Locating Text Evidence

Locating Text Evidence

Multiple Choice

Which conclusion can you draw about Abraham Lincoln based on the facts and information in the NEWS DISPATCH?

• Abraham Lincoln is unable to make up his mind about how many volunteer troops he wants.

• President Lincoln is tasked with making all military decisions on his own.

• Abraham Lincoln understands that the timeline for gathering troops for battle is a top priority.

• Lincoln is confident that the Union army is large enough to engage in war.

Open Ended

What text evidence supports this judgement?

Blocking entries to the Confederate states via waterways will have a negative impact on the lives of the people living in these states.

Multiple Choice

Which is the best main idea statement for paragraph one in the section SO WHAT HAPPENED?

• The Confederate States of America was fully formed in May 1861.

• Factories and wage workers made up the industrial economy of the North.

• The Southern farming economy depended largely on slave labor.

• The debate over slavery was a leading cause in the secession of southern states.