For Thursday, 2/21 read Barney, chapter 5, (from 163-end of chapter)  and know the significance of the following.
"Greenbacks"
Signs in early 1862 that emancipation would be an outcome of war
Situation of Confederacy in early 1862, and Confederate government's  response
Union army's situation near Richmond; what happens
Shiloh
Militia Act of 1862
Confiscation Act
Why and how Lincoln came to the  decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
Who wins 2nd Battle of Bull Run
Who wins Antietam (Sharpsburg)
What happened at Fredericksburg and effect on Union

Earlier Study Guides
(2/19: Barney, first half of chapter 5 (though p. 163
A)  Barney argues that the Union and the Confederacy were very evenly matched (particularly at the beginning of the war.) What were the advantages that each side had?
B) What were some changes that technology made to waging the Civil War.
C) Which border states left the Union? Which stayed?  How did Lincoln and the federal government hold on to those border states?
D) What decisive actions did Lincoln do for the war effort right after Ft. Sumter?
E) Who won 1st Battle of Bull Run? How did it change perceptions and actions in the Union?
F) What ahppened at Port Royal?
G) What was the Trent affair?