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1
The Battle of Chickamauga was fought because _____.
it was located halfway between two state capitals
Union troops were attempting to enter GA and headed to ATL
it had a number of factories that produced war supplies
it was a major recruiting center for the South
2
To be pardoned, former Confederates had to agree to
lay down their arms
pay their fair share of taxes
take an oath to defend the U.S. Constitution
not purchase additional slaves
3
The BEST description of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction was that it
provided education/training, and social services to freedmen
helped newly freed slaves adjust to new life
registered newly freed slaves to vote
managed distribution of farmland and animals to freedment
4
Which statement BEST describes the largest difference between the Lincoln's and Congress' Plan?
Lincoln's plan did not require loyalty oaths
Lincoln's allowed southern states to return w/o punishment
Congress would monitor the treatment of freedmen
Congress didn't want south to re-enter into Union
5
After the destruction caused by his march through GA, why did Sherman NOT burn Savannah?
spared the hometown of his West Point roomate
had divided upper/lower Confederacy and didn't need to burn
gave Savannah to President Lincoln as a Christmas gift
protected over $28M worth of cotton stored in Savannah
6
The early 1800s belief of some that a state could refuse to enforce a federal law.
absolution
justification
nullification
ratification
7
How was the Emancipation Proclamation a concession to the South?
only male slaves would be freed
all slaves would be freed
South could keep slaves if they stopped fighting
slaves could decide if they wanted to remain on plantations
8
Which Union general led the "March to the Sea?"
William T. Sherman
William S. Rosencrans
Ulysses S. Grant
John M. Schofield
9
What did the 13th amendment do?
gave blacks the right to vote
made blacks citizens
gave blacks the right to own property
abolish slavery
10
What was NOT provided to sharecroppers?
farming tools
houses
workers
seed
11
Who was the commander of the Confederate forces?
Stonewall Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
William T. Sherman
12
The "Georgia Platform" was a statement supporting _____.
states' rights
slavery throughout the United States
The Compromise of 1850
popular sovereignty
13
Who was commander of the Union forces at the end of the Civil War, later becoming president?
Robert E. Lee
William T. Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
George B. McClellan
14
How was the South able to import/export goods during the Union blockade?
Great Britain found other ways to trade with the South
South had superior navy
Blockade runners slipped through
South shipped goods through Canada
15
The Battle of Gettysburg
was a severe defeat for the Union army
ended the Confederacy's hope for victory
allowed the Union army to capture much needed supplies
had little impact on the war
16
Where did the bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War take place?
Antietam
Shiloh
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
17
Atlanta was militarily important to the Confederacy because it was
industrial and transportation center for the South
most populated city in the South
home to the larges number of slaves in the Confederacy
the capital of the Confederacy
18
The purpose of the Missouri Compromise was to ____.
maintain a balance of free / slave states in US Senate
return slaves captured in free states to slave states
allow slavery in Maine but not Missouri
let Missouri have slavery until 1850
19
What was the purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau?
help former slaves
help all poor people in the South
help all free people in the South
help former slaves and poor whites
20
How were tenant farmers different from sharecroppers?
tenant farmers owned equipment
tenant farmers usually didn't pay rent for their houses
tenant farmers bought their seed from owner
tenant farmers made small profit
21
States' Rights can BEST be defined as the belief that states _______.
could make better decisions on state issues than federal gov
believed government would enforce Fugitive Slave Act
could not free their slaves
could leave the Union at any time if they so chose to
22
Henry McNeal Turner and other black legislators were expelled from seats in GA Congress b/c
did not live in districts elected in
did not win election fairly
did not have knowledge to be legislators
did not have right to hold political office per constitution
23
Which was NOT a reason the Union attacked the civilian infrastructure between ATL and Savannah?
retaliate for lives lost in the battle for Atlanta
force GA troops to return home to defend GA
punish the South for seceding from Union and forming CSA
end civilian support for the war effort and shorten the war
24
Who won the Election of 1860?
Stephen A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
John Bell
John C. Breckenridge
25
Which was NOT an advantage of the North as it prepared for war?
had a larger and better educated population
had a better transportation system
was the location of the federal government
had more factories and industry
26
What was the major type of labor used on Georgia's plantations before the Civil War?
slavery
hourly wage worker
sharecropping
indentured servants
27
Why did the U.S. Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?
did not live long enough in a free territory to be free
was not a citizen and not eligible to sue in court
he was property of his owner and couldn't be taken anywhere
returned to a slave state and could not be freed
28
What did the 14th amendment do?
gave blacks right to own land
gave blacks right to vote
abolish slavery
made blacks citizens
29
Who called for Georgia to remain in the Union and later became the Vice-President of the CSA?
Alexander Stephens
Robert Toombs
Jefferson Davis
Thomas Cobb
30
Where was a notorious Confederate prison in GA?
Fulton
Belle Isle
Alcatraz
Andersonville
31
Who became president after Lincoln was assassinated?
Robert E. Lee
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
32
Why do few accounts of every day life written by slaves exist?
books about slavery were not as popular as other books
It was illegal for them to learn to read and write
slaves were not willing to write about slavery
only abolitionist leaders wrote books about slavery
33
Which was NOT an advantage of the South as it prepared for war?
was fighting for a cause - independence
had more industry
had better military leaders
was familiar wth the land where most of the fighting occured
34
The 14th amendment was passed in response to
rising violence from organizations like the KKK
white southern refusal to provide freedmen with land, etc.
refusal by southern states to pass 13th amendment
adoption of Black Codes
35
Which statement BEST describes the difference between sharecropping and tenant farming?
sharecroppers only provided labor, tenant farmers owned more
tenant farmers earned equity in the land from year to year
tenant farmers got a cash salary, sharecroppers got % of $
sharecroppers got % and could save, tenant farmers could not
36
What was goal of KKK?
establish religious tolerance
promote industrialization
increase immigration
preserve segregation
37
In Lincoln's Plan, which southerners would be pardoned after taking an oath of allegiance?
Confederate generals
government officials
high-ranking civil and military leaders
former soldiers and prisoners of war
38
After what battle was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
Vicksburg
Antietam
Gettysburg
Bull Run
39
Under the radical congressional plan, what amendment did southern states have to ratify?
14th
16th
13th
15th
40
The Civil War's bloodiest battle was fought at
Antietam
Gettysburg
Atlanta
Chickamauga
41
To whom did President Johnson's Reconstruction plan deny a general pardon?
Southerners who owned more than $20K worth of land
Southerners who owned more than 25 slaves
Southerners who owned more than $50K worth of land
Southerners who owned more than 50 slaves
42
What did the 15th amendment do?
made blacks citizens
gave black males right to vote
gave blacks right to own property
abolish slavery
43
Henry Wirz was commander of
Union forces in ATL
Andersonville
the CSS Hunley
the Confederate Army
44
Which statement BEST describes the contributions of the Freedmen's Bureau in education?
established 1000s of schools, training facilities for blacks
founded over 10K primary schools
opened gov't agencies (schools, colleges, etc.) for poor
established 6 major colleges
45
Which was a result of the Compromise of 1850?
Runaway slaves had to be returned under Fugitive Slave Act
Importation of slaves from Africa was declared illegal
Owning slaves was forbidden in Washington, D.C.
Slavery was permitted in the new state of California
