To discuss the goals of the Union and Confederacy on the eve of the Civil War.To examine the initial political strategies of the Union and Confederacy.To examine the resources of the Union and Confederacy at the beginning of the war.To explore the internal factors in the Confederate States of America that led to the Confederacy's defeat.To understand Lincoln's presidency, especially his evolving beliefs about slavery and his role in passing the controversial 13th Amendment.To understand the consequences of the Civil War.