Civil War Test Review

Border State refers to:

• Agreeing or accepting something without arguing about it

• Making it easy for something to happen

• Slave state that remained in the Union during the Civil War

• Unable to change

When the Confederate States of America wrote their Constitution, they added this guarantee:

• Freedom of speech

• Right to bear arms

• Protection of slavery

• Women's suffrage

This party was formed during the election of 1860 to protect the Union and the Constitution:

• Republican Party

• Democratic Party

• Constitutional Union Party

• Whig Party

What issue did the Democratic Party split over?

• Tariffs

• Slavery

• Banking

• Immigration

Who won the presidential election of 1860?

• Stephen Douglas

• John Breckinridge

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Bell

What state is the first to secede after Lincoln wins the election?

• Georgia

• South Carolina

• Virginia

• Mississippi

The attack on this fort began the Civil War?

• Fort Sumter

• Fort Knox

• Fort Ticonderoga

• Fort McHenry

What military advantage did the North have?

• Larger navy

• More experienced officers

• Better cavalry

• Stronger fortifications

Who had a larger population?

• The North

• The South

• Both were equal

• Neither had a significant advantage

This was ordered to stop Maryland from seceding from the Union after the attack on Fort Sumter?

• Martial law

• Economic sanctions

• Diplomatic negotiations

• Military withdrawal