Question 1

The 1860 Republican platform was designed to appeal to many groups in the North.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Lincoln's initial call for military volunteers yielded only half the number of recruits he had requested.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Men who volunteered for military service were referred to as ______________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Men who volunteered for military service were...

Question 4

The Constitution of the Confederate States of America was drawn up in

Accepted Answer

A) Atlanta, Georgia. 
B) Montgomery, Alabama. 
C) Richmond, Virginia. 
D) Charleston, South Carolina. 
E) Austin, Texas 
A) Atlanta, Georgia. 
B) Montgomery, Alabama. 
C) Richmond, Virginia. 
D) Charleston, South Carolina. 
E) Austin, Texas

Question 5

John C. Breckinridge ran for president in 1860 under the banner of the ____ Party.

Accepted Answer

A) Whig 
B) Southern Rights Democratic 
C) Democratic 
D) Republican 
E) American 
A) Whig 
B) Southern Rights Democratic 
C) Democratic 
D) Republican 
E) American

Question 6

A total of ____________________ states passed secession ordinances and joined the Confederate States of America.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A total of ____________________ states passed secession...

Question 7

A new kind of tax authorized by the U.S. Congress during the Civil War was the ____________________ tax.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A new kind of tax authorized by...

Question 8

William L. Yancey and Edmund Ruffin

Accepted Answer

A) were prominent secessionists who founded the League of United Southerners. 
B) were the first two volunteers from South Carolina when the war started. 
C) tried to arrange a compromise Democratic candidate in 1860 who would bridge sectional differences. 
D) were early backers of Abraham Lincoln for president in 1860. 
E) were members of Lincoln's cabinet. 
A) were prominent secessionists who founded the League of United Southerners. 
B) were the first two volunteers from South Carolina when the war started. 
C) tried to arrange a compromise Democratic candidate in 1860 who would bridge sectional differences. 
D) were early backers of Abraham Lincoln for president in 1860. 
E) were members of Lincoln's cabinet.

Question 9

The Republican platform in 1860 proved especially attractive to young people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Constitutional Union Party presidential candidate John Bell had no chance of winning the election of 1860.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Lincoln instituted a Union blockade of Confederate ports three months after the surrender of Fort Sumter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Major ____________________ commanded the federal garrison at Fort Sumter.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Major ____________________ commanded the federal garrison at...

Question 13

The Democratic Party split into two factions before the election of 1860.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

The 1860 Republican platform was designed to appeal to many groups in the North.

Lincoln's initial call for military volunteers yielded only half the number of recruits he had requested.

Men who volunteered for military service were referred to as ______________________.

The Constitution of the Confederate States of America was drawn up in

John C. Breckinridge ran for president in 1860 under the banner of the ____ Party.

A total of ____________________ states passed secession ordinances and joined the Confederate States of America.

A new kind of tax authorized by the U.S. Congress during the Civil War was the ____________________ tax.

William L. Yancey and Edmund Ruffin

The Republican platform in 1860 proved especially attractive to young people.

Constitutional Union Party presidential candidate John Bell had no chance of winning the election of 1860.

Lincoln instituted a Union blockade of Confederate ports three months after the surrender of Fort Sumter.

Major ____________________ commanded the federal garrison at Fort Sumter.

The Democratic Party split into two factions before the election of 1860.

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