The Civil War - Sec. 1 & 2

The first state to secede was

• South Carolina
• Virginia
• Alabama
• Mississippi

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 were the four original Border States?

• Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri

• Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina

• California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico

• Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana

What was the main goal of the North (Union?)

• To preserve the Union

• To crush the South

• To preserve slavery

• To end slavery

What was one main advantage of the South?

• large population

• excellent military leaders

• strong industries

• states' rights

In what area did the North have the greatest advantage over the South?

• Population

• Railroads

• Exports

• Manufactured Goods

Slavery was banned in the Border States.

• True

• False

An efficient railway network was one of the South's strengths.

• True

• False

What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?

• Anaconda Plan
• Rattlesnake Plan
• Scorpion Plan
• Blockade Plan