Chapter 15: The Crucible of War, 1861-1865
How did Lincoln's recent opponent, Stephen Douglas, respond to his declaration of war?
He pledged his support for Lincoln and the Union, calling Southerners traitors
What made Abraham Lincoln a superb wartime leader?
He was a master politician with an innate understanding of military strategy
Why did Abraham Lincoln, who detested slavery, resist its destruction during 1861 and 1862?
Public opinion in the North did not support the ide of black emancipation
What did the states of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri choose to do after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter?
Remain loyal to the Union
What was the outcome of the Seven Days Battle on the Yorktown peninsula in June of 1862?
Robert E. Lee saved Richmond and Abraham Lincoln fired General George McClelan
When he made the decision to try to resupply Fort Sumter in April of 1861, Abraham Lincoln demonstrated his intention to
Shift the decision of war or peace to Jefferson Davis
What occurred at Glorieta Pass outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in March of 1862?
A band of Colorado miners ambushed Confederate forces and liberated Santa Fe
Why did Southerners expect that Britain and perhaps France would ally with the Confederacy?
A war could interrupt Europe's supply of cotton
How did most white Northerners characterize southern secession?
As an attack on a vails, democratically elected government
How did the Union forces make use of African Americans during the first year of the Civil War?
Black men seed as manual laborers and black women as laundresses and cooks
On which side of the Civil War did Native Americans fight?
Both Sides -Confederacy -Union
The U.S. Sanitary Commission, a large civilian organization during the Civil War, performed what role in the Union?
Distributing clothing, food, and medicine to soldiers and burying the dead
Which group aided Confederate politicians in their efforts to promote southern unity and nationalism over the long course of the Civil War?
Clergymen, who assured southerners that God has blessed slavery and the new nation
Why did President Lincoln decide not to abandon Fort Sumter?
He had promised to defend federal property in his inaugural address
How many Union soldiers died in the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter?
None
How did Northerners respond after the Confederates bombarded Fort Sumter in April 1861?
Northerners overwhelmingly supported the war
The U.S. military base known as Fort Sumter was located on an island off the coast of which southern state?
South Carolina
What was Abraham Lincoln's goal when he took office as president in March of 1861?
Stopping secession from spreading to the states in the Upper South
What prevented Great Britain from engaging with the Confederacy's plan for King Cotton diplomacy?
The British found new sources of cotton in India, Egypt, and elsewhere
How did the Confederacy compensate for its inability to build a conventional navy equal to that of the U.S. fleet?
The Confederacy cladded its wooden frigates with armor plates to fortify them against Union shells
Which region had the advantage in resources when the Civil War bagan?
The North had many more sources than the South.
What was Jefferson Davis's objective as president of the newly formed Confederate States of America in 1861?
To establish the Confederacy as a permanent republic
Which Union victory in the Civil War opened the door for a Union invasion of Georgia?
The victory on Chattanooga
Why did Southerners from all classes enlist to fight the Yankees after the attack on Front Sumter?
The wanted to preserve slavery and to ensure that African Americans remained subordinate to whites
How did the population of the Union compare to that of the Confederacy in 1861?
There were more than twice as many people living in the Union than in the Confederacy
