Unit 6 Study guide review

Which statement about the differences between the North and the South at the beginning of the Civil War is NOT correct?

• Cotton was the resource most important to the Southern economy.

• The Northern economy relied on industrial manufacturing more than agriculture.

• Due its dependence on trade, the South had better railways and roads than the North.

• The South had many great military leaders as most of the country's military colleges were in the South.

Which statement BEST explains the importance of the information presented in the table?

• It shows the disparity between the Union and the Confederacy at the end of the Civil War in population, railroads, farmland, and manufacturing, indicating the problems caused by the lack of European support for the South.

• It shows the disparity between the Union and the Confederacy during the Civil War in population, railroads, farmland, and manufacturing, indicating the great success of the blockade of Confederate ports.

• It shows the disparity between the Union and the Confederacy at the outset of the Civil War in population, railroads, farmland, and manufacturing, indicating the great advantage the Union would have in the war.

• It shows the disparity between the Union and the Confederacy at the outset of the Civil War in population, railroads, farmland, and manufacturing, indicating the slight advantage the Confederacy would have in the war.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed

• all slaves in the United States

• slaves in the border states

• slaves in the Confederate states

• slaves in the Northern states

President Abraham Lincoln used _________ to establish the abolition of slavery as a Union objective in the Civil War.

• the Emancipation Proclamation

• the Gettysburg Address

• the Thirteenth Amendment

• the Homestead Act

What meaning did Lincoln wish to convey in the quotation "A house divided against itself cannot stand"?

• Abolitionists and slavery supporters must seek a compromise.

• Division over the issue of slavery was a significant threat to the Union.

• Slavery was driving the world's powers to avoid engaging with the United States.

• The nation's reliance on slavery threatened its economic stability and stood in the way of progress.

What is the "unfinished work" that President Lincoln refers to in the third paragraph of his speech?

• winning the Civil War and restoring the Union

• relocating American Indians to reservations

• freeing all slaves held in the United States

• extending to women the right to vote

Which of the following leaders fought in the first Mexican-American war, served as the US Secretary of War, and led the Confederacy?

• Stonewall Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William Tecumseh Sherman

How did Sherman's "March to the Sea" most directly impact the civilian populace of the South?

• Thousands of civilians lost their lives as a result of Sherman's campaign.

• Many Southerners were forced to join the Union army as a result of Sherman's campaign.

• Large numbers of civilians lost property as a result of Sherman's campaign.

• Southerners' resolve was strengthened against the Union as a result of Sherman's campaign.

Which of the following statements about Ulysses S. Grant is NOT correct?

• He became the commander of the Union Army in 1864.

• He served as governor of the state of Virginia prior to the Civil War.

• He helped achieve victory for the Union in important early battles in Tennessee, including the Battle of Shiloh.

• He accepted the surrender of Robert E. Lee and his army following the Battle of Appomattox Court House.

Which of the following geographic features made the city of Atlanta an essential target for Union forces, leading to the Battle for Atlanta in 1864?

• the city's location on a ridge above the Chattahoochee River

• the city's location in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains

• the city's location as a hub of railroads carrying military supplies

• the city's location as a hub of canals carrying military supplies