A.) the end of the soviet blockade
The difference lies in interpreting the two sides of the conflict. McPherson saw the war as the war between the evil South and the good North. He was focused on the abolition of slavery and their integration into the society as free people. Horwitz on the other hand saw South not as evil but as a faction which went to war to protect its economic interests.
Citizens would loan the government a good sum of money in hopes of said government returning the money with interest. This also depended on the current military situation.
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You would most likely settle in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania was established by William Penn (and was named after him) with the idea that it should be a haven ( a safe place) for the Quakers who were prosecuted elsewhere and they would feel safe in Pennsylvania.