Ch 11 Review

Which event directly resulted in the start of the secession of Southern states?

• The Nullification Crisis occurred.

• Abraham Lincoln was elected president.

• John Brown attempted to raid Harpers Ferry.

• Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

Different viewpoints about states’ rights and federal power gained support in the North or the South. Read each quotation and choose whether it most likely represents a Northern perspective or a Southern perspective in 1860. 1. “States have the right to nullify any law they disagree with.”

• Southern

• Northern

• Western

• Eastern

Different viewpoints about states’ rights and federal power gained support in the North or the South. Read each quotation and choose whether it most likely represents a Northern perspective or a Southern perspective in 1860. 2. “Laws made by the federal government trump laws made by states.”

• Northern

• Southern

• Western

• Eastern

Different viewpoints about states’ rights and federal power gained support in the North or the South. Read each quotation and choose whether it most likely represents a Northern perspective or a Southern perspective in 1860. 3. “It was our choice to join the Union and will be our choice whether to leave it.”

• Southern

• Northern

• Western

• Eastern

Different viewpoints about states’ rights and federal power gained support in the North or the South. Read each quotation and choose whether it most likely represents a Northern perspective or a Southern perspective in 1860. 4. “The country cannot be broken apart. It is one nation and must remain as one.”

• Northern

• Southern

• Western

• Eastern

Which term best describes the states in yellow on the Civil War map?

• abolition states

• border states

• confederate states

• uninvolved territories

States or territories that remained in the Union during the Civil War are shown in which colors on the map?

• blue

• gray

• orange

• yellow

States that seceded from the Union are shown in which color on the map?

• blue

• gray

• orange

• yellow

Which color on the map represents the territories that were not yet states?

• blue

• gray

• orange

• yellow

How did Lincoln address Southern secession in his First Inaugural speech?

• He asked the Southern states not to secede and agreed to respect states' rights.

• He vowed not to interfere with the institution of slavery in states where it already existed.

• He said that he would declare war on the states that seceded and promised to attack them.

• He allowed certain Southern states to leave the Union to protect against damage to federal property.