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At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln maintained that the war was being fought to 

• uphold national honor
• prevent foreign involvement
• free all slave 
• preserve the Union

"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free." -- Abraham Lincoln 1858
According to this quotation, Abraham Lincoln believed that

• slavery was immoral and should be abolished immediately
• sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union
• the Souther states should be allowed to secede
• to save the nation, the North should compromise with the South on slavery

What advantage did the South have the North during the Civil War?

• greater manufacturing
• more effective navy
• better government
• more capable military leaders

What conclusion can best be supported by the information in the illustration?

• The North and the South had equal percentages of their population working for railroads
• The North had fewer manufacturing plants than the South
• Most of the nation's railroads ran through the South
• The North had a major advantage in industrial production when compared to the South

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Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several Southern states from the Union in 1860?

• The Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court
• The election of President Abraham LIncoln
• The enactment of the Missouri Compromise
• The raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry by John Brown

Ulysses S. Grant was to the Union as ___________ was to the Confederacy

• Jefferson Davis
• Stonewall Jackson
• Robert E. Lee
• Abraham Lincoln

Why was the attack on Fort Sumter significant?

• It was the bloodiest day of the Civil War.

• The Confederacy surrendered.

• The first shots of the Civil War were fired.

• General Pickett charged the Union line.

Strengths of the North during the Civil War were all but:

• 85% of the factories in the country were located in the north

• The north had the most experienced military generals

• The north had more soldiers

• There was double the length railroad in the north

Which state was the first to succeed from the Union?

• Virgina

• Texas

• South Caronlia

• Georgia

What was the MAIN point of Lincoln's first inaugural address?

• Abolish slavery throughout the US

• Preserve the union and stay together as the US

• Strike back at confederate rebel states

• Appoint a new general of the Union Army