Civil War Focus Area

"Secession" is best described as...

• ...a state refusing to follow a law passed by the Federal government.

• ...the process of choosing a new leader after the prior leader retires or dies.

• ...a state declaring itself independent of the United States.

• ...legally freeing all slaves in a state or region.

The secession of several slave-holding states immediately resulted in...

• ...a military effort by the United States to force those states to remain a part of the country.

• ...the assassination of President Lincoln.

• ...the surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Courthouse.

• ...the passage of Constitutional Amendments banning slavery.

This state was the first to secede from the Union.

• Georgia

• Mississippi

• Texas

• South Carolina

Early in his Presidency, Abraham Lincoln declared that his primary goal as President was to

• end slavery throughout the entire country

• encourage sectionalism

• enforce the Emancipation Proclamation

• 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

• sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union

• the Southern states should be allowed to secede

• slavery was immoral and should be abolished immediately`

• to save the nation, the North should allow the South to keep slavery

What was the first major goal of President Abraham Lincoln’s administration?

• to destroy the institution of slavery

• to industrialize the economy

• to maintain the unity of the country

• to expand the power of state governments

Which statement best explains President Abraham Lincoln’s justification for the Civil War?

• President Lincoln’s oath of office required him to defend and preserve the Union.

• As an abolitionist, President Lincoln wanted to end slavery in the United States.

• President Lincoln wanted to keep the South economically dependent on the industrial North.

• To keep the support of Great Britain and France, President Lincoln had to try to end slavery immediately.

"A house divided against itself cannot stand. . . . I do not expect the Union to be dissolved; I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. . . .” -Abraham Lincoln, 1858

The “divided house” referred to in this speech was caused primarily by

• war with Mexico

• slavery

• expansionism

• the suffrage movement

“My paramount [most important] object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union.” /

Based on this excerpt, what was Lincoln’s main goal during the Civil War?

• To raise the biggest army he can

• To keep the Union together

• To keep slavery legal

• To free all the slaves

What was the most important advantage the North had during the Civil War?

• superior military leadership

• economic aid from Britain and France

• unified public support for the war effort

• industrial resources