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