Civil War Part 1

What was the key issue that was debated each time a new state was admitted to the Union before the Civil War?

• the expansion of slavery
• the building of railroads 
• the provision of women's suffrage
• support for the homesteading 

What does "secede" mean?

• to file a lawsuit

• to break away

• to protest

• to join

What event led to secession?

• Lincoln's election as president
• The Dred Scott Decision
• the attack of Ft. Sumter
• the raid at Harper's Ferry

Which of the following contributed to Abraham Lincoln winning the Election of 1860?

• Lincoln was pro-slavery so he got many Southern votes

• Lincoln stated that he would allow slavery to be decided by popular sovereignty in new territories

• The Democratic vote was split between two candidates

• Lincoln chose a leading Southerner to be his Vice-President

The Union is a term that is synonymous with . . . 

• The United States.
• The Confederate States.
• The Border States.
• The western territories.

The Confederate States of America refers to states that . . . 

• had slaves but remained loyal to the United States.
• were part of the Mexican Cession.
• seceded from the United States of America.
• had no slaves.

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

• Jefferson Davis
• Abraham Lincoln
• John Bell
• Preston Brooks

Choose the best definition of the term "border states".  Border states were states . . .

• that were in the west and largely stayed out of the war.
• that stayed neutral during the war.
• that were on the border of both the North and South.
• where slavery was legal but they still fought for the North.

The first state to secede from the Union was . . . 

• Canada
• North Carolina
• Arkansas
• South Carolina

All of these states were Confederate States:

• South Carolina, West Virginia, Louisiana
• Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida
• Tennessee, Virginia, Rhode Island
• Kentucky, Illinois, Texas