The Eve of the War Questionnaire – Dr. Courtney Welch
“A Tale of Two Counties” – Franklin County, PA and Augusta County, VA
Directions: Please access the following website http://valley.lib.virginia.edu in order to answer the following questions. Please type your answers to these questions – please list your answers by question – in short answer format. DO NOT use font larger than 12 font. This assignment is worth a total of 50 points of your final grade. This assignment MUST be turned in during class – the assignment CANNOT be emailed. Please use documentation for the primary documents that you use in your answers.
1. What were the economic characteristics of Franklin and Augusta Counties?
2. Was there a difference in the wealth between the counties, if so, what? and why?
3. What were the cultural and social differences and similarities between these two counties? Use 2 specific examples of differences and similarities for EACH county in your answer.
4. What changes did the coming Civil War bring about in civilian society, for both Franklin and Augusta county?
5. What was the condition and role of women in pre-war Franklin County? Be specific!
6. What was the condition and role of women in pre-war Augusta County? Be specific
7. Explain the advantages and disadvantages that existed in pre-war Franklin and Augusta Counties. How typical were these elements
8. Through your exploration of the newspaper and diary resources discuss the attitudes about the coming war from both counties. You MUST include 2 newspaper entries and 2 diary entries from EACH county in your answer.
9. Were there religious differences or similarities between the two counties? If so what? If no, why not?
10. What transportation systems existed in the two counties and how were they used similarity and differently?
11. After conducting your research about this two counties on the Eve the Civil War – compare the generalized common elements of the North and the South during this period with these counties – i.e. are they the norm or the exception?
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