Unit 5 Review - Civil War

Which two of the following best describes how the growing abolitionist movement influenced the relationship between the Northern and Southern states?

• Abolitionists believed it was up to each state to decide about slavery.

• Abolitionists insisted that the new territories in the West be slave-free.

• All abolitionists wanted to secede from the United States and start their own nation with its own constitution that prohibited slavery.

• European nations relying on cotton would become their ally

• Abolitionists made the question of slavery a major campaign issue in the presidential election of 1860.

Which one of the following was NOT a reason General Lee moved his army into Pennsylvania?

• He wanted to win a battle on Union soil.

• He wanted to take control of Washington D. C.

• He believed that fighting in the north was the only hope the Confederates had of winning.

• He believed winning a battle in the north would earn the south more respect from foreign countries.

Which of the following is true about Robert E. Lee? (choose 2)

• Union soldier/leader

• Confederate soldier/leader

• Became 18th president of the United States

• Asked by Lincoln to head his army but declined

Which of the following is true about Ulysses Grant? (choose 2)

• Union soldier/leader

• Confederate soldier/leader

• Became 18th president of the United States

• Asked by Lincoln to head his army but declined

Which of the following is true of BOTH of Robert E. Lee and Ulysses Grant? (choose 2)

• Graduated from West Point

• Became 18th president after the Civil War

• Asked by Lincoln to head his army but he declined

• served in the Mexican-American War

Which statement explains why the death of Stonewall Jackson was most likely an important event in the Civil War?

• The loss of the commander lowered the morale of the Confederate Army.

• The death of the general encouraged the Confederate Army to retreat from Virginia.

• The loss of the commander forced the Confederate Army to surrender to the Union.

• The death of the general caused a decline in volunteers for the Confederate Army.

Using Source 1, which statement best explains how Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas differed on the issue of slavery in the years leading up to the Civil War?

• Lincoln believed that slavery was morally wrong in all cases, and Douglas believed that most states should allow slavery for economic reasons.

• Lincoln believed that the country should have a single policy on slavery, and Douglas believed that each state should decide its own policy.

• Lincoln supported the gradual abolition of slavery, and Douglas supported the immediate and total end of slavery.

• Lincoln wanted to put the issue of slavery to a national vote, and Douglas thought that the president should decide.

Based on Source 1 and Source 3, which statements best describe viewpoints expressed by Abraham Lincoln in the years leading up to the Civil War?

Select the two correct answers.

• The Union must uphold the rule of law.

• The secession of southern states was unavoidable.

• States should have the right to overturn federal laws.

• The secession of northern states would cause slavery to end.

• Individual states lacked the right to secede from the Union.

Using Source 3, which statement best explains the relationship between the Civil War and the ideas expressed by President Lincoln in his first inaugural address?

• Conflict over territorial expansion caused the war.

• The regions held different views on the rights of citizens.

• The federal government sought to impose military rule.

• Sectional tension led to divisions among people in the nation.

During the years leading up to the Civil War, several laws were passed as the country continued to divide into sections over the issues of states’ rights and the extension of slavery. What did the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 attempt to maintain in the United States?

• power in Congress between free and slave states

• the supremacy of the United States Constitution

• popular sovereignty in southern and northern states

• the disenfranchisement of African Americans