Chapter 15: The War To Save The Union
Together With Justified Solutions
Between vthe velection vof v1860 vand vhis vinauguration, vAbraham vLincoln
A) vcontacted vJefferson vDavis vseveral vtimes.
B) vworked vvery vclosely vwith vPresident vBuchanan.
C) vmade vserious vattempts vto vreassure vthe vSouth.
D) vdid vnot vshow vmuch vleadership. v- vCORRECT✅✅D) vdid vnot vshow vmuch
vleadership.
At vthe vstart vof vthe vCivil vWar, vLincoln's vSecretary vof vState vWilliam vSeward
A) vthought vhe vcould vdominate vLincoln.
B) vwas vthe vmost vincompetent vmember vof vLincoln's vCabinet.
C) vbelieved vLincoln vwas vfar vtoo vradical von vslavery.
D) vargued vthat vthe vNorth vwas vbetter voff vwithout vthe vslaveholding vSouth. v-
vCORRECT✅✅A) vthought vhe vcould vdominate vLincoln.
Virginia, vNorth vCarolina, vArkansas, vand vTennessee vseceded vwhen vLincoln
A) vordered vthe vUnion varmy vto vinvade vthe vSouth.
B) vapproved vthe vexecution vof vConfederates vas vcriminals.
C) vcalled vfor v75,000 vvolunteers vafter vthe vfall vof vFort vSumter.
D) vappointed vCharles vSumner vto vhis vCabinet. v- vCORRECT✅✅C) vcalled vfor
v75,000 vvolunteers vafter vthe vfall vof vFort vSumter.
President vLincoln vviewed vsecession vas
A) va vtemporary vthreat vwhich vcould vbe vignored.
B) vno vreason vfor va vcivil vwar.
C) vpart vof vthe vright vof vself-determination.
D) va vrejection vof vdemocracy. v- vCORRECT✅✅D) va vrejection vof vdemocracy.
President vLincoln's vultimate vpurpose vfor vfighting vthe vCivil vwar vwas vto
A) vdestroy vslavery.
B) vplease vthe vabolitionists.
C) vpreserve vthe vUnion.
D) vprofit vnorthern vmanufacturers. v- vCORRECT✅✅C) vpreserve vthe vUnion.
Military vaction vearly vin vthe vCivil vWar vseemed vto vindicate vthat
A) vnorthern vgenerals vwere vsuperior.
B) vsouthern vgenerals vwere vsuperior.
C) vnorthern venlisted vmen vwere vsuperior.
D) vsouthern venlisted vmen vwere vsuperior v- vCORRECT✅✅B) vsouthern vgenerals
vwere vsuperior.
, In vestablishing va vnew vgovernment, vthe vSouth
A) vtotally vrejected vall vexisting vfederal vlaws.
B) vwas vhandicapped vby vits vstates' vrights vphilosophy.
C) vignored vfederal vprecedents vand vadministrative vmachinery.
D) vbenefited vfrom vits vstates' vrights vphilosophy. v- vCORRECT✅✅B) vwas
vhandicapped vby vits vstates' vrights vphilosophy.
According vto vthe vgraph v"Men vPresent vfor vService vDuring vthe vCivil vWar," vwhich vof
vthe vfollowing
statements vis vtrue?
A) vFrom v1862 vto v1864 vthe vSouth vhad vtwice vas vmany vsoldiers vas vthe vNorth.
B) vIn v1865 vthe vNorth vhad vtwice vas vmany vsoldiers vas vthe vSouth.
C) vBetween v1862 vand v1864 vthe vNorth vand vSouth vhad vapproximately vthe vsame
vnumber vof vsoldiers.
D) vAt vall vtimes vduring vthe vwar vthe vNorth vhad vat vleast vtwice vas vmany vsoldiers vas
vthe vSouth. v- vCORRECT✅✅D) vAt vall vtimes vduring vthe vwar vthe vNorth vhad vat
vleast vtwice vas vmany vsoldiers vas vthe vSouth.
The vfirst vand vonly vpresident vof vthe vConfederacy vwas
A) vRobert vE. vLee.
B) vAlexander vHamilton vStephens.
C) vJefferson vDavis.
D) vHowell vCobb. v- vCORRECT✅✅C) vJefferson vDavis.
Comparing vthem vas vpresidents, vthe vbasic vdifference vbetween vLincoln vand vDavis
vwas vthat
A) vDavis vwas vpatient vwith vpeople vwho vtalked vtoo vmuch vor vdid vnot vunderstand
vhim.
B) vLincoln vfailed vto vdelegate vauthority.
C) vDavis vallowed vpersonal vfeelings vto vdistort vhis vjudgment.
D) vLincoln vcould vnot vstand vcriticism. v- vCORRECT✅✅C) vDavis vallowed vpersonal
vfeelings vto vdistort vhis vjudgment.
The vfirst vmajor vbattle vof vthe vCivil vWar vin vJuly v1861 vwas vdisastrous vfor vthe vUnion.
vIt vwas vthe vBattle vof
A) vAntietam.
B) vShiloh.
C) vBull vRun.
D) vSharpsburg. v- vCORRECT✅✅C) vBull vRun.
After vthe vUnion vwas vdefeated vat vBull vRun, vLincoln vchose v________ vto vcommand
vthe vUnion vforces.
A) vWinfield vScott
B) vUlysses vS. vGrant
C) vGeorge vB. vMcClellan
D) vWinfield vScott vHancock v- vCORRECT✅✅C) vGeorge vB. vMcClellan
Together With Justified Solutions
Between vthe velection vof v1860 vand vhis vinauguration, vAbraham vLincoln
A) vcontacted vJefferson vDavis vseveral vtimes.
B) vworked vvery vclosely vwith vPresident vBuchanan.
C) vmade vserious vattempts vto vreassure vthe vSouth.
D) vdid vnot vshow vmuch vleadership. v- vCORRECT✅✅D) vdid vnot vshow vmuch
vleadership.
At vthe vstart vof vthe vCivil vWar, vLincoln's vSecretary vof vState vWilliam vSeward
A) vthought vhe vcould vdominate vLincoln.
B) vwas vthe vmost vincompetent vmember vof vLincoln's vCabinet.
C) vbelieved vLincoln vwas vfar vtoo vradical von vslavery.
D) vargued vthat vthe vNorth vwas vbetter voff vwithout vthe vslaveholding vSouth. v-
vCORRECT✅✅A) vthought vhe vcould vdominate vLincoln.
Virginia, vNorth vCarolina, vArkansas, vand vTennessee vseceded vwhen vLincoln
A) vordered vthe vUnion varmy vto vinvade vthe vSouth.
B) vapproved vthe vexecution vof vConfederates vas vcriminals.
C) vcalled vfor v75,000 vvolunteers vafter vthe vfall vof vFort vSumter.
D) vappointed vCharles vSumner vto vhis vCabinet. v- vCORRECT✅✅C) vcalled vfor
v75,000 vvolunteers vafter vthe vfall vof vFort vSumter.
President vLincoln vviewed vsecession vas
A) va vtemporary vthreat vwhich vcould vbe vignored.
B) vno vreason vfor va vcivil vwar.
C) vpart vof vthe vright vof vself-determination.
D) va vrejection vof vdemocracy. v- vCORRECT✅✅D) va vrejection vof vdemocracy.
President vLincoln's vultimate vpurpose vfor vfighting vthe vCivil vwar vwas vto
A) vdestroy vslavery.
B) vplease vthe vabolitionists.
C) vpreserve vthe vUnion.
D) vprofit vnorthern vmanufacturers. v- vCORRECT✅✅C) vpreserve vthe vUnion.
Military vaction vearly vin vthe vCivil vWar vseemed vto vindicate vthat
A) vnorthern vgenerals vwere vsuperior.
B) vsouthern vgenerals vwere vsuperior.
C) vnorthern venlisted vmen vwere vsuperior.
D) vsouthern venlisted vmen vwere vsuperior v- vCORRECT✅✅B) vsouthern vgenerals
vwere vsuperior.
, In vestablishing va vnew vgovernment, vthe vSouth
A) vtotally vrejected vall vexisting vfederal vlaws.
B) vwas vhandicapped vby vits vstates' vrights vphilosophy.
C) vignored vfederal vprecedents vand vadministrative vmachinery.
D) vbenefited vfrom vits vstates' vrights vphilosophy. v- vCORRECT✅✅B) vwas
vhandicapped vby vits vstates' vrights vphilosophy.
According vto vthe vgraph v"Men vPresent vfor vService vDuring vthe vCivil vWar," vwhich vof
vthe vfollowing
statements vis vtrue?
A) vFrom v1862 vto v1864 vthe vSouth vhad vtwice vas vmany vsoldiers vas vthe vNorth.
B) vIn v1865 vthe vNorth vhad vtwice vas vmany vsoldiers vas vthe vSouth.
C) vBetween v1862 vand v1864 vthe vNorth vand vSouth vhad vapproximately vthe vsame
vnumber vof vsoldiers.
D) vAt vall vtimes vduring vthe vwar vthe vNorth vhad vat vleast vtwice vas vmany vsoldiers vas
vthe vSouth. v- vCORRECT✅✅D) vAt vall vtimes vduring vthe vwar vthe vNorth vhad vat
vleast vtwice vas vmany vsoldiers vas vthe vSouth.
The vfirst vand vonly vpresident vof vthe vConfederacy vwas
A) vRobert vE. vLee.
B) vAlexander vHamilton vStephens.
C) vJefferson vDavis.
D) vHowell vCobb. v- vCORRECT✅✅C) vJefferson vDavis.
Comparing vthem vas vpresidents, vthe vbasic vdifference vbetween vLincoln vand vDavis
vwas vthat
A) vDavis vwas vpatient vwith vpeople vwho vtalked vtoo vmuch vor vdid vnot vunderstand
vhim.
B) vLincoln vfailed vto vdelegate vauthority.
C) vDavis vallowed vpersonal vfeelings vto vdistort vhis vjudgment.
D) vLincoln vcould vnot vstand vcriticism. v- vCORRECT✅✅C) vDavis vallowed vpersonal
vfeelings vto vdistort vhis vjudgment.
The vfirst vmajor vbattle vof vthe vCivil vWar vin vJuly v1861 vwas vdisastrous vfor vthe vUnion.
vIt vwas vthe vBattle vof
A) vAntietam.
B) vShiloh.
C) vBull vRun.
D) vSharpsburg. v- vCORRECT✅✅C) vBull vRun.
After vthe vUnion vwas vdefeated vat vBull vRun, vLincoln vchose v________ vto vcommand
vthe vUnion vforces.
A) vWinfield vScott
B) vUlysses vS. vGrant
C) vGeorge vB. vMcClellan
D) vWinfield vScott vHancock v- vCORRECT✅✅C) vGeorge vB. vMcClellan
