

Review

Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Major People & Places
Chronology Check
Map Study Questions
Primary Source Questions
Review Questions
Short Answer Questions
Discussion Questions
Writing Prompts
Research Project
Chapter Reflection

MGU History Series · Library Textbook Edition

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