CITS Chapter 8 HIST1305

Which year marked the beginning of the Civil War in the United States?

• 1844

• 1861

• 1877

• 1850

How many southern slaveholding states seceded from the republic to form the Confederate States of America before the Civil War?

• 5

• 7

• 8

• 10

Which of the following states was NOT one of the original seven to secede and form the Confederate States of America?

• South Carolina

• Mississippi

• Kentucky

• Florida

What was the primary reason the Civil War was fought?

• Political leadership

• Slavery and its expansion

• Economic differences

• Territorial disputes

Who was the president of the United States at the beginning of the Civil War?

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert Anderson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

What action did Abraham Lincoln decide to take regarding Fort Sumter?

• He ordered an attack on the fort

• He chose to evacuate the fort

• He authorized its resupply

• He ignored the situation

What advantage did the Union have over the Confederacy?

• More experienced military leaders

• A larger and more integrated rail network

• A larger population of volunteer soldiers

• Better diplomatic relations with European countries

What was one of the advantages the Confederacy had during the Civil War?

• The Confederacy had a larger population than the Union.

• The Confederacy's enslaved population could be put to work to support the southern cause.

• The Confederacy had more free black soldiers than the Union.

• The Confederacy did not have to rely on its slaves for military duty.

What would an independent Confederacy signal to the United States?

• A victory for the United States.

• The need to enslave more people.

• A defeat for the United States.

• The establishment of economic institutions from scratch.

What action did the Lincoln administration take at the beginning of hostilities that affected British interests?

• They sought peace negotiations with the Confederacy.

• They declared a blockade of Confederate-controlled ports.

• They offered to mediate a peace settlement between Britain and the Confederacy.

• They recognized the Confederacy as a belligerent nation.