Unit 8 (23-24)

Who served as the President of the Confederate States of America (CSA)? (a)  

• Abraham Lincoln
• Jefferson Davis
• Robert E. Lee
• Ulysses S. Grant

Who was the President of the United States (Union)?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

A slave state that stayed loyal to the Union is called a _________________ _______________?

• Border State

• Slave Loyalist

• Union Slaver

• Indecisive

Analyze the map: How did sectionalism effect the outcome of the election of 1860?

• The different sections of the country cast their votes based on their beliefs about slavery

• The Southern states were strongest

• The Northern states wanted slavery

• There was widespread support for popular sovereignty

Who won the election of 1860 causing southern states to begin seceding (leaving) from the Union?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Johnson

Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

• South Carolina

• Tennessee

• North Carolina

• Virginia

How would the large amounts of railroad mileage help the North in the Civil War?

• The North was able to transport supplies and troops more easily

• The North had to maintain all of the railroad lines

• The North was able to retreat more quickly after major losses

• The railroad had very little impact in the Civil War.

Who had a defensive strategy throughout the war, used knowledge of the land, and had better commanders? ?

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Why did the Union want to control the Mississippi River (circled in the map)?

• It would divide the Confederacy and isolate its western territories.

• It would allow the Union to have free trade with the Confederacy

• It would limit the fighting to the West

• The Union did not want to control the Mississippi.

Why are all the ships shown on the map above?

• The represent the Union Navy that blockaded the Southern coast to stop trade.

• It would allow the Union to have free trade with the Confederacy

• It would limit the fighting to the West

• The Union did not want to control the Mississippi.