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Unit 6: The Civil War
Unit 6: The Civil War
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What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
The North officially declaring war on the South.
Freed slaves only in the South.
Ended slavery in the United States of America.
Freed slaves only in the North.
2
Which two foreign powers did the Confederacy hope to form an alliance with?
Germany and Japan
Russia and China
Britain and France
Spain and Portugal
3
What advantages did the North have over the South in the Civil War?
People, factories, traintracks
Bears, Beats, Battlestar Galactica
Slaves, cotton, southern pride
Plains, Trains, and Automobiles
4
Which answer best describes Pres. Lincoln's message in his 2nd inaugural address?
He hoped the North would hold a grude over the South for seceeding.
He hoped the war would end quickly.
He hoped the war would drag on.
He hoped the U.S.A. and the C.S.A. would remain 2 separate nations.
5
Why did the South not worry about the imbalance in the Senate in the 1800’s?
The top 5 in Government were Southerns.
The South had far more citizens.
Every state got 2 members in the House regardless of population.
The North had far more citizens.
6
What was the Confederate plan to win the War?
Invade the North and attack Union factories.
Hold their ground and let the Union enter southern territory.
Ask Canada for assistance.
Hire mercenaries and assassins.
7
How did the Three-Fifths Compromise affect the population of State representation?
Slaves didn't count toward state representation.
Slaves had their own representation in Congress.
The South had more slaves.
The North had more slaves.
8
What event started the actual Civil War?
Lincoln's assassination
The Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln being elected President.
The attack on Ft. Sumter.
9
Who were the 54th Massachusetts Regiment?
Criminals let out of prison to fight in the Civil War.
The Emancipation Proclamation gave slaves to right to fight for the North.
White soldiers dedicated to honoring slaves.
The Emancipation Proclamation gave slaves to right to fight for the South.
10
Describe what the Northern economy was based on?
Factories
Tobacco
Nuclear bombs
Slavery
11
What talented military officer resigned from the US Army and became the Commanding Gen. of the Confederate Army?
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
12
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg so important in the war?
Gen. Lee was defeated crushing the Confederate morale.
Gen. Lee set up a base in N.Y.C
Gen. Lee could now attack Union factories.
Gen. Grant's troops were defeated.
13
What caused the Lower South to secede from the Union?
The Gettysburg Address
The election of Abraham Lincoln
The Declaration of Independence
The Emancipation Proclamation
14
Why was the victory at the Battle of Antietam considered so important for the Union?
Allowed Lincoln to push the 13th Amendment through Congress.
Lincoln could now as Britain and France for assistance.
Allowed Lincoln to issue the Gettysburg Address
Allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
15
What was the Gettysburg Address?
Speech given by Lincoln to all soldiers killed at Gettysburg.
Warning issued by Lincoln to the C.S.A.
Speech honoring Union soldiers killed at Gettysburg.
Speech honoring Confederate soldiers killed at Gettysburg.
16
Why was the South so concerned about new states entering into the Union?
America would grow stronger.
The balance between free and slave states would shift.
More money might be printed.
The North might get more soldiers.
17
Why does Nullification come into the conversation about state’s rights?
The right to ignore a law.
The right of states to change the Constitution.
The right to travel between states.
The right to create a law.
18
Describe what the Southern economy was based on?
Equality
Slavery
Trust
Friendship
19
What foreign powers wanted to assist the Confederacy in the hopes that they would supply them with cotton?
Britain and France
Canada and Mexico
Germany and Japan
Brazil and Columbia
20
What caused the Southern states to eventually secede from the Union?
They loved black people and wanted to incorporate them into society.
They hated freedom.
Lincoln asked for troops to fight against the rebellion.
They wanted to switch their economy to a factory system.
21
Why was Sectionalism a major issue at the Constitutional Convention?
Slavery, election of the president
Hatred, anger
Currency, money
Suffrage, voting rights of women
22
How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the course of the war?
Allowed foreign nations to enter the war.
Abolished terms limits for the president.
Added more soldiers to the Union army.
Added more soldiers to the Confederate army.
23
After a Union victory at the Battle of Vicksburg they now controlled what geographic feature?
Mount Everest
The Ohio river
The Mississippi river
The Pacific Ocean
24
What was the name of the Union’s strategy to win the war against the Confederacy.
Anaconda Plan
Black Mamba
Rattlesnake shake
Venom of the King Cobra
25
How does the Gettysburg Address begin?
"I came in like a wrecking ball"
"We the People"
"When in the course of human events"
“Four score and seven years ago"
26
Who was the commanding General in charge of the Union by the end of the Civil War?
George Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
27
Why did Pres. Lincoln have to constantly replace Union Generals throughout the course of the Civil War?
A majority of the Union generals were incompetent.
Generals kept getting killed in battle.
Lincoln didn't know what the word general meant.
Union generals kept joining the C.S.A.
28
The Battle of Vicksburg was a turning point in the war due to the Union army now controlling what geographic feature?
Mississippi river
Ohio river
Appalachian Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
29
What was Lincoln's viewpoint on slavery during the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
Abolish slavery forever
A House divided against itself cannot stand
Invade Africa and take as many people as the ships can hold.
Slavery should be guaranteed for life.
30
What branch of the military was first introduced in the Civil War when ironclad ships were used?
Atomic weapons from "HYDRA"
Navy
Air Force
NASA
31
When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued to the Confederacy?
June 6th, 1944
December 7th, 1941
July 4th, 1776
January 1st, 1863
