CH. 8.3: Fort Sumter and the Coming of the War

The leader who had difficulty choosing whether to either defend or abandon Fort Sumter in the winter of 1860-1861 was Answer: James Buchanan

James Buchanan

President Lincoln would most likely disagree with the sentiments expressed in which of the following?

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

President Lincoln's argument, as expressed in the excerpt, was a response to:

The secession of seven southern states from the Union

The excerpt reflects which philosophy of government?

Federalism

Based on his leadership skills at Fort Sumter, the first military hero of the Confederacy was:

P. G. T. Beauregard.

The member of Lincoln's cabinet who believed he would actually lead the government because he thought he should have been elected president was:

William Seward

The significance of Fort Sumter in starting the Civil War was its role as a:

fortification with symbolic value for both sides.

President Lincoln's overall goal when he issued the provided statement was to:

maintain the Union

In President Lincoln's mind, a potential downside for the Union if the U.S. Army abandoned Fort Sumter was:

possible recognition of the Confederacy by England and France.

The ideas expressed by Abraham Lincoln in the excerpt had most in common with the ideas expressed in:

the idea of national unity in George Washington's Farewell Address

The main consideration for President Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet in deciding what to do about Fort Sumter was:

the imperative to hold federal territory.