Topic 9 Lesson 4 Review Questions

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The presidential election of 1860 clearly demonstrated that political parties in the nation were strongly divided along sectional lines.

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political parties in the nation were strongly divided along sectional lines.

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Which of the following is one reason that many Southerners called for secession from the Union?
They were angry that slavery had been prohibited in Northern states.
They believed that Southern plantation owners should pay lower taxes than Northern factory owners.
They thought that individual states had the right to control their own affairs.
They resented the Republicans’ stated goal of ending slavery even in Southern states.

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They thought that individual states had the right to control their own affairs.

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President Lincoln’s decision to protect federal properties in the South, including military installations, led to

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the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter.

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What advantage did the South have over the North at the start of the Civil War?

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well-trained military leaders

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The Civil War is often said to have turned brothers and friends against each other. Which of these facts about the opposing armies supports this statement? Many of the armies’ leaders were fellow graduates of the U.S. Military Academy.

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Many of the armies’ leaders were fellow graduates of the U.S. Military Academy.

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Which were common reasons that soldiers enlisted in the Union and Confederate armies as the war began?

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to show their patriotism and seek excitement