WorksheetsThe War Begins
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 8mins
What did many fear would happen if Lincoln was elected in the Election of 1860?
slavery would expand
slavery would be outlawed
slaves would rebel
None of the above
Secede means to . . .
expand
rebel
stay
leave
Which of the following statements is true about the Election of 1860?
No candidates won a majority (over half) of the popular vote.
Stephen Douglas place second in the popular vote, but came in last in the electoral votess.
Abraham Lincoln won the most popular and electoral votes
All of the Above
Which state was the first to secede from the union?
North Carolina
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America (the new nation formed by the seceding states)?
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
At the start of the Civil War, the goal of the North was . . .
to end slavery
to make the south their colonies
to maintain a way of life by gaining independence
to reunite the nation
At the start of the Civil War, the goal of the South was . . .
to end slavery
to make the south their colonies
to maintain a way of life by gaining independence
to reunite the nation
The larger population in the north meant that they . . .
had more people to serve in the military
had more tax money to spend on the war
had more people to work in the factories to make supplies for the war
All of the Above
Which did the North NOT have more of?
railroads
population
factories
military leaders
While the North had many advantages, which of the following were disadvantagees?
In order to win, the North had to invade the South.
The North had long supply lines to defend.
The North had to fight the majority of the war on unfamiliar territory.
All of the Above
Which of the following was viewed as an advantage for the South in the Civil War?
Because the South was defending their homeland and way of life, they were highly moitvated.
Because the South had a stronger navy, they could control what was being imported into the United States.
The South had the advantage of fighting an offensive war and invading the North.
All of the Above
Which of the following is NOT part of the North's strateegy (called the Anaconda Plan) to win the war?
to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia
to blockade Southern ports
to fight a defensive war
to seize the Mississippi River
The South's strategy to win the Civil War included . . .
fighting a offensive war until the North got tire of fighting
gaining help from Europe because they would support the end of slavery
fighting a defensive war until the North got tired of fighting
arming the slaves
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at _______________
Bunker HIll
Fort Sumter
Fort McHenry
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter . . .
was a Union fort in southern territory
was lost to the Confederacy because they ran out of ammunition
forced Lincoln to choose whether to defend federal property in Confederate territory
All of the Above
Which of the following was NOT a border state
West Virginia
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Maryland
A border statee was . . .
a state that permitted slavery, but remained in the Union
a state that outlawed slavery, but seceded to the Confederacy
a state that permitted slavery, but seceded to the Confederacy
a state that outlawed slavery, but remained in the Union
