Topic 8 Review

8.10.4 | Look at the two charts regarding voter turnout in the Election on Slavery in Kansas, 1855. What explains the data in the two charts?

• Only certain people were required to register before voting.

• Abolitionists voted in large numbers to make Kansas a slave state.

• Kansas settlers were not required to register before voting.

• Thousands of pro-slavery advocates crossed into Kansas from Missouri and voted illegally.

Answer explanation

Thousands of pro-slavery advocates crossed into Kansas from Missouri and voted illegally.

8.11.1 | Southern states began to secede largely because they felt that

• the North was going to invade the South.

• Lincoln as President was a threat to their way of life.

• the Constitution no longer protected their way of life.

• seceding would improve their economy.

Answer explanation

Southern states seceded because they believed Lincoln as President was a threat to their way of life.

8.11.1 | How, where, and when, does the Civil War begin?

• The Civil War began at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, when Confederate General Beauregard fired upon Ft. Sumter.

• The Civil War began at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1860, when Confederate General Beauregard fired upon Ft. Sumter.

• The Civil War began at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, when Union General Beauregard fired upon Ft. Sumter.

• The Civil War began at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1860, when Union General Beauregard fired upon Ft. Sumter.

Answer explanation

The Civil War began at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, when Confederate General Beauregard fired upon Ft. Sumter.

8.11.1 | Which eleven states formed the Confederate States of America?

• Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia

• Texas, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia

• Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia

• Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Delaware, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia

Answer explanation

The correct eleven states that formed the Confederate States of America are Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.

8.11.1 | Look at the electoral map of the Election of 1860. What explains Lincoln's victory?

• Lincoln received majority of the electoral college votes.

• Lincoln won the popular vote and the electoral vote.

• Since 60% of voters chose a candidate other than Lincoln, he didn't win the Election of 1860.

• Lincoln won the territories.

Answer explanation

Lincoln received majority of the electoral college votes.

8.10.4 | Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act anger many northerners?

• They reasoned that it unfairly challenged the Compromise of 1850.

• They were convinced the new act would lead to violence in the West.

• They suspected it was a political move enacted to increase property taxes in the West.

• They thought it went against the Missouri Compromise's promise to keep slavery from spreading.

Answer explanation

They thought it went against the Missouri Compromise's promise to keep slavery from spreading.

8.11.3 | What contribution to the war effort is shown in this image?

• medical and surgical technique development

• women accompanying their wounded husbands to a field hospital

• women's involvement as nurses

• the creation of the American Red Cross

Answer explanation

The correct contribution to the war effort shown in the image is women's involvement as nurses.

8.11.4 | The Union's strategy for the war included, among other plans,

• employing the cordon defense and later shifting to an offensive-defensive strategy.

• blockading southern ports and dividing the South.

• employing the cordon defense.

• controlling the Mississippi River and seizing Boston.

Answer explanation

The Union's strategy for the war included blockading southern ports and dividing the South, which was an effective plan to weaken the Confederate forces.

8.11.7 | Read the excerpt from President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Which of the following best summarizes Lincoln’s meaning in this last sentence of his Gettysburg Address?

• Soldiers must be given more power in the government because of their actions in the war.

• Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government.

• Presidents should decide important issues, including the debates over slavery.

• Government of the people, by the people, and for the people is no longer important.

Answer explanation

Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government.

8.11.4 | Toward the end of the Civil War, how did General Grant’s actions affect southern civilians?

• He allowed those living in the South to keep ownership of their land.

• He ordered his generals to impose a "total war" strategy on the South.

• He ordered his army to rebuild rural areas in the South damaged by the war.

• He made sure that slavery was allowed to continue in the South.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is that General Grant ordered his generals to impose a 'total war' strategy on the South, affecting southern civilians.