Us history

1.  During the 1850s, as the sectional crisis deepened, which states were considered Southern and which were considered Northern?  Why?  Which states do you consider Northern and Southern today?  What characteristics do you feel define a state or region as Southern or Northern?

simple wording, no research need. one to two paragraph. 

2. Although Abraham Lincoln repeatedly stated that his goal in fighting the Civil War was to save the Union rather than to abolish slavery, emancipation soon became an important factor in the Federal war effort.  Identify the key turning points in the Union's evolving policy toward slavery.  Could the North have won the war without destroying slavery?

simple wording, no citaion or reseach need.  two paragraphs.