The document contains discussion questions about various aspects of the American Civil War including how people were affected, the concept of unconditional surrender, daily life for slaves before the war, whether the North and South could have reached a compromise to avoid war, key events and causes of the conflict, how the war impacted people, efforts to preserve the Union, the significance of popular sovereignty and its meaning, the economic differences between the North and South, how the Underground Railroad worked and the importance of the Mason-Dixon line, if the war was inevitable, comparisons of Lincoln and Davis as wartime presidents, other factors beyond slavery that contributed to the start of the war, why it took over 200 years for slavery to become a major issue, why the Civil

1. Discussion Questions<br />In what ways were people affected by the Civil War?

2. Why was the concept of “unconditional surrender” so important?