1.14.T - Lesson: The Sectional Crisis Review- 1.15.T - Lesson: The Civil War Review

How did the federal government react to secession?

with indecisiveness

During the Election of 1864, Abraham Lincoln faced a political challenge from the _______________, Democrats who wished to make peace with the Confederacy.

Copperheads

After the southern delegates walked out of the Charleston convention, they later met in Richmond to nominate their own Democratic candidate. Who was he?

John C. Breckenridge

Which of the following is true regarding the Election of 1860?

Lincoln won a landslide in the Electoral College without Southern support

At Chancellorsville, Robert E. Lee felt that he had "lost" his "right arm" when this officer was shot by his own men by mistake:

Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson

After the Union took control of eastern Tennessee, Lincoln believed he had finally found a competent commander and promoted which Union general to be general in chief?

U. S. Grant

General Winfield Scott proposed the __________ __________, a system that called for the North to encircle and divide the Confederacy.

anaconda plan

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?

the Thirteenth

Why did Confederate attempts to raise revenue by tariffs not work?

the blockade severely limited trade in the South

Because of the South's inefficient transportation system in the Civil War,

the people of the South often went hungry

What was the attitude toward secession in border states?

the people were divided on how to proceed

Which Lincoln-Douglas debate became the most famous?

the second

As the Civil War raged on, Southern planters not only lost control of their slaves, they also lost the support of poor whites who believed

they were paying the price to support the power of the planter aristocracy

Lincoln's suspension of the writ of habeas corpus was unprecedented and it allowed those suspected of conspiring with the Confederacy

to be jailed without the benefit of a trial or without being charged.

Which of the following was NOT one of Grant's decisions regarding the war in Virginia?

to make slow, cautious movements in the hopes that the Confederacy would fall elsewhere

From the beginning of the war, the stated goals of the Union were [choose all that apply]

to put down the rebellion to preserve the Union

John Brown was hoping to launch slave __________ when he took the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia.

uprisings

In Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriett Beecher Stowe portrayed slavery as morally wrong and a threat to the __________ __________.

American family

Which President, sympathetic to the Southern stance within the sectional division, supported the Lecompton Constitution and the Dred Scott case?

James Buchanan

What novel written in 1852 became one of the most impactful in American history and contributed to the growing sectional divide?

"Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe had a great impact and contributed to the divide.

How many African Americans served in the Union army during the Civil War?

180,000

How many candidates were nominated to run in the 1860 election?

4

After Lincoln declared war against the states in the Deep South that had seceded, he called for what? [choose all that apply]

75,000 troopsa blockade of southern ports

Which of the following was NOT a reason the Confederate economy was in shambles by 1863?

A drought had caused the crops to fail for three consecutive years

__________ __________ was the Republican candidate in the 1858 Senatorial race in Illinois.

Abraham Lincoln

The single bloodiest day in American military history occurred at the Battle of __________.

Antietam

Why did the Sectional Crisis occur in the 1850s?

Because the failure of the second party system resulted in the rise of an entirely sectional issue (the spread of slavery to the territories)

The first major land battle of the Civil War was __________.

Bull Run

Some historians argue that the Confederates lost the Civil War at what part of the Battle of Gettysburg?

Cemetery Ridge

The Battle of __________ marked the last significant victory of Lee's career.

Chancellorsville

Which third party formed in 1860 to try to bridge the gap between the two radicalized views on slavery?

Constitutional Union Party

What did Northerners believe to be true about the Panic of 1857?

It was the result of the tariff of 1857, a bill that Southern Democrats pushed through

Which two 1860 Presidential candidates were the only real choice for Northern voters?

Douglas and Lincoln

What did Southerners believe to be true about the Panic of 1857?

It proved that the southern slave-based economic system was superior to the northern free-labor economy

Which two (2) nations did the Confederate government hope would support their efforts against the Union? [choose 2]

France; Great Britain

After watching six waves of Union soldiers cross more than a mile of open land and cut down by Confederate artillery at the Battle of __________, Robert E. Lee wrote, "It is well that war is so terrible—we should grow too fond of it."

Fredericksburg

Which of the following is NOT true concerning Stephen A. Douglas' bid for Senate reelection in 1858?

He lost his reelection bid in a tough campaign against Abraham Lincoln

Which of the following was NOT an example the South had during the war?

It had a strong navy that made trading with foreign countries difficult for the Union

What institutions began to split over slavery before the political controversy reached its height?

Political parties began to split over slavery before the height of controversy.

During the Election of 1864, Abraham Lincoln's nomination was almost blocked by the ___________ Republicans.

Radical

After General Joseph E. Johnston was seriously wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines, who took command of the Army of Northern Virginia?

Robert E. Lee

In the early years of the war, to whom was the command of Union forces offered by Winfield Scott?

Robert E. Lee

Which U.S. Lieutenant Colonel stormed John Brown's fort and took him prisoner during his raid on Harper's Ferry?

Robert E. Lee

Shiloh The Battle of __________ nearly annihilated the Union army in the West, but the Confederate high command's hesitation allowed the Union army to regroup.

Shiloh

The southern strategy to counter the Anaconda Plan was:

Stalemate the North until Lincoln was forced to negotiate

Which of the following was NOT an example of how the South suffered from a lack of strong leadership?

The Confederate Congress and Jefferson Davis refused to work with each other to pass legislation

The Crittenden Compromise would have essentially extended which previous compromise?

The Missouri Compromise

Which of the following was NOT a reason emancipation became a natural part of the Civil War?

The great cost of the war made many people in the Union believe destroying slavery—the basis of the South's economic and social structure—was the best way to bring the Confederacy down.

Describe what a conscription law entails and explain which side was more affected by it during the Civil War.

They required people to join the army and the South was more affected by them.

On April 9, 1865,General Robert E. Lee of the Confederacy surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia to

Ulysses S. Grant

The western theater of the American Civil War focused on this city that was essential for the Union to gain control of the Mississippi River

Vicksburg

After Lincoln's declaration of war, to which state did the rest in the upper South look for leadership?

Virginia

Andrew Johnson, Lincoln's running mate in the election of 1864, belonged to which political party?

War Democrats

Which state seceded from Virginia to remain loyal to the Union after Virginia decided to join the Confederacy?

West Virginia

Whose famous "March to the Sea" left a 250-mile strip of destruction across Georgia?

Whose famous "March to the Sea" left a 250-mile strip of destruction across Georgia?

What was the Lecompton Constitution?

a document passed by the Kansas constitutional convention making Kansas a slave state

What did the Thirteenth Amendment make illegal?

all forms of involuntary servitude

How did the governments of the North and South attempt to finance the Civil War?

by printing money not backed by gold or silver

During the Civil War, Lincoln had a difficult time balancing the need to manage the war with the ___________ _______________ of the people.

civil liberties

In the early days of the Civil War both sides saw a large response of volunteer soldiers, later both sides passed ______________ laws that required men to serve in the military.

conscription

In Lincoln's speech at the dedication of the military cemetery at Gettysburg he stated that the outcome of the war would be a "new birth of _____________."

freedom

While Lee was trying to circle Washington D.C. to approach the city from the north, he met Union troops outside the small Pennsylvania town of __________ and engaged them for three days there.

gettysburg

Moral arguments by leading religious leaders over slavery in both the North and the South made compromise on the subject nearly _____________.

impossible

The North's advantage in __________________ during the Civil War was probably its most important asset in spite of the issues of corruption and low quality manufactured goods.

industry

What was the result of the Second Battle of Bull Run?

it ended in a Union defeat, much as the First Battle of Bull Run had done

Although the battle between the ironclads CSS Virginia and USS Monitor (Monitor and the Merrimack) was inconclusive, it was important because it

it signaled the beginning of modern naval warfare

Due to an impassioned speech he gave right before his execution, John Brown became known as a __________ to the antislavery cause.

martyr

The Election of 1856 revealed that the __________ states controlled the majority of the Electoral College.

northern

Many believed that the Civil War would be

short, lasting no longer than the end of the summer of 1861

During the sectional crisis, Southerners feared Northerners wanted to destroy their __________-__________ system.

slave labor

President James Buchanan argued that the President did not have authority over the actions of __________, but that he did have the authority to ensure all individuals followed federal laws.

states

The Confederate bombardment of Fort __________ caused Abraham Lincoln to issue a proclamation of war.

sumter