Which of the following best shows how the issue of states’ rights contributed to the onset of the Civil War?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

Many Northerners believed that states’ rights should not extend to slave states.
Many Northerners believed that states’ rights should not extend to slave states.

Many Southerners believed that giving states additional rights would hold back western expansion.
Many Southerners believed that giving states additional rights would hold back western expansion.

Many Southerners believed the rights of their states were threatened by Northern abolitionists.
Many Southerners believed the rights of their states were threatened by Northern abolitionists.

Many Northerners believed the rights of their states were threatened by the election of Abraham Lincoln.
Many Northerners believed the rights of their states were threatened by the election of Abraham Lincoln.
Question 3
#3

"With malice toward none, with charity for all…let us strive…to bind up the nation’s wounds…to do all which may achieve a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.”
—Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address

Based on the lesson and this quote, what was Lincoln's hope for the future of the Union?

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The South would be punished for causing the war.
The South would be punished for causing the war.

The united Union would take its place among world powers.
The united Union would take its place among world powers.

Both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevail.
Both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevail.

The North would provide charity to replace all that was lost during the war.
The North would provide charity to replace all that was lost during the war.
Question 4

#4

In the text, you read this about states' rights in the Confederacy:

The South also had political problems. The Confederate constitution favored states' rights and limited the authority of the central government. As a result, the Confederate government often found it difficult to get things done. On one occasion, for example, the governor of Georgia insisted that only Georgian officers should command Georgian troops.

Use the passage to answer the question.

The Georgia governor’s order is an example of which of the following?

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popular sovereignty
popular sovereignty

sectionalism
sectionalism

martial law
martial law

manifest destiny
manifest destiny
Question 5
#5

In the text, you read this about states' rights in the Confederacy:

The South also had political problems. The Confederate constitution favored states' rights and limited the authority of the central government. As a result, the Confederate government often found it difficult to get things done. On one occasion, for example, the governor of Georgia insisted that only Georgian officers should command Georgian troops.

Use the passage to answer the question.

How did the governor’s order that only Georgian officers could command Georgia’s troops demonstrate a problem in the South?

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The troops were often turning against one another.
The troops were often turning against one another.

The troops were fighting for individual states.
The troops were fighting for individual states.

The Confederate military had difficulty organizing itself.
The Confederate military had difficulty organizing itself.

The Confederate military only answered to state governors.
The Confederate military only answered to state governors.
Question 6
#6

What were two results of industrialization in the United States during the mid-1800s?

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Responses

Sectional differences increased.
Sectional differences increased.

The federal government prohibited immigration.
The federal government prohibited immigration.

Factory jobs increased.
Factory jobs increased.

Fewer public lands were devoted to transportation.
Fewer public lands were devoted to transportation.
Question 7
#7

In the text, you read this about the surrender at Appomattox:

At Appomattox Court House, Grant offered generous terms of surrender to the defeated Confederate army. Soldiers were required to turn over their rifles, but officers were allowed to keep their pistols. Soldiers who had horses could keep them. Grant knew that southerners would need the animals for spring plowing. Finally, ordered Grant, “each officer and man will be allowed to return to his home, not to be disturbed by the United States authorities.”

As the Confederates surrendered, Union soldiers began to cheer. Grant ordered them to be silent. “The war is over,” he said. “The rebels are our countrymen again.”

Use the passage to answer the question.

Why did Grant not want his troops to celebrate the surrender of the Confederate troops?

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Responses

It could bring surprise attacks on the North.
It could bring surprise attacks on the North.

It would not help in unifying the nation again.
It would not help in unifying the nation again.

It would cause his troops to view Southerners as countrymen.
It would cause his troops to view Southerners as countrymen.

It could cause the South to revoke their surrender.

Answer 1

Here are the best responses to each of your questions:

Question 2: Which of the following best shows how the issue of states’ rights contributed to the onset of the Civil War?

• Response: Many Southerners believed the rights of their states were threatened by Northern abolitionists.

Question 3: Based on the lesson and this quote, what was Lincoln's hope for the future of the Union?

• Response: Both sides would reconcile and freedom and equality would prevail.

Question 4: The Georgia governor’s order is an example of which of the following?

• Response: Sectionalism.

Question 5: How did the governor’s order that only Georgian officers could command Georgia’s troops demonstrate a problem in the South?

• Response: The Confederate military had difficulty organizing itself.

Question 6: What were two results of industrialization in the United States during the mid-1800s?

• Response: Sectional differences increased and factory jobs increased.

Question 7: Why did Grant not want his troops to celebrate the surrender of the Confederate troops?

• Response: It would not help in unifying the nation again.