Studies Weekly Week 26

What did Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant have in common, besides being military commanders?

• Both men were born in Virginia to wealthy parents.
• Both worked as quartermasters during  Mexican-American War.
• attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point 
• Both elected  president of the United States after War.

What is the most likely reason the Union soldiers quickly retreated at Bull Run?

• They wanted to join the crowd of supporters.
• Surprised that the Confederates were ready and waiting
• They dropped their rifles before they arrived at Bull Run
• Stayed up too late watching a good movie.

Which is the best summary of the information in the article The Emancipation Proclamation?

• President Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery, but he had to wait until it was the right time to do so. After a Union victory at Antietam, Lincoln announced that slaves would be freed forever from states that did not rejoin the Union. Reactions to the announcement were mixed, but slaves were eventually freed.

• President Lincoln wanted to do away with slavery. There were many battles and decision that Lincoln had to deal with. He wasn’t sure when the right time would be to make a proclamation that would free the slaves.

• President Lincoln had a group of advisors. They wanted him to wait until after a battle in Antietam had killed over 25,000 men. Lincoln knew then that the time was right for him to make a decision.

• Some people were not happy that slaves had been freed. They North and South had been fighting for over a year. Many soldiers had been killed, and the Union had not won very many battles.

Most likely reason the Confederates were ready before the Union soldiers arrived at Bull Run?

• Lincoln ordered them to give them time to ready themselves
• There were far more Confederate soldiers than Union soldiers
• The crowd of supporters gave the Confederates  warning
• The Union soldiers marched very slowly toward them 

Which statement about the battle at Fort Sumter is best supported by the newspaper?

• Anderson should have left the unfinished fort alon
• People of Charleston were being usreasonable
• Lincoln supported the Union soldiers’ position at the fort.
• The Union changed their ideas on slavery after the attach

What was the most likely result of the formation of the Confederate States of America?

• Davis took Lincoln’s place as President of the United States
• North and South came together for the good of the slaves
• conflicts between North and South became clearer.
• All the states left the union to join the confederates

What was one result of South Carolina’s decision to secede from the Union?

• Cooperationists had to decide to allow the Southern states to secede.

• President Lincoln’s inauguration ceremony was cancelled.
• New York decided to make Jefferson Davis the new president 
• Other states followed its lead and seceded also.

According to the article the most likely reason the South began to secede from the Union was

• Slavery had already been abolished they had nothing to lose.
• Lincoln might make decisions that would hurt the South
• South Carolina did not like where it was located in the 
• Davis would be a better president than Abraham Lincoln.

What idea completes the T-chart to show a comparison between the North and South armies?

• well-trained army
•  fought for the right to own slaves
• fought for the right to farm land
• African American soldiers

Which of the following best completes the diagram

• President Lincoln had supplies sent to Fort Sumter.
• Charleston citizens were outraged.
• No soldiers lost their lives during the battle.
• South Carolina seceded from the Union.