Topic 9 Lesson 4 Review Questions

Topic 9 Lesson 4 Review Questions

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

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

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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.

Back

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

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

well-trained military leaders

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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.

Back

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

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

to show their patriotism and seek excitement