Title: Why did Lincoln decide to risk war by resupplying Fort Sumter
1Why did Lincoln decide to risk war by
re-supplying Fort Sumter?
- He did not wish to give in to the rebels.
- He wanted to bait the rebels into firing the
first shot in the war. - He knew that he would get more support for the
war if the rebels fired first. - All of the above
2Robert E. Lee chose to fight for the confederacy
because
- He was for secession.
- He was for slavery.
- He wouldnt fight against Virginia.
- All of the above
3It was important to keep the border states,
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri in the
Union because
- Slavery was illegal in those states.
- Their location and resources could tip the
balance of the war. - The northern states wanted a buffer between them
and the southern states. - Most of the war would be fought in the border
states.
4The Confederate war strategy was
- To fight a defensive war and bring the European
nations into the war on their side. - To surround and choke off the northern economic
supply lines. - To attack Washington D.C.
- Take over the Mississippi river and cut the Union
in half.
5The Union war strategy was
- To use a navel blockade to prevent the transport
of confederate people and goods. - To control the Mississippi River and cut the
confederacy in two. - To attack the Confederate capital, Richmond,
Virginia. - All of the above
6In all, about _____ American soldiers served in
the Union and fewer than _____ served in the
Confederacy.
- 50,000 / 25,000
- 500,000 / 250,000
- 1,000,000 / 500,000
- 2,000,000 / 1,000,000
7Early in the war, Northern soldiers received
clothing of very poor quality because
- The Northern states were poor.
- Contractors took advantage of the governments
need and supplied shoddy goods. - Northern soldiers supplied their own uniforms.
- All of the above
8In the Confederacy, some states had trouble
providing uniforms at all, while others had
surpluses. Because
- Supply lines in the South didnt go from
Richmond, Virginia to some of the states. - States did not always cooperate and share
supplies. - Southern soldiers were too poor to buy the
uniforms. - All of the above
9Poor _____ resulted in widespread sickness.
- Hospitals
- Soldiers
- Hygiene
- Clothing
10Mounted charges and infantry assaults did not
work as well in this war because
- Of the new rifles with grooved barrels that
caused bullets to spin through the air. - Of the new hollow based bullets that would expand
to fit the grooves in the rifle barrels. - Rifles with minie balls could shoot farther and
more accurately than old fashioned muskets. - All of the above
11The Battle of Shiloh turned into
- An overwhelming victory for the Union.
- An overwhelming victory for the Confederacy.
- The fiercest fighting the Civil War had yet seen.
- The reason why New Orleans fell.
12At the Battle of Shiloh both side lost about
_____ of their soldiers.
13On April 25th, 1862 a Union fleet captured
______, the largest city in the South.
- Atlanta
- New Orleans
- Richmond
- Charleston
14With victories at the Seven Days Battle 2nd
Bull Run/Manassas, Lee
- Ended the Union threat in Virginia.
- Decided to go on the offensive.
- Crossed the Potomac with his army and invaded
Maryland. - All of the above
15The Battle of Antietam
- Was the bloodiest day in all of American history.
- Ended in a draw.
- Inspired Lincoln to fire General McClellan.
- All of the above
16President Lincoln said
- If I could save the Union without freeing any
slave I would do it. - If I could save it (the Union) by freeing all
the slaves I would do it. - If I could save it (the Union) by freeing some
and leaving others alone, I would also do that. - All of the above
17The Emancipation Proclamation
- Freed all slaves in Confederate territory.
- Freed very few slaves at the time.
- Changed the war goal from a war about preserving
the Union into a war of liberation. - All of the above
18The primary reason why Lincoln issued the
Emancipation Proclamation when he did was
- To free all of the slaves.
- To punish the Confederacy.
- To appease the Abolitionists.
- To keep Europe out of the war.
19The response to the Proclamation was
- Northerners were happy with it and Southerners
were not. - Most people thought that it didnt go far enough.
- Anger in the South and a mixed reaction in the
North. - England entered the war on the Norths side.
20In addition to freeing the slaves, the
Emancipation Proclamation
- Welcomed African-Americans into the U.S. armed
services. - Freed the Russian surfs.
- Welcomed the slaves in Canada and Mexico to enter
the U.S. - All of the above
21The same principle of states rights that led the
Confederacy to break with the Union kept them from
- Coordinating their war effort.
- Freeing the slaves.
- Building up industry.
- All of the above
22Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus, which
- Makes the arresting officer state the rights of
the accused. - Prevents the government from holding citizens
without a trial. - Places the burden of proof on the government.
- All of the above
23Both sides passed laws of conscription, these laws
- Allowed the government to arrest dissenters.
- Allowed the government to tax the population.
- Required men to serve in the military.
- All of the above
24In the South
- Many people suffered economic hardships.
- Food shortages were very common.
- The value of money decreased.
- All of the above
25To hurt the southern economy, slaves
- Slowed their pace of work.
- Stopped work altogether.
- Carried out sabotage.
- All of the above
26After Antietam, The battles of Fredericksburg,
and Chancellorsville
- Were disasters for the Union.
- Were disasters for the Confederacy.
- Were also very bloody battles with no clear
winner. - Showed Lee that McClellan was a great general.
27General Stonewall Jackson was killed
- At the Battle of Antietam.
- At the Battle of Fredericksburg.
- At the Battle of Chancellorsville.
- Accidentally by his own troops, when he was
returning from patrol.
28The turning point of The Battle of Gettysburg
that gave the Union the victory was
- The death of Stonewall Jackson.
- Cemetery Ridge.
- Little Round Top.
- Picketts Charge
29The Union finally controlled all of the
Mississippi River
- On July 4th 1863.
- The day after Picketts Charge.
- When Vicksburg surrendered.
- All of the above
30Shermans Total War
- Cut a path of destruction 60 miles wide and 300
miles long through Georgia. - Was a war against anything that supports the
enemy. - Helped Lincoln win reelection when he took
Atlanta. - All of the above
31___ was the deadliest war, to Americans, in
American History.
- The Revolutionary War
- The Civil War
- World War One
- World War Two
32The ______ banned slavery in the United States.
- Emancipation Proclamation
- Bill of Rights
- Thirteenth Amendment
- Civil Rights Movement
33President Lincoln was
- Assassinated five days after Lees surrender.
- Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
- The first American President to be assassinated.
- All of the above
34In the North, the war caused
- The people to see the United States as a single
nation. - The Federal government to grow stronger.
- The economy to switch from an agricultural base
to industrial based. - All of the above
35For decades, the effect that the Civil War had on
the South was
- Economic disaster.
- A renewal of the plantation system.
- Racial harmony.
- All of the above
36The process the federal government used to
readmit the Confederate states into the Union is
known as
- Formal assessment.
- Reconstruction.
- Interaction.
- Elevation.
37President Johnson insisted
- That the new state governments ratify the 13th
amendment. - That the new state governments had to accept the
supreme power of the federal government. - That southern landowners had to pledge loyalty to
the U.S. to get their land back. - All of the above
38The Civil Rights Act of 1866 declared
- That all persons born in the U.S. were citizens.
- That all persons (except Native Americans) born
in the U.S. were citizens. - That all persons (except African Americans) born
in the U.S. were citizens. - That all persons (except Irish Americans) born in
the U.S. were citizens.
39In 1866, Congress proposed the 14th Amendment.
- It stated that all people born in the U.S. had
the same rights. - It stated that all citizens were to be granted
equal protection under the laws. - It was opposed by President Johnson.
- All of the above
40President Johnson became the first president to
- Be impeached by the House of Representatives.
- Be convicted by the Senate.
- Resign from office.
- All of the above
41African Americans responded to freedom by
- Leaving plantations.
- Searching for more economic opportunities.
- Strengthening family ties.
- All of the above
42To reach their goal of independence, African
Americans
- Moved to California.
- Joined the Democratic Party.
- Flocked to freedmens schools.
- Enlisted in the Army.
43Under the contract system, African Americans
could choose for whom to work for, however
- Contracts paid very low wages.
- Workers often could not leave the plantation
without permission. - Laws punished workers for breaking a contract
even if they were being cheated by the land
owner. - All of the above
44The problem-(s) with the sharecropping system
was/were
- Landowners forced the farmers to grow cash-crops
instead of food. - Farmers were forced to buy supplies from the
local store usually owned by the landowner. - Farmers usually were trapped into an endless
cycle of debt. - All of the above
45The secret group that violently opposed African
Americans and White Republicans in the South was
called
- The Ku Klux Klan.
- The Knights Templar.
- The Free Masons.
- The Skull and Bones.
46The 15th Amendment
- Was proposed to secure the voting rights of
African Americans in the South. - Stated that citizens could not be stopped from
voting on account of race, color, or previous
conditions of servitude. - Was ratified in 1870.
- All of the above
47In 1871, President Grant used Federal Marshals to
arrest thousands of Klansmen. As a result,
- Klan attacks on African-American voters declined.
- The 1872 presidential election was both fair and
peaceful in the South. - Grant won reelection in 1872.
- All of the above
48President Grant did not choose his advisers well.
As a result,
- He was only a one-term president.
- The Democrats won the Presidential Election of
1872. - Scandals plagued his administration and split the
Republican Party. - All of the above
49Democrats won victories in the 1874 congressional
and state elections because
- The Ku Klux Klan stopped the African Americans
from voting. - Americans blamed the economic depression on The
Republicans - The Americans blamed the lack of reconstruction
on the Republicans - All of the above
50The Compromise of 1877 made Hayes the 19th
President. However, Hayes ended the
Reconstruction Movement when he agreed to
- Remove federal troops from the South.
- Provide for Railroads to be built in the South.
- Give southern officials federal funds.
- Appoint a Democrat to his cabinet.