CFA Review Civil War

Dear Brother and Sister:
    The North perhaps is and has been trying to and has been infringing on Southern rights, but what can the South do to better the matter by withdrawing from the Union. There cannot in my opinion any good result from such a procedure. I do believe if persevered in as I said before that it will end in the destruction of our Republican Government and what else God only knows. Civil War with all its horrible consequences. . . . this is a great thing that is now taking place – enough to arouse the most sluggish to thought and from what little I can gain our nation is going to be pretty well divided and that the matter will not be decided in a few days as some think or rather say.

- Letter from Greene County, Illinois, James and Eliza Miller to John and Sarah Nix: March 3rd 1861

Part A

The author of this letter is referring to which event?

• Revolution

• Annexation

• Secession

• Reconstruction

Dear Brother and Sister:
    The North perhaps is and has been trying to and has been infringing on Southern rights, but what can the South do to better the matter by withdrawing from the Union. There cannot in my opinion any good result from such a procedure. I do believe if persevered in as I said before that it will end in the destruction of our Republican Government and what else God only knows. Civil War with all its horrible consequences. . . . this is a great thing that is now taking place – enough to arouse the most sluggish to thought and from what little I can gain our nation is going to be pretty well divided and that the matter will not be decided in a few days as some think or rather say.

- Letter from Greene County, Illinois, James and Eliza Miller to John and Sarah Nix: March 3rd 1861

Part B

Which statement BEST provides evidence for the answer to Part A from Question 1?

• Civil War with all its horrible consequences. . . . this is a great thing that is now taking place

• I do believe if persevered in as I said before that it will end in the destruction of our Republican Government

• The North perhaps is and has been trying to and has been infringing on Southern rights,

• the South do to better the matter by withdrawing from the Union.

Determine which statement would BEST describe the point of view of an Abolitionist.

• Slavery is the right of slave owners to have slaves

• Slavery should be outlawed in the United States

• Slavery should be legal worldwide

• Slavery should be legal only in the United States

Determine which statement would BEST describe the point of view of a Secessionist

• States should borrow money to build roads.

• States should fall in line and do what they are told.

• States should exercise their right to separate from the country.

• States should tax people on their property they own.

Which of the following explains the MOST IMMEDIATE reason why Texas withdrew from the United States?

• Abraham Lincoln won the presidency of the United States

• Tensions grew between those who supported slavery and abolitionists.

• Parts of the Texas economy became dependent on slaves

• Congress agreed to the Compromise of 1850

In East Texas, many plantations grew

During the early 1800s, parts of the Texas economy became increasingly dependent on the labor of

In the 1850s the political party that was established by the Northern States to oppose slavery

The 16th President of the United States

During the early 1800s, parts of the Texas economy became increasingly dependent on the labor of enslaved persons. In East Texas, many plantations supplied northern textile mills cotton for their cloth production. As Texas and the nation became more dependent on slave labor, tensions grew between those who supported slavery and abolitionists. During the 1820s, this led to a series of congressional compromises in the United States. Following the Mexican-American War, congressional leaders agreed to the Compromise of 1850 to maintain the balance of slave states and free states in the Union. In the 1850s, the Republican Party established itself in the North on a platform opposed to slavery. When Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election of 1860 many southern states, including Texas, voted to secede from the Union. They feared Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery nationwide and believed that they had a right to withdraw from the Union.

Part A

What action of the United States government encouraged Texas to withdraw from the United States in 1861?

• The belief that the United States wanted to move away from enslaved labor in all states.

• The provisions that were established in the Compromise of 1850.

• The use of enslaved labor across Northern and Southern states.

• The creation of anti-slavery socities in Northern states.