12-09-2006, 07:41 AM
adoncia Wrote:Thanks so muchI did not use the Ken Burns tapes due to time constraints. I read Civil War for Dummies, both sets of Sparknotes ( one for Civil War, one for Reconstruction), and googled a lot of terms. The Google searches often jumped me to Wikipedia, which has an excellent breakdown of the Civil War.Dawn you will do well on Ethics.It's not a difficult exam..only lengthy.
I started reading the instantcert guide for Civil War this morning.I assumed that i will get interest when i start reading but the content is pretty dry and boring for me...i guess mainly because i have almost no previous knowledge about it.
I plan to use Instantcert and KenBurns tapes only.Do you think that would be sufficient?
Adoncia
As for the test itself, my version had 104 questions. They were heavy on the generals and the battles, as well as why battles turned out as they did. The events leading up to the war and Reconstruction were there, but not covered as much. Know what happened to Jefferson Davis, and what Custer did in the war. Also familiarize yourself with the Wilmot Proviso, and the Kansas Wars. IC and google should do this for you.
Beware that there several versions of the test, and that yours my differ. Instantcert is invaluable-really focus on the war years and battles., if you want my opinion.
I got a 65 with a reasonable, not crazy amount of studying-about five weeks of very on and off studying, mainly with Instantcert.
I am sure you will do well-good luck!
Best Regards,
Mike


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