Which statement BEST explains why there are so few accounts written by slaves about their lives

illegal to learn to read and write

Sherman attacked the civilian infrastructure between Atlanta and Savannah in order to

end civilian support for the war effort & shorten the war

How were tenant farmers different from sharecroppers?

tenant farmers usually made a small profit

Which was a result of the Compromise of 1850?

runaway slaves had to be returned to southern owners

The purpose of the Missouri Compromise was to

maintain a balance of slave and free states

How was the Emancipation Proclamation a concession to the South?

the South could keep their slaves if they stopped fighting

Why did the US Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?

bc he was a lave and not eligible to sue in court

The purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act was to

require slaves that had run away to go back to owners

Which statement BEST describes the failure of compromise?

it did not prevent the Civil War

The fighting of the Civil War in Georgia can be described as

Heavy along a line from Dalton to Atlanta to Savannah.

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1
After the Civil War, what system was developed to provide labor to work former plantations?
labor force of former slaves
farmers alliance
sharecropping
tenant farming
2
Why were people from Africa brought to Georgia?
to settle the backcountry
to be forced into labor
to help produce silk
to help fight GA's enemies
3
What did the 14th amendment to the US constitution do?
It gave blacks the right to vote.
It gave blacks the right to own property.
It gave black citizenship.
It abolished slavery.
4
Which statement BEST explains why there are so few accounts written by slaves about their lives
slaves weren't willing to write about the horrors of slavery
illegal to learn to read and write
only abolitionist leaders wrote books about slaves
books about slavery were not popular
5
After the civil war, what secret organization used force and violence to influence society?
Free and Accepted Masons
Ku Klux Klan
United Confederate Veterans.
Freedmen's Bureau
6
The purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau was to help?
former slaves and poor whites
all poor people in the South
all free people in the South
former slaves
7
Sherman attacked the civilian infrastructure between Atlanta and Savannah in order to
force GA troops to return home to defend GA
retaliate for lives lost in the battle of Atlanta
punish the south
end civilian support for the war effort & shorten the war
8
What did the 13th do?
It changed who owned land .
It made blacks United States citizens.
It freed the slaves.
It gave blacks the right to vote.
9
How were tenant farmers different from sharecroppers?
tenant farmers usually didn't pay rent for their houses.
tenant farmers owned all their equipment
tenant farmers usually made a small profit
tenant farmers bought their seed from the owner
10
Which was a result of the Compromise of 1850?
runaway slaves had to be returned to southern owners
importation of slaves from Africa was declared illegal
slavery was permitted in the new state of California
owning slaves was forbidden in Washington, D. C.
11
The "Georgia Platform" was a statement supporting what?
the Compromise of 1850
popular sovereignty
slavery throughout the US
states' rights
12
What region of the US believed states should be able to govern themselves?
southern states
California
northern states
western territories
13
The purpose of the Missouri Compromise was to
let Missouri have slavery until 1850
maintain a balance of slave and free states
return slaves to their owners
allow slavery in Maine but not Missouri
14
How was the Emancipation Proclamation a concession to the South?
the slaves could decide if they wanted to remain on the farm
only male slaves would be free
the South could keep their slaves if they stopped fighting
all slaves would be freed
15
Why was Chickamauga important to the North and the South?
It had a number of factories that produced war supplies.
It was located halfway between the state capitals.
It was a railroad center.
It was a major recruiting center for the south.
16
Why did the US Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?
bc he returned to a slave state and he couldn 't be free
bc he didn't live long enough to be free
bc he was a lave and not eligible to sue in court
bc he was the property of his owner and could go anywhere
17
Where did the bloodiest one day battle of the Civil War take place?
Shiloh
Vicksburg
Antietam
Gettysburg
18
The purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act was to
prevent slaves from testifying against whites in court
require slaves that had run away to go back to owners
prevent laves from having group gatherings or meetings
require slaves to have citizenshiop papers to get a job
19
Which statement BEST describes the failure of compromise?
is usually short-lived
is only possible among rational people
it did not prevent the Civil War
it kept a balance between free and slave states
20
The fighting of the Civil War in Georgia can be described as
Heavy along a line from Dalton to Atlanta to Savannah.
All in north Georgia.
Light and almost nonexistent
Concentrated in the Savannah area.

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