Civil War Review

"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

According to this statement from the Lincoln-Douglas debate, Lincoln believed that

• slavery should be permitted in the North

• sectional differences can lead to a divide in the United States

• the Southern states should be allowed to secede

• a permanent compromise with the South on slavery was possible

The Underground Railroad was an actual train that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.

• True

• False

What was Lincoln's MAIN goal during the Civil War?

• To end slavery

• To keep the South dependent on the North

• To preserve the Union

• To protect the freedom of the seas

What is the significance of the Underground Railroad?

• It helped many slaves escape slavery

• It helped many White Americans own plantations

• It helped many Native Americans survive the Trail of Tears

• It helped defend the nation against foreign invasions

Which was an immediate result of Abraham Lincoln's election to the Presidency in 1860?

• Kansas and Nebraska joined the Union as free states

• A constitutional amendment was adopted to end slavery

• Missouri entered the Union a a slave state

• Several Southern states seceded from the Union

What was a major result of the Civil War?

• States now had the right to secede from the Union

• Slavery was abolished and the Southern states went into a reconstruction period

• The South could collect tariffs on imports

• The judiciary became the major branch of the federal government

Why was the impact of the war more destructive in the South than in the North?

• Most major battles took place in the South

• The South lacked the support of major European allies

• The South's resources were not as great as those in the North

• The South's economy was too weak to support a long war

Which statement describes an economic difference between the North and South in the period just before the start of the Civil War?

• The South's economy was more diverse than the North's

• More European immigrants went to the South than to the North

• Transportation was far more advanced in the South than in the North

• The South was agricultural; while the North was agricultural and industrial

"He hat loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword, His truth is marching on." In which nineteenth-century song are these words found?

• "Battle Hymn of the Republic"

• "Star Spangled Banner"

• "America the Beautiful"

• "God Bless America"

What significant event occurred that led to the end of the Civil War?

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed in Congress

• Jefferson Davis named President of the Confederacy

• General Robert E. Lee surrenders his forces at Appomattox Court House

• John Brown captured at Harpers Ferry attempting a slave uprising