T1 MP2 Quiz #2

Base your answer to the question on the quotation below and on your knowledge of social studies.… In your hands, my dissatisfied fellowcountrymen, and not in mine, is the momentousissue of civil war. The government will not assailyou. You can have no conflict without beingyourselves the aggressors. You have no oathregistered in Heaven to destroy the government,while I shall have the most solemn one to“preserve, protect, and defend it.” …— President Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address,March 4, 1861
When President Lincoln made this speech, which step toward civil war had already taken place?

• The Emancipation Proclamation had been issued.
• Union troops had invaded several Southern states.
• General Robert E. Lee had led an attack on Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
• Several Southern states had seceded from the Union.

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

I. _________________
    A. Suspension of habeas corpus
    B. Signing of Emancipation Proclamation
  C. Election of President Lincoln to second term

• Wartime Propaganda Campaigns
• Limits on Civil Liberties During Wartime
• Decreased Rights of Minorities
• Events During the Civil War

In his first inaugural address, President Abraham Lincoln stated his main goal for the nation was to

• use the vote to resolve the conflict over slavery
• free all slaves in the United States
• uphold the Dred Scott decision
• preserve the Union

New technology of the Civil War included the creation of the Merrimackby the South and the Monitor by the North. These were both examples of

• submarines
• ironclad ships
• tanks
• musket guns

Which of the following was the result of the Election of 1864?

• Abraham Lincoln won a second term as President.
• Andrew Johnson was elected President.
• The Democrats won control of Congress.
• Jefferson Davis was elected President.

Base your answer to this question on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.
What is the most accurate title for this map?

• Closing the Frontier
• Results of Reconstruction
• A Nation Divided
• Compromise of 1850

Base your answer to the question on the graphs and on your knowledge of social studies.
The South won many battles and the Civil War lasted four years. These two facts support the conclusion that

• the Underground Railroad was important to the Southern cause
• factors other than those shown in the graphs were important
• the North was more dependent on foreign aid than the South
• personal wealth was a key factor in determining the outcome of the war

Base your answer to the question on the quotation below and on your knowledge of social studies.…The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it. …—  Article I, Section 9, Clause 2,
United States Constitution
During which war was the writ of habeas corpus suspended by the president?

• Revolutionary War
• War of 1812
• Mexican War
• Civil War

The North’s rapid economic growth during the Civil War was stimulated by

• the elimination of taxes on defense industries
• a reduction in the number of immigrants
• increased government demand for many products
• enslaved persons filling industrial jobs

Base your answer to the question on the table and on your knowledge of social studies.
Which statement is best supported by the data in the table?

• The Confederate troops lost the Civil War as a result of their higher numbers of injuries and fatalities.
• The Union army had better generals during the Civil War.
• The Civil War had more casualties than any other war.
• More soldiers died from disease than from wounds.