EOC Review SS.912.A.2.1

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

the election of Abraham Lincoln as President

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

to strangle the shipment of supplies to the Confederacy.

This cartoon was published in 1850 (cartoon pic) Which social issue is addressed in the cartoon?

the polluted air in the new industrial towns.

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 plans") What was the main objective of the plan described in General Scott's letter?

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

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

Compromise -> Dred Scott Decision

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

Confederates demanded the freedom to enslave others.

Which view was held by most Southerners of the secession crisis 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 of the following contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War?

Southerners feared that Northerners intended to abolish slavery.

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

The South would invade and capture major Union cities.

What was the significant impact of the Emancipation Proclamation?

The war became a moral contest over slavery.

What were the major consequences of the Civil War?

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