Civil War & Reconstruction Test Review

How did the Civil War begin?

• Federal troops attacked Ft. Sumter, S.C.

• Confederate troops attached Ft. Sumter, S.C.

• Confederate troops attacked forts off the coast of Florida.

• Union troops attacked forts off the coast of Florida.

What effect Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 have on national unity?

• It healed the nation's political divisions

• It caused the South to declare war on the North.

• Some southern states began to secede from the Union.

• Southern states were not happy, but did nothing about it.

Why did Lincoln handle the issue of slavery so cautiously at the beginning of the Civil War?

• Because he believed in a person's right to own slaves.

• Because most Union states were pro-slavery.

• Because he planned to recruit freed slaves for the Union army.

• Because he wanted the border states to remain in the Union.

Who was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War?

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

As a result of Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860, the first state to secede the Union was...

• Texas

• Illinois

• South Carolina

• Tennessee

All of these facts are true for the South EXCEPT:

• Had a strong navy and large merchant fleet.

• Few railroads to move troops and supplies

• Had the military leadership of Robert E. Lee

• Better knowledge of the Southern countryside.

The capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War was:

• Washington, D.C.

• Richmond, Virginia

• Nashville, Tennessee

• Orlando, Florida

During the Civil War, this region had a larger free population, had greater manufacturing capability, and had an extensive railroad system.

• North

• South

The MAIN purpose of Lincoln's address at Gettysburg was to:

• Remind people that all men are created equal.

• To honor Union victories so far in the Civil War.

• End the Civil War as soon as possible to limit further death and destruction.

• Urge people to stay committed to the purpose of the war and the nation.

What was one effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It caused many European nations to come to the aid of the Confederacy.

• The abolition of slavery in the South became another official goal of the war.

• It ended slavery in the Union and border states but not the Southern states.

• It changed the Northern war strategy from an offensive to a defensive plan.