Why did South Carolina secede from the Union?

They believed that Lincoln was hostile to slavery

What was the main objective of the Anaconda plan?

Control the Mississippi River and Southern Ports

How did the North’s population differ from the South’s population?

The North’s population was larger

The Dred Scott Supreme Court decision stated that slaves

had no rights & slavery could not be prohibited anywhere

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin infuriated the South because it

spread anti-slavery sentiment in the North

Seceding states believed that they had to leave the Union in order to

protect their property and their way of life

What was a significant impact of the emancipation proclamation?

The war became a moral contest over slavery

What provision did the Compromise of 1850 include?

California would be admitted as a free state

Which of these are NOT one of the long-term causes of the Civil War?

All of the above are long-term causes of the Civil War

Attempted to instigate a slave rebellion

States’ Rights is the view that

States could leave the Union at any time

Which event was the immediate cause of secession of the first seven Southern States in 1861?

The election of Abraham Lincoln

Sherman’s March to the Sea was the

destruction of Confederate supply lines, farms and railroads

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Civil War?

An end to racial discrimination

Pro-Slavery Apologists in the South argued that

Southern Slaves are better treated than factory workers

What led to the question of whether slavery should expand to the territories?

the land acquired as a result of the Mexican American War

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 angered Northerners because

forced northerners to aid in the capture of runaway slaves

What was the major geographic advantage the South had over the North?

The South was fighting in its own territory

What is one advantage that helped the North to achieve victory in the Civil War?

more resources (coal, iron, gold, food, etc.)

The capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi, by Union troops

meant that Union troops controlled the Mississippi River

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1
Why did South Carolina secede from the Union?
Lincoln stated that he wanted to support slavery
They were angered by Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation
They believed that Lincoln was hostile to slavery
The North no longer wanted it in the Union
2
What was the main objective of the Anaconda plan?
Control the Mississippi River and Southern Ports
To attack and bring under control a few key Southern cities
To sign treaties with Britain and France for help
Control the Southern railroad junctions
3
How did the North’s population differ from the South’s population?
The North and the South had the same size population
The North’s population was smaller
The North’s population was larger
There are no population stats for the North or the South
4
The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to
“Bleeding Kansas”:
a peaceful resolution to the issue of slavery
Nebraska being admitted to the Union as a free state
Kansas electing to become a slave state
5
What was the final Northern destination for people escaping slavery on the Underground Railroad
Canada
Illinois
Ohio
Mexico
6
The Dred Scott Supreme Court decision stated that slaves
had no rights & slavery could not be prohibited anywhere
should have the right to sue in the courts
were free when living in a free territory
should be made American citizens
7
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin infuriated the South because it
advocated a violent rebellion of slaves
was a work of fiction by a Northern white woman
spread anti-slavery sentiment in the North
portrayed all slave owners as evil
8
Seceding states believed that they had to leave the Union in order to
have a stronger voice in United States government
improve conditions for slaves
protect their property and their way of life
oust President Lincoln from office
9
Who was the Confederate General who surrendered to the Union at Appomattox in 1865?
Fredrick Douglas
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
10
What was a significant impact of the emancipation proclamation?
Slaves in Northern States were freed
The war became a moral contest over slavery
Slaves in border states were immediately freed
African Americans were made a part of the Confederate army
11
What provision did the Compromise of 1850 include?
Congress would abolish the Fugitive Slave Law
Slavery would be ended in Washington, D.C.
California would be admitted as a free state
Texas would gain New Mexico for $10 million
12
Which of these are NOT one of the long-term causes of the Civil War?
State’s Rights
Sectionalism
Slavery
All of the above are long-term causes of the Civil War
13
John Brown
Led Confederate troops at Gettysburg
Attempted to instigate a slave rebellion
Was a runaway slave and educated spokesperson for slaves
Led the Union troops at Antietam
14
States’ Rights is the view that
Because of economic ties, secession would be disasterous
Revolution against elected officials is never justified
States could leave the Union at any time
The Union was formed by the American people, not the states
15
Which event was the immediate cause of secession of the first seven Southern States in 1861?
The election of Abraham Lincoln
Issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation
The shipment of Union supplies to Fort Sumter
Passage of a high protective tariff
16
Sherman’s March to the Sea was the
Confederate poem on the inferiority of slaves
destruction of Confederate supply lines, farms and railroads
the Union march to free the slaves
pathway for escaped slaves to safely leave the country
17
Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Civil War?
An end to racial discrimination
Power of the federal government strengthened
Preservation of the Union
The abolition of slavery
18
Pro-Slavery Apologists in the South argued that
Farm life is healthier than city living
Slavery is a moral evil that should be abolished
Southern Slaves are better treated than factory workers
Northerners should employ slave labor in the Factories
19
During the Civil War, the agrarian South was at a disadvantage against the
colder North
industrialized North
European-influenced North
more liberal North
20
Who was Supreme Commander of the Union Forces during the last year of the Civil War?
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
21
What led to the question of whether slavery should expand to the territories?
the violence of “Bleeding Kansas”
Indians gifted the land to settlers
the attack at Harper's Ferry
the land acquired as a result of the Mexican American War
22
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 angered Northerners because
it prioritized states’ rights over the federal government
it contradicted the Missouri Compromise
forced northerners to aid in the capture of runaway slaves
it contradicted the principle of popular sovereignty
23
What was the major geographic advantage the South had over the North?
The North had no map-making industries
The South was fighting in its own territory
Northerners would be uncomfortable in hot Southern climate
The South had more waterways for their navy
24
What is one advantage that helped the North to achieve victory in the Civil War?
growing sympathy for Southern culture
more resources (coal, iron, gold, food, etc.)
a warmer climate
better military leadership when the war started
25
Jefferson Davis was the
Commander of the Confederate troops at the battle of BullRun
Abolitionist writer
President of the Confederacy
Union General
26
The capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi, by Union troops
meant that Union troops controlled the Mississippi River
because a slave insurrection had weakened the Confederates
caused the surrender of Confederate strongholds in the West
meant that the Union controlled the East Coast waterways

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