Why did the Southern States begin to secede after the election of 1860?
Question 1 options:
The South felt President Lincoln threatened their right to own slaves.
The South saw the Raid on Harper's Ferry as an act of war.
The North forced them to leave the Union because slavery violated the U.S. Constitution.
General Lee wanted to attack the North before the South was attacked first.
Question 2 (2 points)
The border states were important as a buffer for the union from the confederacy.
Why was it important that Maryland stay in the control of the Union?
Question 2 options:
It was the first state in the union and had patriotic connections for many citizens
The nation's capital in Washington DC would have been surrounded by Confederate states if Maryland had left the Union
The Union would have lost access to the south for offensive attacks
The number of Union and Confederate states needed to stay equal for balance of power in Congress
Question 3 (2 points)
Which action is viewed as the official start of the Civil War?
Question 3 options:
The attack on Fort Sumter
Abraham Lincoln becoming president
The existence of slavery
The Battle of Gettysburg
Question 4 (2 points)
Which accurately describes the South's strengths at the beginning of the Civil War?
Question 4 options:
The South produced almost all of the food crops in the United States.
The South's well-established government gave it a distinct advantage.
The South had numerous experienced military officers to lead its army.
The South's superior railroads gave it a distinct advantage.
Question 5 (2 points)
Which was a NOT strength of the North at the beginning of the Civil War?
Question 5 options:
several military colleges
ability to manufacture firearms
an existing army
miles of railroad tracks
Question 6 (2 points)
What had Abraham Lincoln expected before the First Battle of Bull Run?
Question 6 options:
He would have to recruit many more soldiers
Slaves would rebel and join the Northern forces
The South could easily be defeated
The Union could continue with both free states and slave states
Question 7 (2 points)
What caused the Battle of Antietam to be the single bloodiest day in American history?
Question 7 options:
Confederate troops unexpectedly used guerilla tactics
Confederate troops outnumbered Union troops 2 to 1
troops marched forward in close formation against newer, more accurate weapons
a meeting of the largest armies ever in one place
Question 8 (2 points)
What document includes the following quote?
"All persons held as slaves within any States...[that are] in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free."
Question 8 options:
Emancipation Proclamation
13th Amendment
Gettysburg Address
15th Amendment
Question 9 (2 points)
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg considered the beginning of the end for the Confederacy?
Question 9 options:
The Confederacy could not handle fighting in the colder temperatures of the North, so all fighting had to stay in the South.
The Confederates suffered a huge loss of life and they lost hope that they would gain the support of foreign countries.
The Confederates had gained the support of England, but had lost too many weapons.
The North suffered mass casualties but gained the support of France.
Question 10 (2 points)
Lincoln ends his "Gettysburg Address" by stating "that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from earth."
What idea is he describing?
Question 10 options:
equality
democracy
emancipation
justice
