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1
Lincoln initially began fighting the Civil War for this reason?
To satisfy Northern voters
To preserve the Union
To end slavery
To defend US forts located in the South
2
The Emancipation Proclamation of January 1863 declared that:
England and France joined sides with Lincoln
the war was over and slaves were free
slavery was forbidden in all states
slaves were free in all rebelling states
3
This invention by a school teacher greatly increased the demand for slave labor in the South
Cotton Gin
Steel plow
Cotton Harvester
Automated cotton planter
4
Lincoln declared that seceding from the Union of the States was:
Treason
Unconstitutional
an issue of states' rights
Illegal
5
This group was against slavery because it was morally wrong a a great social evil:
Southern Baptist League
NAACP
Abolishionists
Christian Church
6
The name of the federal fort that was cannon-balled for more than 24 hours in April 1861?
Fort Moultry
Fort Summer
Fort Mason
Fort Sumter
7
On April 9, 1865 General Robert E. Lee surrendered to U.S. Grant at:
Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia
Mason-Dixon, North Carolina
Gettysburg, Pennsylvannia
Washington, DC
8
Lincoln also agree to:
Allow Kansas to be a slave state
Repeal the Fugitive Slave Act
Pay for any runaway slaves
Allow slavery in Nebraska
9
In 1860 Lincoln was elected by about what percentage of all voters?
30%
60%
80%
40%
10
What final event triggered the South to leave the United States?
Lincoln's election
The South lost control in the Senate
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Northern hostility toward slavery
11
How many states joined the Confederate States of America and seceded from the Union?
13
12
10
11
12
The "critical balance" between North & South dealt directly with?
The number of Republicans & Democrats in the House
Numbers of slave and free states
Income per state
Taxation and tariffs
13
This man was called the Jesus Christ and the meteor of the Civil War:
Stonewall Jackson
Dred Scott
Fredrick Douglas
John Brown
14
General Lee had no army at the start of the war, getting enough men to enlist was "easy" ?
The South was defending its home.
War fever ran high
Southerns were deeply offended by the North
Lee was a charismatic leader
15
Which state first seceded from the Union of the United States? (December 1860)
South Carolina
Alabama
Virginia
North Carolina
16
The single greatest propaganda publication of the 1800's, a cause of the Civil War:
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Emancipation Proclamation
Common Sense
The Gettysburg Address
17
The total cost of American lives in the Civil War was approximately:
1,000,000
600,000
55,000
250,000
18
In 1803 the US acquired a huge track of land for $15,000,000.00 called?
Mexican Cession
Gladsden Purchase
Texas Annexation
Louisiana Purchase
19
April 12, 1861, here the first outright act of war was ordered by Confederate soldiers:
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Bull Run, Virginia
Appomattox Courthouse
Charleston, South Carolina
20
The territorial competition (including slavery) of the North & South 1st caused bloodshed here
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
21
Lincoln was elected in Nov. 1860, before taking office he offered a "never-never" law promise?
No end to slavery in the South
Equal representation for the South
Never quit fighting to end slavery
No slavery in new territories
22
The BIG issue in the new territories form 1820 to 1860 was?
The spread of slavery into these territories
Honoring Indian treaties
How much the government would charge for land
Protecting new settlers from hostile Indians