USHC 3 to North and South Advantages

What did Abraham Lincoln declare, early in his presidency, as his primary goal as President?

• To enforce the Emancipation Proclamation

• To preserve the Union

• To end slavery throughout the entire country

• To encourage sectionalism

Which Supreme Court decision created the need for a constitutional amendment that would grant citizenship to formerly enslaved persons?

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Marbury v. Madison

Which of the following was a major cause of early Confederate battle victories during the Civil War?

• Industrial output

• Foreign assistance

• Immigrant population

• Military leadership

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

• Ft. Wagner

• Ft. Sumter

• Lexington and Concord

• Gettysburg

Which situation was the most immediate result of Abraham Lincoln's election to the Presidency in 1860?

• Kansas and Nebraska joined the Union as free states.

• A constitutional amendment was adopted to end slavery.

• Missouri entered the Union as a slave state.

• Several Southern states seceded from the Union.

Which of these led to Northern suspicion that Southern interests had too much influence on the federal government?

 (Choose 2 that apply)

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

• Northern support and sympathy for John Brown

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• The Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case

Read the following list:

 -Nullification Crisis

-Kansas-Nebraska Act

-Dred Scott Decision

-Election of Lincoln(1860)

 Which category would best include all of these events?

• Foreign policy initiatives

• Government polices toward Native Americans

• Consequences of Manifest Destiny

• Causes of sectional conflict

How were Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and the Grimke Sisters all similar?

• They all supported the abolitionist movement.

• They all supported the passage of Black Codes.

• They all supported the nullification theory of States' Rights.

• They all supported the plantation system in the South.

What effect did Uncle Tom’s Cabin, the emergence of the Republican Party, and John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry have on the South?

• White Southerners increasingly distrusted the intentions of Northerners.

• Southerners gained seats in the United States Congress.

• Slavery was no longer an issue as new states were added to the Union.

• There was a dramatic rise in Southern abolitionism.

Lincoln once stated, “I hope to have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky.” Which of the following statements BEST explains his statement?

• Kentucky had already freed its slaves prior to events at Fort Sumter.

• Kentucky was key to maintaining political and economic ties with foreign countries.

• Lincoln felt Kentucky was key to the success of the Anaconda Plan.

• Lincoln had a strong desire to keep the border states in the Union.