Which was a result of the Compromise of 1850?

Runaway slaves had to be returned to southern owners

States rights can BEST be defined as the belief that states

what concerns the states have is precedence over government

The BEST description of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction was that it

helped the newly freed slaves adjust to freedom

The purpose of the Missouri Compromise as to

maintain a balance of slave and free states

Why did General Sherman burn and destroy the civilian infrastructure between Atlanta & Savannah

end civilian support for the war effort and shorten the war

What contributed to the lack of success of the Union blockade?

Blockade runners slipped through the blockade

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act change the Missouri Compromise?

It permitted slavery north of Missouri's Southern boundary

How was the Emancipation Proclamation a concession to the South

The south could keep their slaves if they stop fighting

The purpose of the fugitive slave Act was to

require slaves that had run away to go back to their owners

Someone who believes in states rights would probably support what statement?

National govt. has no right to tell states how to operate

Why did the U.S. Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?

Scott was a slave and was not eligible to sue in court

Why did General Sherman refrain from burning Savannah?

There was over $28 million worth of cotton stored in Savanah

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1
Which was a result of the Compromise of 1850?
Owning slaves was forbidden in Washington D.C.
Slavery was permitted in the new state of California
Runaway slaves had to be returned to southern owners
Importation of slaves from Africa was declared illegal
2
States rights can BEST be defined as the belief that states
could not free their slaves
could leave the Union at any time if they chose to
could ignore national laws id they were harmful to the state
what concerns the states have is precedence over government
3
The BEST description of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction was that it
provided education, training, & social services for them
Managed the freedmen's farmlands and animals
registered newly freed slaves to vote
helped the newly freed slaves adjust to freedom
4
After what battle was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
Vicksburg
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Antietam
5
Where was the notorious confederate prison in Georgia?
Fulton
Alcatraz
Andersonville
Belle Isle
6
The Georgia platform was a statement supporting
slavery throughout the United States
states rights
popular sovereignty
the compromise of 1850
7
Who was the confederate commander at the Battle of Gettysburg?
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
George Meade
George McClellan
8
The purpose of the Missouri Compromise as to
maintain a balance of slave and free states
allow slavery in Maine but not in Missouri
return slaves captured in free states to slave states
Let Missouri have slavery until 1850
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Why did General Sherman burn and destroy the civilian infrastructure between Atlanta & Savannah
end civilian support for the war effort and shorten the war
retaliate for lives lost in the battle for Atlanta
punish the south for seceding from the Union
force Georgians to return home to defend Georgia
10
The purpose of the Freedmen's bureau was to help
former slaves and poor whites
All poor people in the South
former slaves
All free people in the South
11
What contributed to the lack of success of the Union blockade?
Great Britain found other ways to trade with the south
The south had a superior navy
Blockade runners slipped through the blockade
the Union did not have enough ships to enforce the blockade
12
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act change the Missouri Compromise?
It made Missouri a free state
changed requirements for a territory to become a state
It permitted slavery north of Missouri's Southern boundary
It created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
13
How was the Emancipation Proclamation a concession to the South
Only male slaves would be freed
All slaves would be freed
The south could keep their slaves if they stop fighting
Slaves could choose to remain on the plantations
14
How long did the Union army occupy Atlanta before burning it to the ground?
One month
Over two months
Six weeks
Two weeks
15
Where did the bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil war take place?
Shiloh
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Antietan
16
The battle of Antietam took place in
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
the Deep South
17
The 1800's belief of some people that a state could refuse to enforce federal law is known as
nullification
ratification
justification
absolution
18
The purpose of the fugitive slave Act was to
prevent slaves from having group gatherings or meetings
prevent slaves from testifying against whites in court trial
slaves get citizenship papers in order to obtain jobs
require slaves that had run away to go back to their owners
19
Someone who believes in states rights would probably support what statement?
National govt. has no right to tell states how to operate
States can't issue legislation unless US congress ok's it
National laws always take precedence over State laws
Any state disputes can only be settled by the national Govt.
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Why did the U.S. Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?
Scott was a slave and was not eligible to sue in court
cause he was the property of his owner and could go anywhere
He didn't live long enough in a free territory to be free
he returned to a slave state and could not be freed
21
Who was the Union Commander during the battle for Atlanta?
Robert E. Lee
William T. Sherman
John Hood
22
Why did General Sherman refrain from burning Savannah?
He gave Savannah to President Lincoln as a Christmas gift
There was over $28 million worth of cotton stored in Savanah
because his roommate at Westpoint was from Savannah
It was his last stop and He had no need to destroy the city.
23
Why was Chickamauga important to the North and the South?
located halfway between 2 state capitals
It was a railroad center
had a number of factories that produced war supplies
It was a major recruiting center for the south
24
Who was elected president in the Election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Harry S. Truman
John Bell
Stephen A. Douglas
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Who was the Union commander at Chickamauga?
George McClellan
Ulysses S. Grant
William T. Sherman
Braxton Bragg

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