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Unit 4: Reading Quiz 2 Name:______________________________ Sentence Completion, Part 1: Complete the sentences using the correct term from the word bank. In a series of famous debates, (1)___________________ proposed popular sovereignty as a way to limit slavery’s expansion, while (2)_________________ argued that slavery was immoral and could only be stopped through a Constitutional amendment. (B.2.b) Following Lincoln’s election and the failed Crittenden Amendments, South Carolina led six other states in seceding from the Union. In February 1861, delegates from these states formed the Confederate States of America, or (3)___________________, and elected former senator (4)________________ as their president. (B.2.b) On April 12, 1861, confederate forces began a 34-hour bombardment of (5)_______________. The first shots of the Civil War had been fired. (B.3.a) The Union strategy to prevent the flow of supplies through a blockade of land and sea, to split the Confederacy in two at the Mississippi River, and to capture the Confederate capitol at Richmond, VA was called the (6)_______________. (B.3.a) The draw at (7)____________ allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation proclamation, changing the course of war, while the Union victory at (8)____________ allowed them to control the Mississippi River, and split the Confederacy in half. (B.3.a & b.) Word Bank A. Vicksburg B. Stephen Douglass C. Anaconda Plan D. Fort Sumter F. Abraham Lincoln G. Jefferson Davis H. Gettysburg E. Confederacy I. Antietam J. Shiloh Multiple Choice, Part 2: Circe the letter of the best answer to each question 9. What was the final major legislative effort to prevent the Civil War? (B.2.b) a. The Compromise of 1850 b. The Kansas-Nebraska Act c. The Missouri Compromise d. The proposed Crittenden Amendments 10. With the statement, “A house divided against itself cannot stand,” President Lincoln directly addressed what issue? (B.3.b) a. Civil rights b. Political campaigns c. Secession d. Statehood 11. Which of the following would have been most likely to support the Confederate cause during the Civil War? (B.3.a) a. A New York carpetbagger b. A Virginia abolitionist c. An Alabama cotton farmer d. An Ohio Copperhead 12. From earliest to latest, which chronology of events is correct? (B.2.b) a. South Carolina secession; John Brown’s raid; Kansas-Nebraska Act; Missouri Compromise b. John Brown’s raid; South Carolina secession; Missouri Compromise; KansasNebraska Act c. Missouri Compromise; Kansas-Nebraska Act; John Brown’s raid; South Carolina secession d. Kansas-Nebraska Act; Missouri Compromise; South Carolina secession; John Brown’s raid 13. What major advantage did the Confederacy possess at the outset of the Civil War? (B.3.a) a. Numerous foreign allies b. Abundant natural resources c. More sophisticated weaponry d. More capable military leaders 14. Study this illustration rendered at the outset of the Civil War. What did the artist attempt to depict in this drawing? (B.3.a) 18. In response to Horace Greeley’s criticism that he was not doing enough to assist slaves in the South, President Lincoln wrote: “My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; …I have here stated my purpose according to my view of official duty; and I intend no modification of my oft-expressed personal wish that all men everywhere could be free.” a. b. c. d. A water and land route to Missouri from Washington, D.C. A union military strategy against the Confederacy The threat posed to the Union by the states in rebellion The disproportionate number of Confederate states 15. What innovation had the greatest impact on military tactics during the Civil War? (B.3.a) a. The camera b. The cannon c. The ironclad d. The rifle 16. Which of the following goals did President Lincoln hold throughout the Civil War? (B.3.b) a. Punish the Confederacy b. Free the slaves c. Restore the Union d. Acquire new territory 17. What innovation provided the most rapid communication between Civil War field officers and President Lincoln? (B.3.a) a. Pony express b. Telegraph c. Telephone d. U.S. Mail Lincoln’s attitude is most accurately reflected in which statement? (B.3.a) a. He felt the time was not right to address the contentious issue of slavery, believing the nation might be mature enough tin the future to resolve the matter. b. He was keenly aware of the need to separate his private moral views from what he knew was a higher duty as president. c. He felt the issue of slavery was of greater immediate significance than the political problems associated with the rebellion of the Confederacy. d. He held a degree of personal racial prejudice, but he was able to control it in the exercise of his duties as president. 19. How did the Emancipation Proclamation affect the course of the Civil War? (B.3.b) a. By extending the North’s war aims to include abolition b. By prompting several states to secede from the Union c. By forcing Southern states to stop importing slaves d. By allowing escaped slaves to fight in the Union army 20. Which aspect(s) of the Enrollment Act incited violent protests by some residents of New York City? (B.3.b) a. The policy of rejecting African American voters b. The policy of drafting only immigrants into the military c. The policies of nullification and emancipation d. The policies of substitution and commutation