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