Why did General Sherman refrain from burning Savannah?

There was over $28 million worth of cotton stored in Savanah

The purpose of the fugitive slave Act was to

require slaves that had run away to go back to their owners

The purpose of the Missouri Compromise as to

maintain a balance of slave and free states

Someone who believes in states rights would probably support what statement?

National govt. has no right to tell states how to operate

Why did the U.S. Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?

Scott was a slave and was not eligible to sue in court

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act change the Missouri Compromise?

It permitted slavery north of Missouri's Southern boundary

States rights can BEST be defined as the belief that states

what concerns the states have is precedence over government

How was the Emancipation Proclamation a concession to the South

The south could keep their slaves if they stop fighting

The BEST description of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction was that it

helped the newly freed slaves adjust to freedom

What contributed to the lack of success of the Union blockade?

Blockade runners slipped through the blockade

Why did General Sherman burn and destroy the civilian infrastructure between Atlanta & Savannah

end civilian support for the war effort and shorten the war

Which was a result of the Compromise of 1850?

Runaway slaves had to be returned to southern owners

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1
Why did General Sherman refrain from burning Savannah?
He gave Savannah to President Lincoln as a Christmas gift
It was his last stop and He had no need to destroy the city.
There was over $28 million worth of cotton stored in Savanah
because his roommate at Westpoint was from Savannah
2
How long did the Union army occupy Atlanta before burning it to the ground?
Six weeks
Over two months
Two weeks
One month
3
Who was elected president in the Election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Harry S. Truman
John Bell
4
The purpose of the fugitive slave Act was to
require slaves that had run away to go back to their owners
prevent slaves from testifying against whites in court trial
prevent slaves from having group gatherings or meetings
slaves get citizenship papers in order to obtain jobs
5
The purpose of the Missouri Compromise as to
return slaves captured in free states to slave states
maintain a balance of slave and free states
allow slavery in Maine but not in Missouri
Let Missouri have slavery until 1850
6
Who was the Union Commander during the battle for Atlanta?
William T. Sherman
Robert E. Lee
John Hood
7
Someone who believes in states rights would probably support what statement?
Any state disputes can only be settled by the national Govt.
States can't issue legislation unless US congress ok's it
National laws always take precedence over State laws
National govt. has no right to tell states how to operate
8
Why did the U.S. Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?
He didn't live long enough in a free territory to be free
he returned to a slave state and could not be freed
cause he was the property of his owner and could go anywhere
Scott was a slave and was not eligible to sue in court
9
The 1800's belief of some people that a state could refuse to enforce federal law is known as
justification
ratification
absolution
nullification
10
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act change the Missouri Compromise?
It made Missouri a free state
changed requirements for a territory to become a state
It created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
It permitted slavery north of Missouri's Southern boundary
11
Where was the notorious confederate prison in Georgia?
Andersonville
Belle Isle
Fulton
Alcatraz
12
States rights can BEST be defined as the belief that states
could ignore national laws if they were harmful to the state
could leave the Union at any time if they chose to
what concerns the states have is precedence over government
could not free their slaves
13
How was the Emancipation Proclamation a concession to the South
All slaves would be freed
The south could keep their slaves if they stop fighting
Only male slaves would be freed
Slaves could choose to remain on the plantations
14
The battle of Antietam took place in
the Deep South
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
15
The BEST description of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction was that it
provided education, training, & social services for them
registered newly freed slaves to vote
helped the newly freed slaves adjust to freedom
Managed the freedmen's farmlands and animals
16
Who was the confederate commander at the Battle of Gettysburg?
Robert E. Lee
George McClellan
Ulysses S. Grant
George Meade
17
What contributed to the lack of success of the Union blockade?
Blockade runners slipped through the blockade
the Union did not have enough ships to enforce the blockade
The south had a superior navy
Great Britain found other ways to trade with the south
18
Why did General Sherman burn and destroy the civilian infrastructure between Atlanta & Savannah
force Georgians to return home to defend Georgia
end civilian support for the war effort and shorten the war
punish the south for seceding from the Union
retaliate for lives lost in the battle for Atlanta
19
The purpose of the Freedmen's bureau was to help
former slaves and poor whites
All free people in the South
former slaves
All poor people in the South
20
The Georgia platform was a statement supporting
slavery throughout the United States
popular sovereignty
the compromise of 1850
states rights
21
Where did the bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil war take place?
Vicksburg
Antietan
Gettysburg
Shiloh
22
Who was the Union commander at Chickamauga?
Braxton Bragg
William T. Sherman
George McClellan
Ulysses S. Grant
23
After what battle was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
Bull Run
Vicksburg
Antietam
Gettysburg
24
Which was a result of the Compromise of 1850?
Importation of slaves from Africa was declared illegal
Runaway slaves had to be returned to southern owners
Owning slaves was forbidden in Washington D.C.
Slavery was permitted in the new state of California
25
Why was Chickamauga important to the North and the South?
It was a railroad center
had a number of factories that produced war supplies
It was a major recruiting center for the south
located halfway between 2 state capitals

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