YISD MS SS Grade8 SECTIONALISM and CIVIL WAR 20-21

After General Robert E. Lee's surrender at a private home in Appomattox, Virginia, the main priority of the United States was to-

• elect a new president and vice president

• implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union

• establish Union forts in the former Confederate states

Why were the Union tactics described effective?

• Confederate states were unable to collect tariffs on manufactured goods.

• Union forces were able to use the blockade to gain international support.

• Confederate states were unable to use agricultural exports as a source of revenue.

What was a main reason for sectional differences in the U.S. in the early 1800s?

• the role of women in society

• economic differences

• religious differences

SECTIONALISM

STATES' RIGHTS

SLAVERY

Which was the outcome of these factors?

• Manifest Destiny

• Civil War

• Expansion of Slavery

South Carolina argued for __________ to justify their decision to secede from the Union in 1860.

• States' Rights

• Individual Rights

• Abolitionism

Which is an advantage the CONFEDERACY had over the UNION at the start of the Civil War?

• The Confederacy had superior manufacturing capacity.

• Confederate soldiers knew the terrain battles were fought on.

• The Confederacy had more miles of railroads.

April 12, 1961: What was significant about the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter?

• It was the last battle of the Civil War.

• It gave the Union control of the Mississippi.

• It was the first battle of the Civil War.

Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?

• The right of citizens to choose representatives

• The power of states to organize militias

• The unalienable rights of citizens

• The legal ability of states to secede

According to Abraham Lincoln in his second inaugural address, the South's real interest in starting the Civil War was...

• to defend the Union.

• to protect and extend slavery.

• te protect tariffs and manufacturing.

Union gets control of Mississippi

Confederacy divided in half

Which is the significant battle is being described?

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Battle of Sabine Pass