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Some historians have observed that the American victory in the Mexican War of 1846-1848 was a 'poison pill', as it precipitated the U.S. Civil War. Was the United States justified in waging the Mexican War? Back up your opinion with arguments based on history.

The Civil War was fought in two general areas known as the Eastern Theater and the Western theater. Describe one battle that was fought in each theater, and describe one of the commanding officers that fought in the battles.

If you had been alive during the time of the Civil War, which would you have preferred to have been and why?:

A. A Union foot soldier

B. A Confederate officer

C. A runaway slave working as a spy

D. A wealthy northerner that paid $300 to get out of the army

E. A woman hiding her lover, a man that recently deserted from the army.

F. A female nurse working in field hospitals near battlefields.

G. A smuggler running goods into the South from Mexico or Cuba.