USHC - Unit 3 Section 1 #1 - Wilson HS

Which of the following is a cause of the Civil War?

• States' Rights

• Sectionalism

• Slavery

• All of these factors led to the Civil War

What is the most accurate title for this map?

• Closing the Frontier

• Results of Reconstruction

• A Nation Divided

• Compromise of 1850

Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the Union during the Civil War?

• Population

• Military leadership

• Well-balanced economy

• Factories and railroads

Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the Confederacy during the Civil War?

• Money

• They were fighting to preserve their way of life

• They did not need to win the war, just needed to not lose the war

• Cotton

Which of the following was not an aspect of the Union's military strategy the "Anaconda Plan"?

• Control the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico

• Control the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy in two

• Forge a military alliance with Great Britain

• Capture Richmond, Virginia

What was the Confederate military strategy during the Civil War?

• Defensive War

• Target industrial centers in the North

• Cripple the Union Navy

• Capture California to gain control of the Union's gold supply

Which of the following was NOT an impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Ended slavery in the United States

• Provided a moral purpose to the Civil War

• Influenced African Americans into assisting the Union

• Inspired European countries to remain out of the Civil War

Which of the following best identifies African Americans in the Union military during the Civil War?

• African American soldiers served in integrated units with white soldiers

• African Americans were treated equally as white soldiers, many even serving as officers

• African Americans were poorly equipped, poorly payed, and served in segregated units

• African Americans were not permitted to enlist in the Union military

Which event directly led to the secession of several Southern states from the Union?

• The Dred Scott Decision

• The publication of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

• The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860

• The Battle of Fort Sumter

Which event directly triggered the start of the American Civil War?

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The attack on Fort Sumter

• The Dred Scott Decision