1. What does Lincoln believe the South fears most about his Republican administration?
A) That the administration is going to take away their homes.
B) That the administration is going to interfere with their slaves.
C) That the administration is not going to buy any more cotton.
D) That the administration is going to rush south to live in the warm weather.
2. What is Lincoln's response to Southern states seceding from (getting out of) the Union?
A) The South by no means can lawfully get out of the Union.
B) The South can just go ahead and leave the Union.
C) The South needed to give very good reason before he would allow them to leave the Union.
3. Why does the South believe that slavery is "morally and politically right"?
A) The South believed that slavery was necessary to free the South from hard work.
B) The South believed that slavery was necessary because of the inferiority of the black race.
C) The South felt that the black race enjoyed the hard work.
4. Both Lincoln and Stephens use the word "perpetual," "perpetuate" and "perpetuity." What is the basic idea of these terms?
A) help to those in need
B) ending quickly
C) never-ceasing, continuous
5. According to President Andrew Johnson (September 18, 1865) what was the reason the South began the Civil War?
A) The South did not like Lincoln.
B) The South wanted to make the North pay for their interference.
C) The South wanted to protect and not to lose their property.
6. Which of he following is NOT something that Henry William Ravenel believes the South is fighting for?
A) Their right to vote
B) Their homes
C) Their institutions
D) Their liberty
7. Who believed that the "triumphs of Christianity" depended upon a southern victory to uphold the institution of slavery?
A) James B. Lockney
B) James H. Hammond
C) John C. Calhoun
D) John T. Wightman
8. Examine the statistics on slavery in the U.S. at the bottom of the document "Causes of The Civil War." What percentage of the total population were slaves in the lower South?
A) 92%
B) 47%
C) 15%
D) 6%
9. What percentage of all Southern families in the "Confederacy" (lower and middle South combined) owned slaves?
A) Almost one-eighth
B) Almost two-thirds
C) Almost one-third
10. After reading the Strengths and Weaknesses link, which of the following is NOT a major strength of the North?
A)The North manufactured 97% of all firearms.
B) The North had superior training facilities.
C) The North had 21 million people in 23 northern states.
D) 96% of all railways and locomotives came from the North.
11. After reading the Strengths and Weaknesses link, which of the following is NOT a major strength of the South?
A) 96% of all railways and locomotives came from the South
B) High morale
C) Superior training facilities
D) Southern troops and commanders were masters of improvisation
12. After reading the Uncle Tom’s Cabin link, who did Abraham Lincoln say was the "little lady who started the war"?
A) Emily Dickinson
B) Tracy Melgard
C) Eileen Harden
D) Harriet Beecher Stowe
13. After reading the war statistics link, what was the total number (Union and Confederate) of dead soldiers in the Civil War?
A) 324,721,951
B) 49,288
C) 624,511
D) 924,492,200
14. After reading the war statistics link, which of the following is NOT a source of these statistics?
A) War Statistics Prior to World War I by Henry Geiger
B) Department of Defense
C) Long's Almanac of the Civil War
D) Battle Cry of Freedom by James McPherson
15. After examining the chart of American deaths in the nine wars, in what war did more Americans die than any other?
A) World War I
B) The Civil War
C) World War II
A) That the administration is going to take away their homes.
B) That the administration is going to interfere with their slaves.
C) That the administration is not going to buy any more cotton.
D) That the administration is going to rush south to live in the warm weather.
2. What is Lincoln's response to Southern states seceding from (getting out of) the Union?
A) The South by no means can lawfully get out of the Union.
B) The South can just go ahead and leave the Union.
C) The South needed to give very good reason before he would allow them to leave the Union.
3. Why does the South believe that slavery is "morally and politically right"?
A) The South believed that slavery was necessary to free the South from hard work.
B) The South believed that slavery was necessary because of the inferiority of the black race.
C) The South felt that the black race enjoyed the hard work.
4. Both Lincoln and Stephens use the word "perpetual," "perpetuate" and "perpetuity." What is the basic idea of these terms?
A) help to those in need
B) ending quickly
C) never-ceasing, continuous
5. According to President Andrew Johnson (September 18, 1865) what was the reason the South began the Civil War?
A) The South did not like Lincoln.
B) The South wanted to make the North pay for their interference.
C) The South wanted to protect and not to lose their property.
6. Which of he following is NOT something that Henry William Ravenel believes the South is fighting for?
A) Their right to vote
B) Their homes
C) Their institutions
D) Their liberty
7. Who believed that the "triumphs of Christianity" depended upon a southern victory to uphold the institution of slavery?
A) James B. Lockney
B) James H. Hammond
C) John C. Calhoun
D) John T. Wightman
8. Examine the statistics on slavery in the U.S. at the bottom of the document "Causes of The Civil War." What percentage of the total population were slaves in the lower South?
A) 92%
B) 47%
C) 15%
D) 6%
9. What percentage of all Southern families in the "Confederacy" (lower and middle South combined) owned slaves?
A) Almost one-eighth
B) Almost two-thirds
C) Almost one-third
10. After reading the Strengths and Weaknesses link, which of the following is NOT a major strength of the North?
A)The North manufactured 97% of all firearms.
B) The North had superior training facilities.
C) The North had 21 million people in 23 northern states.
D) 96% of all railways and locomotives came from the North.
11. After reading the Strengths and Weaknesses link, which of the following is NOT a major strength of the South?
A) 96% of all railways and locomotives came from the South
B) High morale
C) Superior training facilities
D) Southern troops and commanders were masters of improvisation
12. After reading the Uncle Tom’s Cabin link, who did Abraham Lincoln say was the "little lady who started the war"?
A) Emily Dickinson
B) Tracy Melgard
C) Eileen Harden
D) Harriet Beecher Stowe
13. After reading the war statistics link, what was the total number (Union and Confederate) of dead soldiers in the Civil War?
A) 324,721,951
B) 49,288
C) 624,511
D) 924,492,200
14. After reading the war statistics link, which of the following is NOT a source of these statistics?
A) War Statistics Prior to World War I by Henry Geiger
B) Department of Defense
C) Long's Almanac of the Civil War
D) Battle Cry of Freedom by James McPherson
15. After examining the chart of American deaths in the nine wars, in what war did more Americans die than any other?
A) World War I
B) The Civil War
C) World War II