WorksheetsYISD MS SS Grade8 SECTIONALISM and CIVIL WAR 20-21
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 54mins
After General Robert E. Lee's surrender at a private home in Appomattox, Virginia, the main priority of the United States was to-
elect a new president and vice president
implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union
establish Union forts in the former Confederate states
Why were the Union tactics described effective?
Confederate states were unable to collect tariffs on manufactured goods.
Union forces were able to use the blockade to gain international support.
Confederate states were unable to use agricultural exports as a source of revenue.
What was a main reason for sectional differences in the U.S. in the early 1800s?
the role of women in society
economic differences
religious differences
SECTIONALISM
STATES' RIGHTS
SLAVERY
Which was the outcome of these factors?
Manifest Destiny
Civil War
Expansion of Slavery
South Carolina argued for __________ to justify their decision to secede from the Union in 1860.
States' Rights
Individual Rights
Abolitionism
Which is an advantage the CONFEDERACY had over the UNION at the start of the Civil War?
The Confederacy had superior manufacturing capacity.
Confederate soldiers knew the terrain battles were fought on.
The Confederacy had more miles of railroads.
April 12, 1961: What was significant about the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter?
It was the last battle of the Civil War.
It gave the Union control of the Mississippi.
It was the first battle of the Civil War.
Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?
The right of citizens to choose representatives
The power of states to organize militias
The unalienable rights of citizens
The legal ability of states to secede
According to Abraham Lincoln in his second inaugural address, the South's real interest in starting the Civil War was...
to defend the Union.
to protect and extend slavery.
te protect tariffs and manufacturing.
Union gets control of Mississippi
Confederacy divided in half
Which is the significant battle is being described?
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of Sabine Pass
Why was the loss of control over the Mississippi significant for the Confederacy?
It meant Texas was now a Union State.
It cut the South off from supplies.
It was a physical barrier protecting Union soldiers and bases.
Why would someone in the south have opposed the Missouri Compromise?
It would limit the expansion of slavery in the territories as the U.S. expanded west.
It would permit the expansion of slavery in the territories as the U.S. expanded west.
