Civil War/Reconstruction Quizizz

Who was NOT a candidate for the 1860 Election?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephan Douglas

• John Bell

• Andrew Johnson

Answer explanation

Republican: Abraham Lincoln

Northern Democrat: Stephen Douglas

Southern Democrat: John Breckinridge

Constitutional Unionist: John Bell

Abraham Lincoln LOST the 1860 Election

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Lincoln WON the election of 1860. Despite not having a single electoral college vote from the South

There was more free states than slave states in 1860

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Free states hd more control in Congress, South afraid of losing their rights ( state rights)

Who was the first state to secede from the Union on December 20, 1860?

• South Carolina

• Texas

• Louisiana

• Virginia

Answer explanation

December 20, 1860: SC

1861: MS, FL, AL, GA, LA, TX

Following Fort Sumter: VA, NC, AR, TN

Which Amendment did the Southern states use to justify their secession from the Union?

• 13th

• 11th

• 10th

• 14th

Answer explanation

10th Amendment: any power not given to the federal government is given to the states

Slavery was NEVER mentioned in the Constitution prior to the end of the CW

What did the Southern States call themselves?

• South

• Southern States of America

• United South

• Confederate States of America

Answer explanation

Created their own constitution protecting slavery

Which two European nations did the Confederacy need to rely on?

• France and Great Britain

• Spain and Portugal

• Germany and Austria-Hungary

• Ottoman Empire and Italy

Answer explanation

France and GB were extremely well developed, industrialized nations. Confederacy had no industry to fully stand as their own country

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• George Meade

Answer explanation

Robert E Lee: Confederate military general during the entirety of the CW

Ulysses S. Grant: Union general towards end of war; will become president during Reconstruction

George Meade: Union general; fired by Lincoln for not being aggressive enough

Name of the military fort in SC that was still under Northern control but the Confederacy wanted it. . .

• Fort South

• Fort South Carolina

• Fort Sumter

• Fort Hood

Answer explanation

South wants control of Fort Sumter; Lincoln knows he must make South look like the aggressor; South attacks, North holds on; 100,000+ Northern and Southern soldiers called to fight; North surrenders; TURNS INTO FULL SCALE WAR

Which of the following was NOT a Northern advantage for the War?

• Larger population

• Industry

• Natural resources

• Military generals

Answer explanation

Population: 21 million vs. South's 9 million

Industry: North can produce everything they need

Natural resources: iron. coal, silver

Railroads: transportation of supplies

Navy: better developed than South

Established government: organized