The Confederacy and the Causes of Secession
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Which states joined the Confederacy in response to the assault on Fort Sumter?

  • The Northern states
  • The border states
  • The Upper South states (correct)
  • The Western states

    • What was the main objective of the Confederate nation?

  • Expansion of territorial boundaries
  • Abolition of slavery (correct)
  • Preservation of states' rights
  • Promotion of industrial development

    • What was the Anaconda Plan?

  • A strategy to surround and squeeze the Confederacy (correct)
  • A naval blockade of the Northern ports
  • A plan to invade the border states
  • A military alliance between the Union and the Confederacy

    • During the Civil War, which group of people closely followed the events in the United States?

    <p>European countries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did Lincoln initially hesitate to allow African Americans to serve in the army and navy?

    <p>He believed it would threaten the loyalty of slaveholding border states</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term was used to refer to enslaved people who escaped to Union lines during the Civil War?

    <p>Contraband of war</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the First Confiscation Act do in relation to escaped enslaved people?

    <p>Nullified their enslaver's claim but did not grant them freedom</p> Signup and view all the answers

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