Beginning of the Civil War

Match the following

• Jefferson Davis

• High ranking and most most successful Confederate general.

• Stonewall Jackson

• Confederate General

  Noted for his ability to use geography to his advantage

  His death at the Battle of Chancellorsville is a huge loss for the Confederacy.

• Robert E. Lee

• President of the Confederacy

• Ulysses S Grant

• Lincoln's Most Trusted General

Why was it extremally important to Lincoln that Maryland did not join the Confederacy?

• To maintain control of the Potomac River.
• To secure the loyalty of a border state.
• To prevent the Confederacy from gaining additional resources.
• To prevent the Confederacy from surrounding Washington D.C.

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Union States

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(b) Border States

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(c) Confederate States

• Virginia

• Kentucky

• Georgia

• New York

• Delaware

• Maryland

• Illinois

• Alabama

• Ohio

• Tennessee

• Missouri

• Pennsylvania

What is the Writ of Habeas Corpus

• Right of a person who has been arrested one brought before a court to determine whether their detention is lawful.

• A legal action that requires a person who has been arrested or detained to be released immediately without trial.
• A legal action that allows a person to be detained indefinitely without trial.
• A legal action that requires a person who has been arrested or detained to be held in custody until trial.

In which state did Lincoln suspend the writ of habeas corpus?

• Maryland
• Delaware
• Virginia
• Pennsylvania

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Advantages for the North

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(b) Advantages for the South

• fighting in their own territory

• bigger population

• more railroads

• better military leaders

• more industry

• more motivated

Reorder the following

• Shots fired at Ft. Sumter

• John Brown's Raid

• Lincoln Elected President

• South Carolina Secedes

Which event caused the South to begin seceding from the Union?

• Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
• Election of Abraham Lincoln
• Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
• Battle of Fort Sumter.

James Polk's 1844 campaign slogan, “Fifty-four Forty or Fight,” was about the United States taking ownership of which of the following?

• California Territory
• Texas Territory
• Oregon Territory
• Alaska Territory

Why would John Brown's actions be seen by some Southerners as an act of terrorism?

• Brown believed states like Kansas should abolish slavery before entering the Union.

  
  

• Brown demanded the violent overthrow of southern state governments.

  
  

• Brown suggested southern slave holders take up arms against northern abolitionists.

  
  

• Brown urged people to use violence to achieve political change in the South.