Civil War Test

What prompted South Carolina to secede from the Union after Abraham Lincoln was elected president?

• Lincoln was against the spread of slavery.

• Lincoln was an abolitionist who promised to end slavery.

• Lincoln supported the idea of popular sovereignty.

• Lincoln was from the state of Illinois which was a free state.

How did South Carolina leaders feel about the issue of states’ rights?

• believed the state government should control its citizens

• believed the more populated states should make the major decisions

• believed the federal government had the right to interfere with state laws

• believed that the laws in one state should apply to the rest of the states

What was the significance of the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession?

• allowed slavery in the western territories

• legalized South Carolina’s Nullification Ordinance

• repealed the Missouri Compromise

• withdrew South Carolina from the United States

According to the pie graphs, what is true about the resources of the North and South in the United States in 1861?

• Had equal populations

• More railroad tracks in the south

• Competed in firearm manufacturing

• More industry in the north

Why was the Confederate capture of Fort Sumter in 1861 significant?

• Inspired northern voters to elect Lincoln as president

• Allowed the South to form an alliance with France

• Marked the beginning of the Civil War

• Forced the Border States to free their slaves

How did the blockade of South Carolina ports during the Civil War affect people living in South Carolina?

• Made people wealthier than before

• Helped slaves escape to freedom in the north

• Opened new trade routes

• Kept the Confederacy from receiving supplies

What was the main reason that many Southerners thought that Great Britain would support the Confederacy in the Civil War?

• Plantation owners in Great Britain owned slaves.

• Most British immigrants to the U.S. lived in the South.

• Britain relied on Southern cotton for its factories.

• British politicians wanted to weaken the United States.

What was the key reason the United States Army captured Port Royal Sound in 1861?

• to free the local slaves

• to set up a naval blockade

• to control the river systems

• to invade the capital city of Columbia

How was the Union gaining control of the Mississippi River a significant achievement?

• gave the Confederacy control of Washington, D.C.

• started the Northern blockade

• was the turning point of the war

• split the Confederacy

The Siege of Charleston was significant because of it:

• Resulted in a quick Confederate victory

• Marked the beginning of Union naval blockades

• Was a long-term struggle that weakened the Confederacy

• Led to the capture of Robert E. Lee