USHC Unit 3 Review #1 - Wilson HS

Which constitutional principle was a main focus of the North–South conflicts that led to the Civil War?

• States’ rights

• Due process of law

• Separation of powers

• Presidential veto power

What was the most important advantage the North had during the Civil War?

• Unified popular support for the war effort

• Superior military leadership

• Economic aid from Great Britain and France

• More human resources and war materials

Which of the following was an advantage the South had in the Civil War?

• The size of the Southern population

• Experienced military leadership

• Development of the Southern infrastructure

• A unified and strong central government

During the early years of the Civil War, on what task did the northern navy focus their concentration?

• Raiding southern merchant ships

• Freeing slaves in southern port towns

• Developing new weapons and ironclad vessels

• Securing a naval blockade around the Confederacy

The Emancipation Proclamation freed...

• Enslaved people living in the Union

• Enslaved people living in the American territories

• All enslaved people living in the United States

• Enslaved people living in areas controlled by the Confederacy

Which event was the official start of the Civil War?

• The First Battle of Bull Run

• The firing on Fort Sumter

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The Emancipation Proclamation

The major battle in the western theater during the Civil War which had the effect of capturing the Mississippi River and splitting the Confederacy in half was...

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The Battle of Antietam

• The Battle of Vicksburg

• The Battle of Bull Run

In the Gettysburg Address, what did President Abraham Lincoln hope to accomplish?

• Promised the nation a new birth of freedom

• Condemned the use of total war

• Declared that slavery was moral

• Offered forgiveness to the South

Which of the following events of the Civil War would cripple the moral of the Confederacy, inflicting severe amounts of damage and destruction throughout Georgia and South Carolina, turning the war into a “total war”?

• Wilderness Campaign

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Sherman’s March to the Sea

What was a major result of the Civil War?

• The judiciary became the dominant branch of the federal government

• Congress passed an amendment to provide for the direct election of senators

• The power of the central government was strengthened

• States were given the right to secede from the Union