Unit 5 Civil War Review

Which of these did NOT lead to the Civil War?

• Imports

• Sectionalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• States' Rights

What is sectionalism?

• loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole

• undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being

• the state of being united or joined as a whole

What is the significance of the battle of Fort Sumter?

• The Union victory divided the Confederacy

• The Confederate attack initiated the war

• The invasion resulted in surrender of the Confederacy

• The Confederate attack lengthened the war

Abraham Lincoln was a threat to:

• Northern Democrats

• pro-slavery Southerners

• Northern Republicans

• Southern Democrats

Why was Fort Sumter attacked?

• The South wanted to overthrow the government.

• The North wanted to overthrow the government.

Who won the election of 1860?

• Robert E. Lee

• Douglas Michael

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

What was a Northern soldier called?

• Yankee

• Rebel

• Red Coat

• Red Rebel

Who wanted states to have more rights than the federal government?

• Whigs

• Union

• North

• Confederates

What is secession?

• Joining a large group

• Joining a small group

• Withdrawing from a large group

• Attacking a large group

What is an embargo?

• Allowing trade with another country

• an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country