c.  What government was formed by them?  What two points were especially emphasized in their constitution?  Why these?

Sec.Sec. 378, 379.—­a.  What statement did Davis make as to Lincoln?  Was it true or false?  Give your reasons.

b.  Why did Davis advocate war on Northern soil?

c.  Why was there such hesitation in the North?  State the opinions of Scott, Greeley, and Buchanan.

d.  What would Jackson probably have done had he been President?

GENERAL QUESTIONS

a.  Was the South justified in thinking that the North would yield?  Give illustrations to support your view.

b.  Were the years 1857-61 more or less “critical” than the years 1783-87?  Why?

c.  How was the South dependent upon the North?

TOPICS FOR SPECIAL WORK

a.  Comparison between the North and the South.

b.  Any invention mentioned in this part.

c.  Some writer of this period.

d.  The condition of your own state (or town or city) in 1860.

SUGGESTIONS TO THE TEACHER

The first chapter of this part should be taught very slowly, and at each point the contrast between the North and the South should be pointed out.

In Chapter 36 the changed attitude of the Southern politicians should be noted and their demands clearly set forth.  The fact that the slave owners while a minority in the South dominated public opinion should be pointed out.

In considering the question of secession it will be well to review the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, the Hartford Convention, and the Nullification episode.  The weakness of Pierce and Buchanan may be contrasted with the strength of Jackson, and will serve as an introduction to the study of Lincoln’s character.

XIII

THE WAR FOR THE UNION, 1861-1865

Books for Study and Reading

References.—­Dodge’s Bird’s-Eye View; Scribner’s Popular History, IV and V; McMaster’s School History. chap, xxix (the cost of the war); Lincoln’s Inaugurals and Gettysburg Address.

Home Readings.—­Battles and Leaders of the Civil War (composed largely of articles that had previously appeared in the Century Magazine; Whittier’s Barbara Frietchie; Coffin’s Winning his Way and other stories; Soley’s Sailor Boys of ’61; Trowbridge’s Drummer Boy and other stories; Read’s Sheridan’s Ride; Champlin’s Young Folks’ History of the War for the Union).

CHAPTER 37

THE RISING OF THE PEOPLES, 1861