The Civil War - O's Review

What was one major cause of unrest and hostility in Kansas during the mid-1850s, described as “Bleeding Kansas” by historians?

• the decision between farmers and cattle ranchers regarding fencing in the land

• the interference of northern and southern settlers on the issue of slavery

• the dispute between white settlers and the Native American in that location

• the immigration of laborers who worked for low wages competing with workers already in Kansas

"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free."

– Abraham Lincoln, 1858

According to this quotation, Abraham Lincoln believed that

• Slavery was immoral and should be abolished immediately 

• Sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union 

• The Southern states should be allowed to secede 

• To save the nation, the North should compromise with the South on slavery 

During the Civil War, all of the following were Border States except

• Missouri

• Maryland

• Kentucky

• Arkansas

The South hoped to receive aid in the Civil War from England most likely because of England’s

• need for cotton 

• defense of slavery in her own colonies 

• the anger it felt toward the United States after the treaty that settled Oregon’s borders in the 1840s 

• sympathy it had for the religious background of the Anglican Church in the southern states

How did the Civil War affect the northern American economy?

• The large number of casualties created a severe shortage of laborers, so minorities and women took on newer jobs

• Economic growth diminished when natural resources were destroyed. 

• An age of agricultural growth was pushed forward by the war needs. 

• The synthetic materials industry grew when it became difficult to get cotton.

How did the Civil War affect the sourthern American economy?

• The large number of casualties created a severe shortage of laborers, so minorities and women took on newer jobs

• Economic growth went down when natural resources were destroyed. 

• An age of agricultural growth was pushed forward by the war needs. 

• The synthetic materials industry grew when it became difficult to get cotton.

According to the map, which statement about Illinois during the Civil War is correct?

• It was part of the Confederate States. 

• It was part of the Dakota Territory. 

• It was a border state. 

• It was a free state. 

What was the name of the first major battle of the Civil War, in July 1861, where the Union met a terrible disaster?

• the Battle of Sharpsburg 

• the Battle of Gettysburg 

• the Battle of Antietam 

• the Battle of Bull Run 

As a result of the Union’s 1863 draft law during the Civil War, poor northern men objected because it

• exempted any wealthy man who owned a business 

• forced those being drafted to pay a fee to the federal government 

• was unconstitutional 

• allowed a draftee to hire a substitute or to pay a fee of $300 to be exempt from service

At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln maintained that the war was being fought to

• uphold national honor 

• prevent foreign involvement 

• free all slaves 

• preserve the Union