The Civil War: 1861-1865 Chapter 14 AMSCO

"Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as commander in chief ... and as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing said rebellion do ...order and designate as the states and parts of states wherein the people thereof, respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States the following ... "I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated states and parts of states are, and henceforward shall be, free ...."And I further declare . . . that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the United States ..."And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity."

-Abraham Lincoln, The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863

President Lincoln delayed issuing an Emancipation Proclamation because of his concern that it would

• increase foreign support for the Confederacy

• cause the border states to secede

• decrease power of the cotton industry

• free slaves before they were ready

To issue an Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln felt that he needed which of the following?

• A Constitutional amendment

• Supreme Court approval

• Republican control of Congress

• A military victory

"We drift fast toward war with England, but I think we shall not reach that point. The shopkeepers who own England want to do us all harm they can and to give all possible aid and comfort to our slave-breeding and woman-flogging

adversary, for England has degenerated into a trader, manufacturer, and banker, and has lost all the instincts and sympathies that her name still suggests ...She cannot ally herself with slavery, as she inclines to do, without closing

a profitable market, exposing her commerce to [Yankee] privateers, and diminishing the supply of [Northern] breadstuffs on which her operatives depend for life. On the other side, however, is the consideration that by allowing piratical Alabamas to be built, armed, and manned in her ports to prey on our commerce, she is making a great deal of money."

-George Templeton Strong, New York lawyer, Diary, 1863

A major part of the Confederate strategy for winning independence was based on

• building a modern navy to break the Union blockade

• developing factories to manufacture weapons

• encircling the Union capital, Washington, D.C.

• winning recognition and support from Great Britain

Which of the following describes a reason not mentioned by Strong in this excerpt that ultimately stopped Britain from recognizing the Confederacy?

• Concern about causing problems in Canada

• Desire for closer ties with Mexico

• Respect for the Monroe Doctrine

• Opposition from the British working class

The Union was most disturbed because they believed that Britain was supporting the Confederates by doing which of the following?

• Building warships

• Purchasing cotton

• Loaning money

• Supplying food

In July of 1861, President Lincoln was particularly concerned about how his policies on slavery would affect which areas?

• the states in white because they were slave states that remained in the Union

• the states in medium gray because they were home to most of his political supporters

• the states in dark gray because he thought he could persuade them to rejoin the Union

• the region in light gray because it consisted of territories that had not yet become states

Which of the following statements best describes the states in medium gray?

• Most people lived in large cities

• Most people advocated abolition of slavery

• They lacked good river transportation

• They included most of the country's population

Which of the following statements best describes the states in dark gray?

• They were economically self-sufficient

• They were well connected by railroads

• They had a strong military tradition

• They had a strong navy