US History: Chapter 1 The Civil War --Study Guide

Which of these strategies was NOT used by the South to counter the North's advantages in resources shown in the graph?

The South would invade and capture major Union cities.

What was a significant impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?

The war became a moral contest over slavery.

Why did the Union impose a naval blockade on the South during the Civil War?

To strangle the shipment of supplies to the Confederacy.

The excerpt below is from a letter by General Winfield Scott written in 1861. The Anaconda Plan "[S]o as to envelope the insurgent states and bring them to terms, with less bloodshed than by any other plan". What is the main objective of the plan described in General Scott's letter?

To suffocate the South by controlling the Mississippi River and the Southern ports.

Which sequence of events correctly identifies a rise in tensions, bringing the nation closer toward armed conflict?

Compromise of 1850 -> Dred Scott Decision

Which view was held by most Southerners of the secession crisis of 1860-1861?

Since the Union was created by the states, they could leave it at any time.

Which best expresses the viewpoint of the artist in the cartoon above?

Southern slaves are better treated than factory workers.

Which event was the catalyst for the secession of the first seven Southern states in 1861?

The election of Abraham Lincoln as President.

The excerpt below is from a recently written history of the Civil War: What were the rights and liberties for which the confederates contended? The right to own slaves; the liberty to take this property into the territories; freedom of coercive powers of a centralized government. ---James McPherson, The Battle Cry of Freedom What contradiction does this Civil War historian find in the secession of the Southern states?

Confederates demanded freedom to enslave others.

Which title best completes the diagram?

Florida's Contribution to the South during the Civil War

Which of the following contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War?

Southerners feared that Northerners intended to abolish slavery.

What social issue is addressed in this cartoon?

The conditions of Southern slaves.

What were the major consequences of the Civil War?

The end of slavery and a strengthening of the power of the federal government