American Civil War

Question 1

How did conflicts over slavery impact the development of N.C. & the US in the years before the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

by increasing sectional tensions between the states

Question 2

Which statement explains the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott Case of 1857

Accepted Answer

Slaves are not citizens and can not be sued in federal court

Question 3

who was the 16th president?

Accepted Answer

Lincoln

Question 4

What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation

Accepted Answer

It allowed African-Americans to join the Union army

Question 5

immediate cause of the secession of Southern states from Union b4 start of Civil War was...

Accepted Answer

the election of President Lincoln

Question 6

Why did the South support “You dare not make war on King Cotton” during the pre-Civil War era

Accepted Answer

Cotton was the largest & most valuable export in the nation

Question 7

What was the result of the need for agricultural workers to produce cash crops in the early southern colonies?

Accepted Answer

The use of enslaved people

Question 8

What was the significance of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin?"

Accepted Answer

influenced more individuals to join the abolition movement

Question 9

which battle marked the start of the American Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Fort Sumter

Question 10

Which State led the session from the Union?

Accepted Answer

South CArolina

Question 11

How did the U.S. government respond to conflicts over slavery before the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

by passing a series of compromises to appease citizens

Question 12

which battle could be called the turning point of the American Civil War

Accepted Answer

Gettysburg

Question 13

During the Civil War which of the following statements would a southern state most likely argue

Accepted Answer

St. gov'ts should have the power determine their own destiny

Question 14

What was the 13th amendment?

Accepted Answer

banned slavery and made the EP a reality

Question 15

Border States supported slavery

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

There are 4 main causes of the Civil War

Accepted Answer

slavery, session, sectionalism, state's rights

Question 17

Women’s Roles on the Civil War Battlefield could consist of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Nurse

Question 18

What was the result of the need for agricultural workers to produce cash crops in the early southern colonies

Accepted Answer

The use of enslaved people

Questions 18