1. PART A: How does the introduction of the passage (Paragraphs 1-4) set the mood of beginning of the Civil War?
A The introduction sets the triumphant mood of the South's election of a
Confederate president; this contrasts Davis' later failure to ensure Southern
victory in the battle.
B The introduction sets the excitable but frightened mood of the people in the
Union and Confederacy) as they move closer and closer to war.
C The introduction sets the triumphant mood of the South at the beginning of
the war; this contrasts the later destruction and horror of the actual war.
The introduction sets the solemn and serious mood of the passage as the
soldiers begin to move into battle.
D