What is one way Florida contributed in the Civil War?

Provided food to the Confederate soldiers

Why did Civil War battles take place in the northern half of Florida?

Union soldiers were coming from the north, The southern half of Florida was mostly swamp lands

How did President Lincoln respond to slavery during the Civil War?

He signed the Emancipation Proclamation

What did Florida do first to help the Confederacy in the Civil War?

Tried to secede from the United States

The Union's anaconda plan was helped by Florida's geography because?

The Union set up a line blockades around Florida's peninsula

What effect did the Union blockades of ports in the South have?

It stopped the shipment of cotton

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Florida Social Studies Weekly - State History - Quarter 3, Week 17

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1
What is one way Florida contributed in the Civil War?
Sent troops to aid in the fight
Sent guns and ammunition by boat
Provided food to the Confederate soldiers
Nothing, Florida was not involved in the Civil War
2
When was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?
In the middle of the Civil War
At the end of the Civil War
At the beginning of the Civil War
Never
3
Why did Civil War battles take place in the northern half of Florida?
Only the northern half of Florida wanted to fight
There is no southern part to Florida
Union soldiers were coming from the north
The southern half of Florida was mostly swamp lands
4
How did President Lincoln respond to slavery during the Civil War?
He signed the Civil Rights Act
He bought and sold slaves
He signed the Emancipation Proclamation
He made discrimination illegal
5
What did Florida do first to help the Confederacy in the Civil War?
Declared war on the North
Led troops into the first battle
Fought at the Battle of Ft. Brooke
Tried to secede from the United States
6
The Union's anaconda plan was helped by Florida's geography because?
The Union Army slithered across Florida's flat geography
The Union Navy used the rivers for easy transportation
The Union set up a line blockades around Florida's peninsula
The swamp lands had lots of snakes to scare troops
7
Why did slaves fight for the Union (North) instead of the Confederacy (South) in the Civil War?
The North offered slaves freedom if they won
The South had more money
The South was against slaves
The North was against slaves
8
What effect did the Union blockades of ports in the South have?
Everyone was afraid of snakes
It stopped the shipment of cotton
It helped Florida get more money
It stopped all travel in Florida

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