The Civil War Begins

Question 1

Which concept would states’ rights advocates have supported during the 1860 presidential election?

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the idea of popular sovereignty

Question 2

How did individual states secede from the Union in 1861?

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through votes in their state legislatures and conventions

Question 3

Which statement best describes President Lincoln’s reaction to the formation of the Confederate States of America?

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He refused to accept the secession of states from the Union.

Question 4

How did President Lincoln attempt to resolve the issue of resupplying Fort Sumter?

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by sending unarmed supply ships to the fort

Question 5

Which of the following was an area of agreement between Lincoln and Davis?

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Both wanted to avoid a war between the North and South.

Question 6

The founding principles of the Confederacy were described in an 1861 speech by

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Jefferson Davis.

Question 7

Why was Fort Sumter’s location important?

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It protected commercial areas in the South.

Question 8

During the presidential election of 1860, which political party was divided on the issue of slavery?

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the Democratic Party

Question 9

Which of the following marked the beginning of the Civil War?

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the 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter

Question 10

Which of the following best states a difference between the inaugural addresses of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis?

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Lincoln promised the South it could keep its enslaved people if it returned to the Union, while Davis insisted the Confederacy would not return.

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