Civil War - Early Years

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

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

The first state to secede was

• South Carolina
• Virginia
• Alabama
• Mississippi

A last-ditch effort to save the Union was the 

• Crittenden Plan
• Lincoln Compromise
• Wilmot Proviso
• resupply of Ft. Sumter

What was the immediate cause of the Civil War? 

• attack of Ft. Sumter
• Lincoln's election 
• Bleeding Kansas
• the raid at Harper's Ferry

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

What does secede mean?

• to withdrawl or break away

• to formally approve

• to take over an area of land

• to give up an area of land

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

How many states total seceded PRIOR to Lincoln taking office?

• 11

• 7

• 5

• 1

How many states total seceded? (This includes states that seceded after Ft. Sumter)

• 7

• 11

• 15

• 13

How did Southern states justify secession?

• argued that they were denied states' rights

• argued the Dred Scott decision was unconstitutional

• The Southern states wanted to show they would keep their slaves no matter what

• The Southern states declared the North cheated in the election and Lincoln won by cheating