In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln

promised the nation a new birth of freedom.

The Upper South was...

the second group of states to secede.

The Border States were...

a group of states w/ many slaves that remained in the Union

What was the Union's military strategy for the Civil War?

The Anaconda Plan: to surround the Confederacy.

The Compromise of 1850

admitted California as a free state.

The Northwest Ordinance

banned slavery between the Ohio & Mississippi Rivers.

General Lee marched his troops into Pennsylvania because he

hoped to win a victory on Union soil.

The purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act was to

force all Americans to help catch escaped slaves.

The Lower South was...

the first group of states to secede.

What was the Confederate military strategy for the Civil War?

War of Attrition:inflict losses on the enemy to wear it down

In 1860 and 1861, seven southern states seceded from the Union in protest of the

election of Republican Abraham Lincoln as President.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

gave popular sovereignty to the territories.

The Missouri Compromise

banned slavery North of the 36*30' parallel.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

It freed slaves in areas under Confederate control.

The Emancipation Proclamation had the effect of

encouraging African Americans to serve in the Union army.

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1
Violence between pro-slavery and anti-slavery Congressmen
Fugitive Slave Act
Dred Scott Case
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Sumner
2
Which of the following was an advantage the South had over the North?
military support from Britain
more money to spend on war
full support of all its citizens
more experienced generals
3
In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln
condemned the use of total war.
declared that slavery was moral.
promised the nation a new birth of freedom.
offered forgiveness to the South.
4
The Upper South was...
a group of states w/ many slaves that remained in the Union
the first group of states to secede.
a group of states without slavery.
the second group of states to secede.
5
Another name for liberation of slaves
abolition
radicalism
secession
emancipation
6
The Border States were...
a group of states without slavery.
the first group of states to secede.
a group of states w/ many slaves that remained in the Union
the second group of states to secede.
7
What was the Union's military strategy for the Civil War?
War of Attrition:inflict losses on the enemy to wear it down
The Anaconda Plan: to surround the Confederacy.
War of Attrition: hide in defensive positions&attack @night.
The Anaconda Plan: to wait for the Confederacy to invade.
8
Which side won the Civil War?
The Union
The Republic of Texas
The Confederacy
The Republic of California
9
Leader of an attempt to obtain guns and free slaves
John Brown
Dred Scott
Abraham Lincoln
10
Republican candidate who won the election of 1860 without any southern votes
Abraham Lincoln
John Brown
Dred Scott
11
The Compromise of 1850
banned slavery between the Ohio & Mississippi Rivers.
admitted California as a free state.
banned slavery North of the 36*30' parallel.
gave popular sovereignty to the territories.
12
The Northwest Ordinance
banned slavery North of the 36*30' parallel.
admitted California as a free state.
banned slavery between the Ohio & Mississippi Rivers.
gave popular sovereignty to the territories.
13
Acts of violence between free-soilers and pro-slavery groups:
Bleeding Kansas
Gettysburg Address
Emancipation Proclamation
Bleeding Sumner
14
Another name for separation of states from a larger nation
secession
radicalism
emancipation
abolition
15
General Lee marched his troops into Pennsylvania because he
had been defeated at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.
hoped to win a victory on Union soil.
wanted to punish the North for Stonewall Jackson’s death.
had been ordered to capture Washington, D.C.
16
The purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act was to
offer freed slaves land in the West.
force all Americans to help catch escaped slaves.
ban slavery in Washington, D.C.
provide safety for escaped slaves.
17
The Lower South was...
a group of states without slavery.
the first group of states to secede.
a group of states w/ many slaves that remained in the Union
the second group of states to secede.
18
Which of the following was an advantage the North had over the South?
more money to spend on war
military support from Britain
full support of all its citizens
more experienced generals
19
During the early part of the war, Lincoln’s main goal was to
stop the spread of slavery.
preserve the Union.
free the slaves.
reduce the power of the states.
20
What was the Confederate military strategy for the Civil War?
War of Attrition: hide in defensive positions&attack @night.
The Anaconda Plan: to wait for the Confederacy to invade.
War of Attrition:inflict losses on the enemy to wear it down
The Anaconda Plan: to surround the Confederacy.
21
In 1860 and 1861, seven southern states seceded from the Union in protest of the
Dred Scott decision.
federal government’s refusal to punish John Brown.
brutal beating of Charles Sumner in the Senate.
election of Republican Abraham Lincoln as President.
22
The Civil War began with the
attack of Fort Donelson.
burning of Atlanta.
siege of Vicksburg.
attack of Fort Sumter.
23
Slave who sued his master in court
Dred Scott
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
24
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
banned slavery between the Ohio & Mississippi Rivers.
gave popular sovereignty to the territories.
banned slavery North of the 36*30' parallel.
admitted California as a free state.
25
The Missouri Compromise
banned slavery between the Ohio & Mississippi Rivers.
banned slavery North of the 36*30' parallel.
gave popular sovereignty to the territories.
admitted California as a free state.
26
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
It freed slaves in areas under Confederate control.
It freed slaves everywhere.
It freed slaves in the Union.
It freed slaves only if they joined the Union army.
27
The Emancipation Proclamation had the effect of
banning African Americans from the Confederate army.
encouraging African Americans to serve in the Union army.
prohibiting African Americans from service in the Union army
discouraging white males from joining the Union army.

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