Civil War Era and the Coming of the Railroad Essay Part I. California Connected. Write an essay of about five paragraphs discussing how California changed,

Civil War Era and the Coming of the Railroad Essay Part I. California Connected. Write an essay of about five paragraphs discussing how California changed, as it became a fully integrated part of the United States. Note how developments in California related to developments in America. Use at least three documents from Connecting California.(In the Second Edition, use Section IV. In the First Edition, use Sections V-VII.)Part II. Civil War Era. Using Montoya Chapters 12-14, write an essay of about five paragraphs on the causes and consequences of the Civil War. Develop a theme discussing what you think is most important for Americans to understand about this era. Include at least two pictures and at least one primary source document from either Connecting California or Cengage. Global Americans: Chapter 12: Expansion, Slavery, and the Coming of the Civil War
•How did Westward Expansion fuel the debate over slavery and abolition? What were the goals of the Free-
Soil Party? What was the intent of the Compromise of 1850? (341-344)
•How did the Revolutions of 1848 affect American politics? What are Spheres of Influence? How did the
United States begin to seek to expand into Asia and the Pacific? (345-347)
•How did the United States view the newly independent nations of Latin America? Who were the
Fillibusterers? Why did William Walker try to conquer Nicaragua? (341-342, 348-349)
•How did the Underground Railroad and Fugitive Slave Law change the politics of slavery in the North?
Why was Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin so widely read? (350-352)
•What was the Gadsden Purchase? How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act reframe the issues of slavery and
westward expansion? (352-354)
•Who were the Know-Nothings? How did the formation of the Republican Party and radical Southern “Fire
Eaters” further the sectional divide? (354-356)
•What factors led to the outbreak of violence known as “Bleeding Kansas?” What was the result of the
Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision? What factors made the presidency of James Buchanan so
tumultuous? (356-359)
•How did John Brown’s Raid divide the country? How was Abraham Lincoln’s Republican party able to
triumph in the election of 1860? What factors led to the Secession Crisis? (359-364)
•How did the attack on Fort Sumter galvanize the secession movement? Why did the four Border States
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Global Americans: Chapter 13: The American Civil War
•How did the Union and Confederacy prepare for the Civil War? How did the Confederates win the Battle of
Bull Run? How did the war threaten to become an international conflict? (371-374)
•Why did Lincoln suspend the writ of habeas corpus in Maryland? Why did West Virginia secede from the
rest of the state? Why were the Border States essential to the war? (375-376)
•Why did the Union win victories west of the Appalachians, but face setbacks in the East? How did Ulysses
S. Grant and George McClellan differ as generals? (376-378)
•How did the Civil War change the lives of American slaves? Why did Abraham Lincoln issue the
Emancipation Proclamation immediately after the Battle of Antietam? (378-380)
•What circumstances led black and Native American soldiers to join the two armies? How were they treated
differently from white troops? How did the war affect “Indian Country?” (381-385)
•How did the Summer of 1863 mark a turning point for the war? What is the lasting historical legacy of the
Battle of Gettysburg? (386-387)
•How did the societies of the North and South grapple with the war? How did both governments seek to
centralize control? What caused the New York City Draft Riot? (387-389)
•Who were the Peace Democrats? How did the political climates of the North and South differ? (389-390)
•What was the impact of the Pacific Railways Act, Homestead Act, and Morrill Act? Why did the Union
economy thrive while the Confederacy went broke? (390-392)
•What was the Overland Campaign? How did Lincoln win the Election of 1864? (392-393)
•What was the impact of General Sherman’s March to the Sea? Why did Confederate General Robert E. Lee
surrender at Appomattox? Why was President Lincoln Assassinated? (394-395)
•What are the legacies of the Civil War? How did the narrative of the Lost Cause continue to shape the
South? How did the war change the United States and the world? (395-398)
Connecting California: The Civil War Era and the Coming of the Railroad
Second Edition: Chapter 7
First Edition: Most items are in Section VII. The Butterfield Overland Mail, 1857-1869 is in Section VI.
How did the entrance of California into the United States relate to the tensions between free states and
slave states? (chapter or section intro)
What evidence do you see of different perspectives in northern and southern parts of the state? (intro)
Why would some Californians resist Reconstruction policies promoted by Congress? (intro)
Describe the contributions of Chinese workers to the Union Pacific railroad. (intro)
Compromise of 1850, speech by Henry Clay
Can you see why this package of proposals is considered a compromise? What does it say about areas
recently acquired from Mexico? Which resolutions will be hard for northern states to accept?
California Newspapers Debate the Civil War, 1861-1863
What arguments stand out, from pro-Confederates and from pro-Unionists? Did you find anything in
these newspapers perhaps surprising, or a bit different from what you might have expected?
To the Voters of the State of California: The 15th Amendment, 1869
Why is the Democratic State Central Committee concerned about the 15th Amendment? What do they
mean when they say, “We appeal to the honest masses to save the honor of the state.”
Why would they be so concerned about negroes or “Chinamen” voting in California? How could the
issue be tied in with the competition between Republicans and Democrats?
The Butterfield Overland Mail, 1857-1869 (First Edition readers: see Section VI)
What do you find most notable or interesting about the stage coaches and their operations? Can you
see how it affected the state economy? Can you figure out why they stopped running in 1869?
Impressions Concerning Chinese Railroad Workers, 1865
Who is Samuel Bowels (see intro)? What impressions does Bowles share of the Chinese? Can you see
why he thinks it is important to share these impressions?
Recollections on the Completion of the Pacific Railroad, 1869
What do you find most notable abut the grand celebration? Do you think people know how significant
the railroad will be for the state’s future?
Conclusion (after the chapters or sections)
Comment: “A dynamic of continuity as well as change has undoubtedly helped make California the
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