Well, i'm not going to answer from my personal perspective, but I will give some ways that ALL of us are involved in the game of economics so that everything I say will apply to you too: - your parent or guardian pays taxes, therefore contributes to economics - every time you buy something at the store you are investing in economics - if you have a credit card, or your guardian has a credit guard you are involved in economics - if you pay interest or something, or your guardian does, you are contributing to economics - if you have ever donated any amount of money to any sort of charity then you are contributing to economics - if you or a guardian has written or received a check, they are involved in economics<span />
Overconfidence from the previous confederate wins. He also did not have many options. He believed ordering Pickett's Charge would lead to a major victory on his part, due to his prior luck.