which statement describes the ideas of Presidents Davis and Lincoln?

Question

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Responses

Both Davis and Lincoln believed that it was unlawful for a state to break from the union.
Both Davis and Lincoln believed that it was unlawful for a state to break from the union.

Both Davis and Lincoln believed that states had the authority to wage war against the union.
Both Davis and Lincoln believed that states had the authority to wage war against the union.

Davis believed that the federal government made secession necessary, while Lincoln believed the union must be preserved.
Davis believed that the federal government made secession necessary, while Lincoln believed the union must be preserved.

Lincoln believed that a state must prove the right to secede, while Davis believed that any state could secede at any time.
Lincoln believed that a state must prove the right to secede, while Davis believed that any state could secede at any time.
Question 12
#12

Which of the following best exemplifies how the Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War for the Union?

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Responses

The Confederacy did not launch another invasion of the North after the battle.
The Confederacy did not launch another invasion of the North after the battle.

General Lee's loss at Gettysburg led to his being removed from command.
General Lee's loss at Gettysburg led to his being removed from command.

General Lee's army regrouped and began planning attacks on Washington, D.C.
General Lee's army regrouped and began planning attacks on Washington, D.C.

The Confederacy lost control of the Mississippi River because of the defeat.
The Confederacy lost control of the Mississippi River because of the defeat.
Question 13
#13

Why did Lincoln inform the Confederacy that he would not be sending troops or weapons as food supplies were sent to Fort Sumter?

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Responses

to allow the Confederacy to retain full ownership of the fort
to allow the Confederacy to retain full ownership of the fort

to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action
to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action

to give the Confederacy a false sense of security and then attack
to give the Confederacy a false sense of security and then attack

to inform the Confederacy of his desire to begin open fighting
to inform the Confederacy of his desire to begin open fighting
Question 14
“If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.”
-Abraham Lincoln August 22, 1862

Use the passage to answer the question.

Based on the quote, what is Lincoln’s primary goal?

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Responses

freeing the slaves
freeing the slaves

punishing the South
punishing the South

preserving the Union
preserving the Union

not addressing slavery
not addressing slavery
Question 15
#15

How did women like Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton contribute to the Union war effort during the Civil War?

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Responses

They accompanied their husbands to war.
They accompanied their husbands to war.

They worked as nurses for the Union army.
They worked as nurses for the Union army.

They enlisted and fought with the army.
They enlisted and fought with the army.

They took jobs to support their families.
They took jobs to support their families.
Question 16
#16

General William T. Sherman explained that his aim was to relentlessly pursue the Confederates and make them fear and dread him and the Union Army.
Which wartime strategy is represented by this idea?

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Responses

naval blockade
naval blockade

martial law
martial law

total war
total war

defensive war
defensive war
Question 17
#17

How did the Confederates’ surrender at Vicksburg divide the Confederacy?

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Responses

The Confederacy lost the faith and support of its civilians.
The Confederacy lost the faith and support of its civilians.

The Confederacy lost its collective will to continue fighting.
The Confederacy lost its collective will to continue fighting.

Confederate armies in Northern states could no longer reach the South.
Confederate armies in Northern states could no longer reach the South.

The Confederacy could no longer get supplies from its western states.

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions based on historical context:

Question 11: Which statement describes the ideas of Presidents Davis and Lincoln?

• Davis believed that the federal government made secession necessary, while Lincoln believed the union must be preserved.

Question 12: Which of the following best exemplifies how the Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War for the Union?

• The Confederacy did not launch another invasion of the North after the battle.

Question 13: Why did Lincoln inform the Confederacy that he would not be sending troops or weapons as food supplies were sent to Fort Sumter?

• to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action

Question 14: Based on the quote, what is Lincoln’s primary goal?

• preserving the Union

Question 15: How did women like Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton contribute to the Union war effort during the Civil War?

• They worked as nurses for the Union army.

Question 16: Which wartime strategy is represented by this idea?

• total war

Question 17: How did the Confederates’ surrender at Vicksburg divide the Confederacy?

• The Confederacy could no longer get supplies from its western states.

These answers reflect the views and strategies of key figures and events from the American Civil War.