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Why were the compromises in Congress needed before the Civil War?
To negotiate with the British
To keep the number of slaves & free states balanced for power in Congress
To settle disputes with Native Americans
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The leader of the Union Military was:
U.S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
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A law that stated that escaped slaves in the North must be returned to their owners in the South
Jim Crow Laws
Fugitive Slave Law
literacy test
poll tax
4
Jefferson Davis was the President of the:
Confederacy
Union
5
Match the word with the correct definition: civil war
happening before the American Civil War
a person who wanted slavery to end
to leave or break apart
a war between people of the same country
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act:
Missouri was added as a slave state and Maine was added as a free state
Eliminated Slavery in DC, Add Cali as a Free State, made fugitive slave law
Let people in 2 territories vote on whether they would allow slavery or not
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The Missouri Compromise:
Let people in 2 territories vote on whether they would allow slavery or not
Missouri was added as a slave state and Maine was added as a free state
Eliminated Slavery in DC, Add Cali as a Free State, made fugitive slave law
8
Match the word with the correct definition: antebellum
a person who wanted slavery to end
a war between people of the same country
to leave or break apart
happening before the American Civil War
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Climate was warm and sunny with a long growing season
South
North
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The Union is the
North
South
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Wanted high tariffs so people would buy the products made in the U.S.
North
South
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How many states succeded from the Union?
13
10
15
11
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Battle of Gettysburg:
North defeated Atlanta & then destroyed everythin take the city of Savannah
Union surrounded the city, starving the ppl & forcing South to surrender.
3 day battle in PA w/many deaths, ending w/the South retreating.
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What is the meaning of secede?
To be successful
To break apart
To fight against one's own country
15
Match the word with the correct definition: abolitionist
a person who wanted slavery to end
a war between people of the same country
to leave or break apart
happening before the American Civil War
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What were the years of the Civil War?
1861-1862
1861-1865
1900-1910
1776-1785
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The Confederacy is the
South
North
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Wanted low tariffs so cheaper products could be bought from overseas
South
North
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Match the statements with which portion of the U.S. is being described: Had the larger population w/lots of immigration
North
South
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True or False: The first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter, and the Confederates won that battle.
True
False
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How did the Civil War end?
South decided to stop sending soldiers since they had lost so many soldiers
The South surrendered Fort Sumter
General Lee surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
It ended because Lincoln was assassinated, so the South claimed victory
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Economy was based on agriculture and had many cash crops to sell
South
North
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Match the statements with which portion of the U.S. is being described: Had many large cities that were centers of trade
North
South
24
Abraham Lincoln Was the president of the:
Confederacy
Union
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The Leader of the Confederate army was
Robert E. Lee
U.S. Grant
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Why was the novel
Uncle Tom's Cabin
important?
It was about the planned assassination of Lincoln
Showed southern depended on slavery & that it was needed for them
It was an autobiography about Harriet Tubman
Allowed north to see what slavery was like causin more to want to fight it
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What was the speech given by President Lincoln called outlawing slavery in states fighting against the U.S.?
14th Amendment
Gettysburg Address
Emancipation Proclamation
13th Amendment
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Who won the Civil War?
South
North
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Match the word with the correct definition: secede
a person who wanted slavery to end
happening before the American Civil War
to leave or break apart
a war between people of the same country
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What is the Underground Railroad?
law that stated that escaped slaves needed to be returned to their owners.
The first system of rails to stretch across the U.S.
A subway system
secret system of routes & safehouses escaped slaves took to get to freedom
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The Compromise of 1850
Eliminated Slavery in DC, Add Cali as a Free State, made fugitive slave law
Missouri was added as a slave state and Maine was added as a free state
Let people in 2 territories vote on whether they would allow slavery or not
32
Battle of Vicksburg
North defeated Atlanta & then destroyed everythin take the city of Savannah
3 day battle in PA w/many deaths, ending w/the South retreating.
Union surrounded the city, starving the ppl & forcing South to surrender.
33
Sherman's March to the Sea
Union surrounded the city, starving the ppl & forcing South to surrender.
North defeated Atlanta & then destroyed everythin take the city of Savannah
3 day battle in PA w/many deaths, ending w/the South retreating.
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Why was the election of 1860 important?
It passed the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850.
Lincoln was elected president, made South mad so many seceded from the US
It changed the way people are elected.
It allowed for a vote on whether the U.S. would allow slavery or not.
