All of the following were true about the election of 1860 EXCEPT
A. It was primarily a sectional election
B. No candidate received a majority of the popular vote
C. Lincoln threatened to invade the South after he won
D. The Democratic Party split after failing to nominate a single candidate
E. The Constitutional Union Party kept the South from receiving the majority of popular votes.
ANSWER: D

What did Lincoln do in his first inaugural address?
A. Threatened to invade the South if the state legislature refused to retract their vote to secede
B. Threatened to emancipate all the slaves in the South if more states seceded
C. Professed his friendship for the South and said he would ignore South Carolina’s illegal secession
D. Said he would forgive the South if it emancipated all its slaves
E. Announced the re-arming of Fort Sumter.
ANSWER: C

Which of the following was one reason the border states were so important to the Union?
A. They would have doubled Confederate manufacturing capabilities had they seceded
B. The provided Lincoln with the votes he needed to win the election of 1864
C. They formed an impenetrable defensive shield for the North
D. The provided the North with slave labor
E. They would have tripled the population of the Confederacy had they seceeded
ANSWER: A

Which of the following states was not a border state?
A. Kentucky
B. Maryland
C. Missouri
D. Ohio
ANSWER: D

The Union victory at Antietam was significant because
A. It convinced Britain not to forge an alliance with the South
B. It gave Lincoln the opportunity to fire George McClellan
C. It gave Lincoln the opportunity to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
D. It was an offensive rather than defensive move by the Confederacy
E. All of the above
ANSWER: E

All of the following were Northern strengths going into the war EXCEPT
A. Superior military commanders
B. A stable and internationally recognized government
C. A larger population and army
D. An industrial economy
ANSWER: A

During the Civil War, Kansas and Missouri were
A. away from the fighting, thus largely peaceful.
B. the scene of four major battles.
C. ravaged by guerilla bands from both sides.
D. attacked by Indians allied with the Confederacy.
E. finally convinced to join the Confederacy
ANSWER: C

Suspension of the writ of habeas corpus for all people living between Washington and Philadelphia provides evidence of which of the following?
A. local law enforcement collapsed in many northern states.
B. Union generals often usurped presidential power.
C. presidential power increased during the Civil War.
D. Congressional power increased during the Civil War.
E. that all Constitutional protections were upheld by the Lincoln administration during the war.
ANSWER: C


Sea power played an especially important role in the Civil War in the form of the
A. Confederate raids on northern shipping.
B. transportation of rebel troops and supplies on steamboats.
C. continuous and successful Union blockade of the Confederate coast.
D. ironclad ships that appeared during the war.
E. appearance of the British navy to help the Union after the Emancipation Proclamation.
ANSWER:	D