Lincoln's POLICIES that WON the Civil War [APUSH Review]

What was Abraham Lincoln's primary objective at the outset of the Civil War?

• To abolish slavery throughout the United States.

• To preserve the Union.

• To expand the Union's territory.

• To punish the Confederate states for secession.

How did General Benjamin Butler's declaration of escaped enslaved people as "contrabands" impact the Union's strategy?

• It forced the Union to return all escaped slaves to their owners.

• It provided a legal justification for the Union to seize enslaved people as enemy property.

• It immediately led to the Emancipation Proclamation.

• It caused several Union states to secede and join the Confederacy.

What was a key aim of the Radical Republicans in Congress regarding slavery during the Civil War?

• To negotiate a compromise with the Confederacy to maintain slavery in some states.

• To destroy slavery as a means to weaken the Confederacy and strengthen free labor.

• To encourage enslaved people to remain on plantations to avoid economic disruption.

• To establish new territories where slavery would be protected.

What was a significant reason for Abraham Lincoln's initial hesitation to declare the Civil War as a fight against slavery?

• He personally supported the institution of slavery.

• He feared losing the support of the Border States that remained in the Union.

• He believed the Union army was not strong enough to fight for abolition.

• He wanted to avoid international intervention in the conflict.

What was the immediate legal declaration of the Emancipation Proclamation regarding enslaved people?

• It freed all enslaved people throughout the entire country.

• It freed enslaved people only in the Union border states.

• It freed enslaved people in states currently in rebellion against the Union.

• It freed no enslaved people, as it was merely a symbolic gesture.

• It freed enslaved people in all states that had seceded from the Union.

Why did Great Britain and France ultimately refuse to ally with the Confederacy during the Civil War?

• They were economically dependent on the Union for manufactured goods.

• They had already abolished slavery and would not support a pro-slavery cause.

• The Confederacy lacked sufficient military strength to be a valuable ally.

• They feared direct military intervention from the Union.

• The Union offered them more favorable trade agreements.

Beyond its legal declarations, how did the Emancipation Proclamation significantly impact enslaved people in the Confederacy?

• It immediately granted them full citizenship rights in Union territories.

• It encouraged them to escape bondage and join the Union military effort.

• It led to widespread slave revolts across the Southern states.

• It resulted in the immediate abolition of slavery in all border states.

• It provided them with land and financial compensation upon their freedom.

What fundamental belief did Abraham Lincoln emphasize in his Gettysburg Address to unify the nation?

• The importance of states' rights and self-governance.

• The principle that "All men are created equal."

• The necessity of punishing the rebellious Southern states.

• The economic benefits of a unified national market.

• The divine right of the Union to preserve itself.