The Civil War

Which was a Union advantage at the start of the Civil War?

• fighting a defensive war

• many factories

• great military leaders

• help from Great Britain

Which of these was NOT an effect of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation?

• It ensured that Britain would not support the South.

• It added a new goal for the North to fight for in the war.

• It angered the South and even frustrated some northerners.

• It forced the South to free their slaves immediately.

The Gettysburg Address is about

• honoring dead soldiers and keeping their fight for freedom alive.

• ending slavery in all states forever.

• maintaining political power in the election of 1864.

• freeing the slaves in the states still in rebellion.

Lincoln justified suspending habeas corpus because of

• the need for tax-in-kind.

• riots in northern cities indicated people did not want to fight to end slavery.

• contrabands took advantage of the economic troubles.

• too many lost battles by the North at the beginning of the war.

Lincoln had a difficult time finding good generals to lead the Union at the beginning of the war because

• West Point was not in existence yet.

• most army officers were part-time volunteers.

• few officers were young enough to lead in wartime.

• many of the army’s best officers joined the Confederacy.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Union’s Anaconda Plan at the start of the war?

• blockading southern ports

• controlling the Mississippi River

• waging a total war that destroyed crops and livestock

• capturing Richmond

The Conscription Laws in the Union, also known as the “draft laws,” led to social and economic class divisions because

• they mixed blacks and whites into the same army units.

• richer people could buy their way out of the draft.

• landowners did not have to register.

• they created higher quotas for farmers and workers than for managers and plantation owners.

The main goal of the Confederacy at the start of the Civil War was to

• fight a defensive war.

• blockade the northern ports.

• take control of the Mississippi River.

• seize Richmond.

The battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac

• broke the Union naval blockade of the South.

• ended with the sinking of the Confederate vessel.

• led to the Union capturing New Orleans.

• changed naval warfare by proving the value of the ironclad vessels.

Which conclusion could be drawn from the following information?

In his inaugural speech, Lincoln stated that there need be no violence “unless it be forced on the national authority.”  On April 29, 1861, Jefferson Davis told the Confederate Congress that Union reinforcements were being sent to Fort Sumter.  When Major Anderson refused to surrender Fort Sumter, the southern forces began firing on the fort.

• The Union started the war by firing first.

• Lincoln was waiting for the right time to invade the South.

• Lincoln maneuvered the South into attacking the Union.

• Davis lied to the Confederate Congress.