The Road to the Civil War

The Road

to War

Multiple Choice

The Northern Democrat running for president was Stephen Douglas, what did he believe in?

• Don't make slavery the issue

• Pro-slavery

• No new Slave States

• Popular Sovereignty

Multiple Choice

John Breckenridge was the Southern Democrat nominie for president his stance was____

• Popular Sovereignty

• Pro-Slavery

• No new Slave States

• Did Not Want to Make Slavery the Main Issue

Multiple Choice

Abraham Lincoln was the Republican nomination for president his stance was___

• Popular Sovereignty

• Pro-Slavery

• No new Slave States

• Did Not Want to Make Slavery the Main Issue

Multiple Choice

Lincoln won the election with support from which region?

• North

• South

• East

• Canada

Multiple Choice

How many Southern States listed Lincoln as a canidate on their ballot?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

In what year was Abraham Lincolin elected president of the United States?

• 1800

• 1824

• 1828

• 1860

Multiple Choice

How many States had seceded by time Lincoln took office?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Multiple Choice

How many weeks after Lincoln took office did the Civil War start?

• 3 weeks

• 4 weeks

• 5 weeks

• 6 weeks

Multiple Choice

Why did the U.S. build more forts on the eastern coastline?

• They had extra weapons to store after the War of 1812

• They realized their coast was vulnerable after the War of 1812

• Many soldiers were out of work so they needed something to do after the War of 1812

Multiple Choice

Why was Fort Sumter built?

• To protect Charleston Harbor in South Carolina

• To store weapons for the Confederates in South Carolina

• To defeat the British who attacked Charleston Harbor

• To protect George Washington from the British attacking from Trenton

Multiple Choice

Which was the first state to secede from the Union?

• Virginia

• South Carolina

• North Carolina

• Texas

Multiple Select

What were two problems with defending the fort? [Select 2]

• The canons faced the walls instead of the sea

• The canons faced the sea and were not facing the enemy

• The fort did not have enough soldiers

• The fort had no cannons 

Multiple Choice

Why did tension increase between the North and the South?

• The canons at Fort Sumter began firing on Charleston

• Abraham Lincoln declared war on the South

• The South had attacked Fort Sumter

• Abraham Lincoln tried to resupply the fort even though it was in enemy territory

Multiple Choice

True or False: The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter by the South started the Civil War.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

More Americans died in the Civil War than in any other war the U.S. has ever been involved in.  How many people had died by the end of the war in 1865?

• 50,000

• 100,000

• 200,000

• 620,000