US-2.4 (Civil War)

Who is associated with the Underground Railroad?

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Harriet Tubman

• John C. Calhoun

• Frederick Douglass

Why did the South fear the election of Abraham Lincoln?

• They knew that Lincoln was an adamant supporter of "popular sovereignty"

• Lincoln had run on a platform of abolishing slavery throughout the nation

• Lincoln openly supported the Dred Scott decision

• They feared that he would seek to end slavery

Which of the following statements best describes the role of South Carolina in the decision of southern states to secede from the Union?

• It was the site of the Confederacy's first capital.

• It was the first state to secede and was where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.

• It was the first state to introduce Republican candidates for election.

• It was a border state that had to choose sides after other states seceded.

It was a major turning point in the war that ended the South's hopes of successfully invading the North. Which major battle was this?

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• Vicksburg

• Chancellorsville

It was the bloodiest single day in the Civil War and gave Abraham Lincoln the opportunity to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. Which battle was this?

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• Vicksburg

• Chancellorsville

Abraham Lincoln issued the _______ on January 1st, 1863 which freed slaves in the states and territories not under Union control (did not end slavery in slave states loyal to the Union).

• Reconstruction Plan

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Gettysburg Address

• Thirteenth Amendment

Why did Lincoln have to wait for the South to attack first?

• The Union needed more ships.

• His election depended on it.

• The people in the North did not want war.

• He wanted to divide the South.

What did Southerners believe gave them economic power over Britain?

• King Cotton

• the port of New Orleans

• the support of ordinary British people

• slavery

Why did Sherman order the March to the Sea?

• to take revenge on Southerners

• to make the Southerners give up

• to find food for his starving troops

• It was part of the Anaconda Plan.

What battle made the Union realize winning the war would take longer than expected?

• Antietam

• Chancellorsville

• First Battle of Bull Run

• Gettysburg