Civil War Objectives 1 & 2

"Secession" is best described as...

• ...a state refusing to follow a law passed by the Federal government.

• ...the process of choosing a new leader after the prior leader retires or dies.

• ...a state declaring itself independent of the United States.

• ...legally freeing all slaves in a state or region.

This state was the first to secede from the Union.

• Georgia

• Mississippi

• Texas

• South Carolina

Early in his Presidency, Abraham Lincoln declared that his primary goal as President was to

• preserve the Union

• enforce the Emancipation Proclamation

• encourage sectionalism

• end slavery throughout the entire country

"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.” -Abraham Lincoln, 1858 According to this quotation, Abraham Lincoln believed that

• sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union

• the Southern states should be allowed to secede

• slavery was immoral and should be abolished immediately`

• to save the nation, the North should allow the South to keep slavery

What was the first major goal of President Abraham Lincoln’s administration?

• to destroy the institution of slavery

• to industrialize the economy

• to maintain the unity of the country

• to expand the power of state governments

Which statement best explains President Abraham Lincoln’s justification for the Civil War?

• President Lincoln’s oath of office required him to defend and preserve the Union.

• As an abolitionist, President Lincoln wanted to end slavery in the United States.

• President Lincoln wanted to keep the South economically dependent on the industrial North.

• To keep the support of Great Britain and France, President Lincoln had to try to end slavery immediately.

"A house divided against itself cannot stand. . . . I do not expect the Union to be dissolved; I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. . . .” -Abraham Lincoln, 1858 The “divided house” referred to in this speech was caused primarily by

• war with Mexico

• slavery

• expansionism

• the suffrage movement

Counting both Black and White people, it had a population of over 20 million people in 1861 (larger than the other side).

• South

• Both

• North

• Neither

What was the most important advantage the North had during the Civil War?

• superior military leadership

• economic aid from Britain and France

• unified public support for the war effort

• industrial resources

This General became the leader of Union forces after the war began, and led the Union to victory.

• "Stonewall" Jackson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• William Tecumseh Sherman