Lincoln feared all of the following possible outcomes if secession were to go unchecked EXCEPT that it would:
raiser questions of how to divide the national debt between the North and the South
inhibit industrial development
mean splitting federal owned territories
lead to increased numbers of fugitive slaves
entice Europe to possibly seize American territories
Why is the exchange at Fort Sumter so important?
It is considered the start of the Civil War
It was where South Carolina officially seceded
It was the first Southern victory of the Civil War
It marked an act of Southern aggression against the North
In his efforts to retain the border states within the Union, Lincoln focused his efforts primarily on:
Maryland
Delaware
West Virginia
Kentucky
Missouri
Which of these is NOT why Lincoln initially said that he was not fighting a war to free the slaves?
He did not want to alienate the border states that would be vital to his cause
He feared he would upset other allied states
Members of his family were slaveholders who were on the side of the South
His main objective was keeping the Union together
He sought to negotiate a peace and was willing to Compromise on the slavery issue to make it happen, if necessary
All of he following are true statements about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War EXCEPT:
Northern soldiers were more intellectual and practical, whereas Southern soldiers were more emotional
Southern soldiers had more difficulty adjusting to military authority than their Northern counterparts
Northern troops were more concerned with defending hearth and home.
Southern soldiers had the advantage of fighting defensively, whereas Northern soldiers had to attach on unknown terrain
Northern soldiers tended not to be the natural fighters that Southerns were.
Which of the following was the most serious hardship encountered by soldiers on both sides of the Civil War?
Food shortages
Uniform shortages
Boredom
Lack of discipline in the camps
Disease
The South's greatest weakness in the conflict was:
poor military leadership from the outset
its economy
its lack of arms/weaponry
its minimal control of the seas
its relatively small population
What did the South count on most in its bid to win the Civil War?
Foreign intervention
The strength of its army
Its military leadership
World demand for its cotton crops
Its knowledge of potential battlegrounds
The biggest challenge Confederate president Jefferson Davis faced was:
creating a currency for his new nation
balancing his roles as military and political leader
ongoing tension between states' rights and the need for a unified central government
amassing an army
his lack of popularity
Facing war, Lincoln played fast and loose with the Constitution in all of the following ways EXCEPT that he:
declared a blockade without congressional approval
increased the size of the army
ordered a $2 million payout to private citizens aiding the military effort
suspended freedom of the pres by insisting that editors avoid publishing anti-Union articles or editorials
suspended the writ of habeas corpus
What was the major spark that triggered the New York draft riots in 1863?
The beginning of mandatory conscription
The provision that allowed the rich to hire a substitute when drafted
The disproportionate numbers of upstate farmers in the military
White men's anger at fighting a war over slavery
The use of bounty brokers to staff the army
The North financed its war effort in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
issuing paper money
excise taxes
tariffs
government bonds
property taxes
The Homestead Act of 1862 promised:
not to tax private property
free land to those settling the West
leniency to those who fled west to escape the draft
free gold to those who mined California
oil leases to those settling Pennsylvania
Which of the following were NOT among the official roles women played during the Civil War?
Soldiers
Cooks, Launderers, and Tailors
Government Workers
Spies
Nurses
