Describe the aims and strategies that led to the completion of this essay.
I found three topics that seem to over lap within the documents and bent them to fit what i was trying to explain.

What went according to plan and what surprises did you encounter?
The political problems, and the peoples out cries were, for the most part, according to plan. The surprise was that all the documents talking of secession were talking of the impossibility of it. That made it hard to make it a reason for the war.

What challenges did you face in completing the assignment? How did you address/troubleshoot them?
I had 10 minutes to write an entire conclusion so I wrote faster, a little more sloppy, and did not put as much detail or pretty word choice in as I wanted to.

How might you improve on DBQ’s in the future?
One way to improve the DBQ may be to have them be a little easier in finding a common statement from them, and maybe more images, being that the image can be used repeatedly throughout the essay.

What did you learn by completing this DBQ? Be specific.
I learned that many people from the South and North believed that the South would never secede. Two different documents stating that it could never happen.

What skills did you use/master in this assignment? How are they reflected in this DBQ? Be specific.
Having a document bend to what you are trying to say is a skill I used. Having the Election Document bent to fit all three main points one way I used the skill.

How does what you learned through completing this DBQ connect to the learning outcomes of this course?
This DBQ connected to the Civil War, which, as some historians state, is the single most important time in the United State’s history. Connecting the before times that led up to the war only enforces the idea behind such a statement.