3.7.1 Knowledge Check

Which of the following were advantages that the Union had over the Confederacy?

• More factories and railroads

• Fighting on local terrain

• A larger population

• More money and farms

How did the results of the election reflect sectional divisions?

• States in the North voted for Lincoln, states in the South voted for democrats.

• Northern and Southern states voted for Lincoln.

• Most states voted for the Constitutional Union Party.

• There was no sectional division in America at this time.

Why were Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware called border states?

• They formed America's southern border with Mexico

• They formed America's northern border with Canada

• They were right at the border between Union and Confederate states.

• Those states were all formed from the Louisiana territory.

How did the split in the Democratic Party in 1860 reflect the split in the country?

• Democrats in the North split off from Democrats in the South.

• Democrats in the North voted for Lincoln for president.

• The democratic party supported a single candidate for office.

• Republicans in the south became Democrats.

Based on the cartoon, what effect do you think the artist believes secession would have on the South?

• Secession would make the South stronger.

• Secession would make the South weaker.

• Secession would restore the Constitution.

• Secession would make Slavery legal.

According to the timeline, how did the election of Lincoln contribute to the attack on Fort Sumter?

• Fort Sumter was attacked before Lincoln was elected

• Fort Sumter was attacked before southern states seceded.

• Fort Sumter was attacked as a consequence of Lincoln's election.

• Fort Sumter was attacked by the Union.

Why did white southerners want to secede from the Union?

• They believed Lincoln and the republican party would abolish slavery where it existed.

• They believed that Mexico and Cuba would welcome the Confederacy.

• They thought that the Constiution allowed them to secede.

• They believed in States Rights.

Why did Confederate troops attack Fort Sumter?

• Jefferson Davis's Home was located on the same island as the Fort.

• The fort was guarding an important harbor the Confederacy needed.

• There were refugees from slavery in the Fort.

• Confederates were defending from an attack Union troops stationed at the fort.

How can a weak economy and weak industry become problematic during wartime?

• It would be difficult to make the things you need to win a war.

• It would be easy to make the things you need to win a war, but hard to transport them.

• Economics is unimportant, what matters most in war is military strategy and leadership

• A weak economy and industry means that most people will be unemployed during a war.

Abraham Lincoln was the president of...

• ...the United States of America

• ...the Thirteen Colonies

• ...the Combined American States.

• ...the Confederate States of America