Chapter 20 Review

Confederate leaders believed it would be hard for the north to...

conquer the Confederacy's large land area.

The south's military strategy was primarily...

defensive

platform

ideas of policies supported by a political party in an election

strategy

plan of action designed to achieve an overall goal, such as how to win a war

Identify Stephen Douglas' political party and his view on slavery during the Election of 1860.

Douglas was a member of the northern democratic party and he supported popular sovereignty on slavery issue.

Which phrases accurately describe both Lincoln and Davis?

1. had military experience 2. leader during the Civil War

Which phrases accurately describe Jefferson Davis?

1. hoped for a peaceful separation between North and South 2. wanted to create a new republic

Which statement's accurately describe parts of the Union's military strategy?

1. overwhelm the confederacy with large numbers 2. control the Mississippi River to capture key cities and split the Confederacy in half. 3. blockade Southern ports to prevent the shipment of goods

Which phrases accurately describe Abraham Lincoln?

1. wanted to preserve the Union 2. did not want to "interfere with the institution of slavery in states that it exists"

How did the Battle of Fort Sumter begin?

Abraham Lincoln sent supply ships to the fort, and Jefferson Davis ordered his troops to fire.

Identify John Bell's political party and his view on slavery during the Election of 1860.

Bell was a member of the constitutional union party and he was neutral on slavery.

Which statement accurately describes the sectional differences in technology during the Civil War?

Both sides used hot air balloons and portable printing presses, but the North had better transportation and communication networks.

Identify John Breckinridge's political party and his view on slavery during the Election of 1860.

Breckinridge was a member of the southern democratic party and he supported expansion of slavery to the West.

In which region would the political cartoon, Scott's Great Snake, have most likely appeared?

In the North

Identify Abraham Lincoln's political party and his view on slavery during the Election of 1860.

Lincoln was a member of the republican party and he opposed the spread of slavery to new territories.

Capturing cities along which body of water would split the enemy in half?

Mississippi River

Which generalization can be made about how geographical divisions within southern states affected their reliance on slavery?

Mountainous areas did not rely heavily on slavery, while fertile plains and coastal areas did rely heavily on slavery.

What was an impact of the Battle of Fort Sumter?

President Lincoln used the battle to call for volunteers to join the Union Army.

Identify the ECONOMIC differences between the North and South during the Civil War.

The NORTH did 90% of the nation's manufacturing with 40% of the population working in agriculture. The SOUTH had 84% of the population in agriculture and 2/3 of the world's cotton grown here.

Identify the GEOGRAPHIC differences between the North and South during the Civil War.

The NORTH was 74% rural and 26% urban. The SOUTH was 90% rural and 10% urban.

The political cartoon, Scott's Great Snake, illustrates what?

The Union's strategy to blockade the Confederacy and split it in half.

Timeline of events leading up to the Civil War are...

the election of 1860; Lincoln is inaugurated; South Carolina secedes; Confederate States of America forms; Battle of Fort Sumter.

secede

to withdraw from a political party union (in this case, the United States)