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Civil War Study Guide

Quiz by Rebecca Bridges

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  • Q1
    Why did SC secede from the Union? Select and write the best answer.
    SC thought Lincoln would end slavery when elected.
    SC thought Lincoln was a complete tyrant.
    They were tired of being a part of the U.S.
    SC opposed slavery, and the Union did not want to end it.
    30s
  • Q2
    Why was the presidential election of 1860 so important to the US?
    It determined whether Lincoln was a qualified candidate to run against more experienced politicians.
    It determined the nation's stance on major issues like slavery and sectionalism.
    It determined the beginning of the Republican Party as a major player in politics.
    It determined the nation's final stance on slavery in the West.
    30s
  • Q3
    What role did sectionalism play?
    Whether Western states would show loyalty to the South.
    Whether slavery should spread to Western states.
    Whether states' supported a national government over the states' governments.
    Whether states support slavery or not and put their states' interest before the nation
    30s
  • Q4
    What did each candidate who ran against Lincoln participate in at some level in Congress?
    Each candidate supported the Whig party.
    Each candidate supported some form of compromise about Western territories
    Each candidate supported some form of separation between the states.
    Each candidate supported some form of compromise, such as the Missouri or the Kansas Nebraska.
    30s
  • Q5
    Why were Southern states like SC so afraid of Lincoln's election? Select the best answer.
    End of influence in Western territories
    End of slavery
    They had little to no choice in his election because they could not vote.
    End of states' independence
    30s
  • Q6
    When and where did the Civil War begin?
    Gettysburg, Penn, 1863
    Fort Sumter, SC 1861
    Vicksburg, VA, 1863
    Bull Run, 1861
    30s
  • Q7
    What are the official names for each side?
    the Union (Western states) and the Confederacy (Southwestern states)
    the Union (US) and the Confederacy (Southern states)
    North and the South
    the Union (Southern states) and the Confederacy (Northern states)
    30s
  • Q8
    What did both sides believe about the Civil War before the First Battle of Bull run?
    It would end in a week.
    It would end in a month.
    It was a simple rebellion.
    It would be a long bloody war.
    30s
  • Q9
    T/F Determine if the following statement is true or false. Then explain why. Border states also owned slaves, and joined the states that seceded from the Union.
    This is neither true nor false.
    This is true because the border states owned slaves, and seceded from the Union.
    This is partially false because the border states did not join the states that seceded from the Union, but they owned slaves.
    This is partially false because the border states did not own slaves, but they seceded from the Union.
    30s
  • Q10
    Explain the difference between secede and succeed
    Secede is to separate, and succeed means to be successful.
    Succeed means to separate, and secede means to be successful.
    Secede means to stay a part of, and succeed means the same.
    Secede means to be a part of, and succeed means to separate.
    30s
  • Q11
    What are military strategies for the Union?
    They used the defensive strategy, marched on Gettysburg, and enlisted French help.
    They enlisted English aid, and recruited strong generals.
    They used blockade with the anaconda plan, attack the capitol of Richmond, and fight an offensive war.
    They had a lot more men.
    30s
  • Q12
    What were the military strategies used by the Confederacy?
    Fight an offensive war, attack the Union capitol of Richmond, and lead a siege in New England.
    total war, March to the Sea, and recruit African Americans to join the army.
    Fight a defensive war, use experienced generals with knowledge of battle strategies, and militia.
    Blockade Northern ports to stop goods from Europe, enlist Spanish help, and fight an offensive war.
    30s
  • Q13
    Why was the Hunley so important to South Carolina and the Confederacy?
    An answer for ships to attack the Union Navy
    It succeeded the first time in its design
    An answer to attack the Union Navy using a submarine
    An answer for a solid ground attack
    30s
  • Q14
    What was the Hunley?
    infantry division
    submarine
    ship
    vehicle
    30s
  • Q15
    Explain how the Hunley was used against the Union at sea. What happened?
    The submarine torpedoed the Housatonic, and it also sunk.
    It successfully torpedoed more than one ship, and this led to the development of more submarines.
    It immediately sunk.
    30s

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