What happened as a result of Lincoln's election in 1860?

Southern states began to secede from U.S.

Which best explains the Fugitive Slave Act?

All citizens are to help locate and return escaped slaves

"A rich man's struggle but a poor man's fight" related to the Conscription Act how

draft exemptions favored people who benefited from slavery

What was the Confiscation Act?

allowed Union soldiers to take property of rebels

How would the Anaconda Plan affect the Confederacy?

Confederacy would be split in half, weakening their army

Which explains why southern states supported the institution of slavery?

Their economic system depended on slave labor

How did Governor Henry Watkins Allen lessen suffering of the people of Louisiana?

He provided financial benefits to families of soldiers, He opened trade with Mexico

Why were sugar planters particularly concerned with secession?

Losing protective federal tariffs would affect crop prices

Republican Party's stance on slavery during 1860 election

slavery could continue in current states

Which conclusion can be drawn about the role of the Mississippi River in the Union strategy?

The Union's strategy depended on controlling the river

Which explains why Abraham Lincoln's name was left off the Louisiana ballot in 1860?

Louisiana did not recognize the republican party

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1
What happened as a result of Lincoln's election in 1860?
Lincoln was assassinated
Slavery was abolished
Southern states began to secede from U.S.
General Beauregard fired on Fort Sumter
2
Republican candidate in the 1860 election
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
David Farragut
Ulysses S. Grant
3
Which of the following is the definition for emancipate?
enslave
set free
sell
capture
4
The Union's strategy for defeating the Confederate troops?
Conscription Act
Fort Sumter
Anaconda Plan
Wheat's Tigers
5
Which best explains the Fugitive Slave Act?
If runaway slaves reach a free state they can stay free
It allowed for continued international slave trading
It fined judges who rejected a slave owner's claim
All citizens are to help locate and return escaped slaves
6
"A rich man's struggle but a poor man's fight" related to the Conscription Act how
draft exemptions favored people who benefited from slavery
draft only applied to freedmen who were against slavery
the draft had a salary cap
immigrants were drafted before native citizens
7
What was Louisiana's primary concern when considering secession?
charges of treason
political impact
economic impact
safety
8
What other locations served as Louisiana's government headquarters during the Civil War?
New Orleans
Shreveport
Opelousas
Donaldsville
9
What was the Confiscation Act?
allowed Union soldiers to take property of rebels
allowed Union soldiers to permanently claim land from rebels
allowed Union soldiers to emancipate slaves as they saw fit
allowed soldiers to establish governments in occupied cities
10
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Amanda Stone
Kate Stone
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Chatham Roberdeau
11
How would the Anaconda Plan affect the Confederacy?
Confederacy would make advances on Northern front
Confederacy would maintain control of the Mississippi River
Confederacy would be split in half, weakening their army
Confederates surrounded Union strengthening their position
12
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Empty choice
Empty choice
13
What was the purpose of the Conscription Act
regulated the treatment of prisoners of war
set up a military draft
outlined the prosecution and consequences of war crimes
protected the institution of slavery
14
Which explains why southern states supported the institution of slavery?
Their economic system depended on slave labor
industrialized states depended on slave labor in factories
Farmers could not grow crops without slaves
It was part of their religious beliefs
15
How did the Confederate government try to increase voluntary military service?
They offered shortened terms of enlistment
They offered free land
They offered more leadership positions
They offered a bounty
16
How did Governor Henry Watkins Allen lessen suffering of the people of Louisiana?
He provided financial benefits to families of soldiers
He opened trade with Mexico
He lowered food taxes
Removing the ration guidelines causing food prices to change
17
Who was the first elected governor of Union-occupied Louisiana?
George F. Shepley
Henry Watkins Allen
Jefferson Davis
Michael J. Hahn
18
Uncle Tom's Cabin was primarily set in which state?
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana
19
Why were sugar planters particularly concerned with secession?
Northerners used more sugar than Southerners
Losing protective federal tariffs would affect crop prices
Being unable sell to other countries without northern ports
All of the factories to process sugar cane were in the North
20
Where did the longest siege of the Civil War occur?
Port Hudson
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Vicksburg
21
Republican Party's stance on slavery during 1860 election
Slavery would be allowed in current and future states
slavery should be abolished in all state but not territories
all slavery must be abolished
slavery could continue in current states
22
Which part of the state was occupied the longest?
Northwest
Northeast
Southeast
Southwest
23
Which was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?
settle tax disputes
settle disputes over land claims
settle trade disputes
settle disputes over slavery
24
Which conclusion can be drawn about the role of the Mississippi River in the Union strategy?
It was not as important as the Red River
Controlling the river was not part of the Union's strategy
The Union's strategy depended on controlling the river
Annual flooding made it too difficult for the Union to use
25
Which explains why Abraham Lincoln's name was left off the Louisiana ballot in 1860?
Louisiana did not recognize the republican party
The Republican Party did not register Lincoln in time
Lincoln's stand on slavery made him an enemy of Louisiana
The printer left Lincoln's name off intentionally
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Disputes over which two issues led to the Confederate States of America
slavery and labor laws
control of the Mississippi and taxes
slavery and states' rights
taxes and states' rights

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