History test 10-28

Which Southern state was the first to secede from the Union?

• Georgia

• New York

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

Why did the Union not stand a chance at winning the battle of Fort Sumter?

• Not enough soldiers

• lack of supplies

• soldiers couldn't swim

• telegram arrived late

Why were border states so valuable?

• They were for a central government

• They could feed soldiers and give them the supplies they needed

• They were supportive of slavery

• They were in the middle of the war

Why was Fort Sumter’s location important?

• It was the capital of the Union.

• It blocked shipping lanes to the North.

• It served as a Confederate base before 1860.

• It protected commercial areas of the southern coast.

Lincoln worried about resupplying Fort Sumter because

• he planned to tell Union soldiers to abandon the fort later.

• he did not want Confederate soldiers to take over the fort

• he did not want to appear to give in to the Confederacy.

• he planned to start an armed conflict with Southern soldiers there.

How did Lincoln attempt to peacefully resolve the question of whether to resupply Fort Sumter?

• by sending unarmed supply ships to the fort

• by ordering Union soldiers to abandon the fort

• by refusing to send supply ships to the fort

• by sending Union troops to defend the fort

Which best states why the Confederacy wanted control of Fort Sumter?

• It was located in the North, making it easy to contain Union troops during the Civil War.

• It was located within the Confederacy, and it protected coastal commercial areas.

• It was located on the border of a Union state and a Confederate state, which gave it a high strategic value.

• It was located within the Confederacy, and Union troops used it to store weapons.

After Confederate troops opened fire on Fort Sumter, approximately how long did it take for the Union surrender?

• less than two days

• More than three days

• one week

• one month

A direct result of the Battle of Fort Sumter was that

• Lincoln only asked Northern states to supply troops

• Confederate states refused to send troops to the US Army.

• Six additional states seceded from the Union

• Lincoln called for volunteers for the US Navy

Which event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

• the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860

• the secession of South Carolina in 1860

• the Battle of Fort Sumter in 1861

• the election of Jefferson Davis in 1861