Civil War Test Review

What was Abraham Lincoln's position on slavery when he campaigned in 1860?

• He was a strict abolitionist.

• He was a strong supporter of slavery.

• He was a free-soiler who did not want to see slavery expand into new territories.

• He wanted to end slavery and create new colonies for ex-slaves in Africa.

This cartoon depicts the first states to secede as men riding animals off of a cliff. Based on your knowledge of history, which state is riding the pig?

• Florida

• Alabama

• Virginia

• South Carolina

This map shows the results of the presidential election of 1860. Based on this map, which statement about the election of 1860 is true?

• A) Americans were united behind Abraham Lincoln, and he received the majority of the popular vote.

• B) If the Democratic Party had not been divided by sectionalism, Abraham Lincoln would have lost the election.

• C) Northern states were evenly divided on their support for Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln.

• D) The nation was politically divided along geographic lines, and the South opposed the election of Abraham Lincoln.

What is President Lincoln's overall goal in giving his address?

• to quell the rebellion

• to preserve the Union

• to expand the nation

• to withdraw quietly

What factor most contributed to the outcome of the Civil War?

• The North had more resources and people and was able to defeat the South in a war of attrition.

• War materials provided by Great Britain gave the North the resources they needed to keep fighting.

• The destruction of southern factories stopped the South's primary sources of revenue for the war.

• Newly freed slaves provided the North's armies with unique insights to the weaknesses of the South.

How did the existence of slavery impact Abraham Lincoln's political and military strategy in the early years of the Civil War?

• Lincoln tried to avoid military action in areas with large slave populations because he feared slaves would join the Confederate army.

• Lincoln allowed slavery to continue in border states like Maryland and Kentucky because he feared the states would secede and join the Confederacy.

• Lincoln forced states that allowed slavery to secede from the Union and join the Confederacy.

• Lincoln ignored the issue of slavery and focused on ending the war quickly.

What trait was distinctive about the states of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri during the first half of the Civil War?

• They were states that came into existence because of the war.

• They were the leading centers for the Underground Railroad.

• They were slave states that stayed in the Union.

• They contained prison camps holding both Union and Confederate soldiers.

Based on the information in the graph, what conclusion can be drawn about each side's ability to fight the war?

• The Union could produce war materials but lacked the ability to transport them out of the states where they were manufactured.

• The Union's economy was agrarian-based and suffered when trade with the Confederacy was cut off.

• The Confederacy had the necessary infrastructure to switch from farming to producing war materials.

• The Confederacy's economy relied on the exportation of cash crops, and they lacked the resources needed to fight the war over a long period of time.

What problem of the Confederate army is indicated in this advertisement?

• the need for more manpower in the army

• the concerns over rising inflation

• the economic harm done to large planters

• the possibility of mixing between the race

What prevented Britain from supporting the South in 1861?

• Britain did not consider textile manufacturing to be important.

• Britain was already fighting a war in Europe.

• Britain already had an oversupply of cotton.

• Britain and France agreed to adopt a neutral policy toward the war.