Secession and War - 9.4

What is the main idea of this text?

• Contracts between independent states can be broken when the need arises.

• Southerners believed they had the right to leave the United States because they thought the government broke an agreement by passing the Fugitive Slave Act.

• Southerners believed they had the right to leave the United States because they thought the government broke an agreement by not protecting their rights, especially about slavery.

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Southern States argued that they had a right to leave the Union because...

• The national government was refusing to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act.

• The North was denying Southern states equal rights in the territories.

• The Constitution was no longer in effect.

• The national government was refusing to recognize the territories as states.

What percent of the electoral vote did Lincoln get?

• 59.4%

• 39.8%

• 4.0%

What percent of the popular vote did Lincoln get?

• 12.6%

• 23.8%

• 39.8%

• 29.5%

What is the main idea of this text?

• President Lincoln planned to send soldiers to Fort Sumter in preparation for attack.

• President Lincoln planned to send supplies to Fort Sumter without using force, unless the Confederates attacked first.

• South Carolina Governor Francis Pickens was not being reasonable.

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What are some inferences you can make from this text?

• Lincoln wanted to avoid starting a war.

• The situation at Fort Sumter was serious.

• Lincoln was trying to be careful and fair.

• Lincoln was secretly sending armed soldiers to South Carolina.

How many states seceded before the siege of Fort Sumter?

• 7

• 6

• 5

• 8

How many states seceded after the siege of Fort Sumter?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

What were some advantages that the North had?

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• larger population

• more resources

• more ships

• larger supply of officers

Why was it important to have a good railway network?

• It makes it more difficult to blockade certain ports.

• Because trains were the only way to send messages.

• It makes it easier and faster to move things around.