What is one geographic advantage the South had over the North?

The South was fighting in its own territory

The compromise of 1850

admitted California as a free state

After the Battle of Gettysburg, the South

never again fought on Union soil

The Civil War ended when General Lee surrendered in

Appomattox Court House, Virginia

The main goal of the Free Soil Party was to

keep slavery out of the western territories

The Emancipation Proclamation

redefined the war as being "about slavery"

The 1860 Republican platform called for or supported

the end of slavery in the territories

Why did Southern states secede from the Union?

to protect their property and way of life

Some abolitionists criticized Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation because

they knew it did not specifically free all enslaved people

Reasons that death rates in the Civil War were higher than in previous wars in North America

more accurate rifles and deadlier bullets

Why was the Civil War's first large battle, the first Battle of Bull Run, so shocking?

It was more brutal than expected

The Civil War began when

The Confederates opened fire on Fort Sumter

How did the Civil War affect industries in the North?

Industries became more mechanized

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1
What did Union forces decide to attack in their effort to demoralize the South after 1863?
political leaders
Confederate monuments
military and civilian targets
enslaved people
2
What is one geographic advantage the South had over the North?
Northerners were uncomfortable in the hot Southern climate
The North had no map-making industries
The South was fighting in its own territory
The South had more waterways for its Navy
3
What was the major focus of the Union's western campaign?
Kentucky
central Tennessee
The Mississippi River
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
4
The compromise of 1850
Led to "Bleeding Kansas"
prohibited popular sovereignty
admitted Texas as a slave state
admitted California as a free state
5
What event led to the fall of the Confederate capital, Richmond, Virginia?
Lee's retreat from Petersburg
Sherman's march through Georgia
Grant's siege at Vicksburg
Lincoln's assasination
6
African Americans in the South often helped Union forces by
rebelling against their owners
burning crops and livestock
fleeing their plantations for the cities
serving as spies and scouts
7
One advantage that the South had in the Civil War was its
large population
mechanized factories
large railroad network
strong military tradition
8
What happened to the South's economy during the Civil War?
It improved
It remained stable
It deteriorated
It declined and then grew
9
After the Battle of Gettysburg, the South
refused to retreat
never again fought on Union soil
surrendered immediately
mounted one last march to the North
10
The Civil War ended when General Lee surrendered in
Richmond, Virginia
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Atlanta, Georgia
Petersburg, Virginia
11
In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled that enslaved African Americans
were citizens
were property
living on free soil were considered free
were entitled to sue in courts
12
The main goal of the Free Soil Party was to
promote popular sovereignty
attract voters from all sides of the slavery debate
keep slavery out of the western territories
bring and end to slavery
13
Which law required the Union to accept black soldiers?
The Wilmot Proviso
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Militia Act of 1862
The Emancipation Proclamation
14
The Emancipation Proclamation
freed all enslaved people in the Union
marked a turning point in the Union effort in the West
redefined the war as being "about slavery"
encouraged the Southern states to surrender
15
What was the most notable role for women during the Civil War?
teaching
nursing
farming
cooking
16
Who led Confederate troops in the First Battle of Bull Run?
David Farragut
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
George McClellan
17
To help pay for the war effort, the Union government
stopped paying government workers
imposed a an income tax
lowered tariffs
eliminated mail service
18
The 1860 Republican platform called for or supported
the doctrine of popular sovereignty
an end to sectional parties
federal protection of slavery
the end of slavery in the territories
19
The agrarian South was at a disadvantage against the
more liberal North
European-influences North
Industrialized North
colder North
20
Why did Southern states secede from the Union?
to protect their property and way of life
win the support of France and Great Britain
to strengthen economic ties with the North
increase their influence in national government
21
Which of the following had two state governments in 1856?
California
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
22
Some abolitionists criticized Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation because
they wanted it to bring an end to the Civil War
they knew it did not specifically free all enslaved people
they wanted it to give enslaved people full citizenship
they wanted it sent to European countries
23
The Underground Railroad hid runaway slaves and moved them to
The West and California
The East and Virginia
The North and Canada
The South and Mexico
24
Reasons that death rates in the Civil War were higher than in previous wars in North America
the use of poison gas and mines by both sides
excellent medical care led soldiers to take risks
more accurate rifles and deadlier bullets
both sides fobade soldiers to surrender
25
Why was the Civil War's first large battle, the first Battle of Bull Run, so shocking?
It was over more quickly than people expected
It was more brutal than expected
It occurred in an unexpected place
It cost more money than expected
26
The Civil War began when
Confederates fired on an unarmed supply ship
President Lincoln sent food to Fort Sumter
South Carolina seceded
The Confederates opened fire on Fort Sumter
27
Which law nullified the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act
Wilmot Proviso
28
As a result of the Civil War, federal authority was:
established
abolished
unchanged
strengthened
29
Abolitionists believed that
freed slaves would take jobs from whites
slaves were happy and healthy
slavery should be extended
slavery was morally wrong
30
How did the Civil War affect industries in the North?
Industries could not meet wartime demands
The North closed many industries
Industries became more mechanized
Northern Industries had to ask the South for help

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