Beg Civil War 2022

What was President Lincoln's main goal during the beginning of the Civil War?

• To abolish slavery throughout North America, including Mexico

• To stop slavery in the South

• To preserve the unity of the country

• To get Europe to support the north in the war

Finish the sentence:

Slavery, states’ rights and sectionalism are all ________________.

• Factors Supporting Abolition

• Primary Causes of the Civil War

• Consequences of Lincoln's Election

• Reasons for the Failure of Reconstruction

Someone who believed in States’ Rights would probably support which statement?

• National laws overpower state laws.

• The national government has no right to tell the states how to operate.

• Disputes between states should always be settled by the national government.

• States should only make laws passed that President agrees upon

Why was the attack on Fort Sumter significant?

• It was the bloodiest day of the Civil War.

• The Confederacy surrendered.

• The first shots of the Civil War were fired. First battle of the Civil War

• General Pickett charged the Union line.

What was the MAIN point of Lincoln's first inaugural address?

• Abolish slavery throughout the US

• Preserve the union and stay together as a country

• Strike back at confederate rebel states

• Appoint a new general of the Union Army

What first caused Southern States to secede from the Union?

• The Election of Lincoln in 1860 and violation of state rights

• The Dred Scott Decision and the ruling of the Missouri Compromise line of 1820

• The Missouri Compromise of 1820

• The admittance of California as a free state

(Must select two answers)

During the Civil War, what were TWO of the main advantages of the Confederacy?

• More people and resources

• home field advantage (knowing the terrain)

• Extensive amount of railroads

• Better Military General in Robert E. Lee

During the Civil War, who had the advantage in war resources- factories, railroad, workers, weapons etc.?

• Union

• Confederacy

• France

• Mexico

What political party was Abraham Lincoln a member of?

• Democrats

• Republicans

• Federalists

• Democratic-Republicans

During the Civil War, who had the advantage of fighting to defend its homeland from invasion?

• Union

• Confederacy

• West

• Spain