civil war

By early in 1861, _________ states had seceded from the Union. Representatives from those states held a meeting. Their goal was to establish a new nation called the Confederate States of America.

• five

• six

• seven

• eight

After the attack on Fort Sumter in Charleston, what was the reaction of the rest of the Southern states?

• 1. Many of the remaining seven states were undecided about their next move.

• 1. Six of the seven states decided to establish a new nation called the Confederate States of America.

• 1. Six of the seven states pledged their allegiance to the United States Union.

• 1. Southern leaders declared that any Southerners loyal to the Union had to relocate to the newly created state of West Virginia.

Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to come forward to preserve the Union. Jefferson Davis was the newly elected president of the Confederacy. He called for volunteers to defend the South. For the first time, Americans were fighting a ______ war.

• civil

• national

• world

• intercontinental

Which region was both richer and more technologically advanced than the other?

• North over the South

• South over the North

• West over the South

• West over the North

The North's greatest weakness was its ____________.

• natural resources

• agricultural economy

• military leadership

• lack of population

The South's main weaknesses were its economy and its_________.

• military leadership

• willingness to fight

• technology was outdated

• transportation systems

The North's greatest advantage was its newly elected president, Abraham Lincoln. Through even the darkest days of the war, Lincoln's belief in the Union never weakened. He believed that the Union was perpetual, or never to be broken.

• 100% false

• 100% true

• true, the false

• false and then true

When Jefferson Davis became their leader. He spoke of the South's rights in his inaugural address. Southerners, he said, "merely asserted a right which the Constitution had defined to be inalienable."

• true

• false

Select 3 strengths was held by the North during the Civil War.

• Military leadership

• railroads

• fighting location

• technology

• population