The Civil War
What risk did Lincoln take when he decided to send supplies to Fort Sumter? abandonment of the fort by Union soldiers abandonment of the fort by Confederate soldiers the appearance of giving in to the Confederacy armed conflict with the Southern soldiers
armed conflict with the Southern soldiers
Which of the following was an advantage for the South at the start of the Civil War? a smaller population an industrial economy a well-led army fewer miles of railroad
A Well-Led Army
Which statement best describes the military strategy of total war? All damage is contained on specific battlefields. All fighting occurs in cities and on battlefields. All military and civilian resources are attacked. All civilian resources are used to feed the army.
All military and civilian resources are attacked.
According to the Supreme Court's ruling on the Scott v. Sandford case, Congress could not ban slavery in free states. slave states. free territories. free republics.
Free Territories
Who became president of the Confederacy in 1861? John C. Breckinridge Stephen Douglas Abraham Lincoln Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis
During the Civil War, the Union and the Confederacy battled in the West for control of major cities. West Virginia. key rivers. Texas.
Key Rivers
Which of the following best describes Dred Scott? Scott was an enslaved person who sued for his freedom. Scott was an abolitionist who escaped slavery as a boy. Scott was an abolitionist who attacked proslavery settlers. Scott was a slave owner who was sued by an enslaved worker.
Scott was an enslaved person who sued for his freedom.
In the Scott v. Sandford case, Sandford's argument was based on the Missouri Compromise. the Fugitive Slave Act. the Kansas-Nebraska Act. the Fifth Amendment.
The Fifth Amendment
What sparked a riot in New York City in 1863? food shortages and a rise in starvation a draft that was unfair to the lower classes a drop in employment in weapons factories the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus
a draft that was unfair to the lower classes
As Union soldiers marched into Richmond in 1865, General Lee's army began to receive reinforcements. had only 35,000 men and no food. planned to reclaim their capital city. headed for Atlanta in full retreat.
had only 35,000 men and no food.
Some state governors in the South opposed the Confederate government after it ratified the Emancipation Proclamation. could not stop the draft riot of 1863. imposed a draft and raised taxes. announced a plan to rejoin the Union.
imposed a draft and raised taxes.
A major result of the Civil War was that it reinvented the Northern economy. preserved the Union. enhanced trade with Europe. divided the country.
preserved the Union.
At the first Democratic Party convention of 1860, fifty Southern delegates refused to vote and left the convention. voted to secede from the Union. nominated their own candidate. decided to become Republicans.
refused to vote and left the convention.
Why was the Union determined to capture Vicksburg during the Civil War? to end the war immediately to gain access to the West to support General Sherman to divide the Confederacy
to divide the Confederacy
As the Civil War progressed, women in both the North and the South took over men's jobs and supported the war effort. continued with life as it had been before the war. openly enlisted in Union and Confederate armies. staged protests and rallies against the war effort.
took over men's jobs and supported the war effort.