Which group supported high tariffs to raise the price of imported manufactured goods?

Northern factory owners and workers

What event sparked the secession of several southern states?

The election of Abraham Lincoln

The battle of Fort Sumter was a significant event in Civil War history because it was the first

Military confrontation of the war

What was the significance of the Battle of Shiloh?

The Union took control of Tennessee

What was Ulysses S. Grant able to obtain for the Union thanks to the Battle of Vicksburg?

The Mississippi River, an essential supply line

General Sherman's orders in Georgia were to -

Stop for nothing and burn as much of Georgia as possible

The Dred Scott decision stated that –

Slaves could not sue because they were property

Missouri’s admission to the Union started the debate over –

a. The balance between slave and free states

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Civil War: Causes and Battles

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1
Which group supported high tariffs to raise the price of imported manufactured goods?
Western gold miners and cattle ranchers
Northern factory owners and workers
Great Plains wheat farmers
Southern plantation owners
2
In which order did the events in these headlines occur?
4, 2, 3, 1
3, 4, 2, 1
3, 2, 4, 1
2, 1, 3, 4
3
What event sparked the secession of several southern states?
The election of Abraham Lincoln
The Attack on Fort Sumter
The failure of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Dred Scott Decision
4
Before the Civil War, slavery was prohibited in certain areas by the –
Missouri Compromise
Dred Scott Decision
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Monroe Doctrine
5
The battle of Fort Sumter was a significant event in Civil War history because it was the first
Military confrontation of the war
Conflict that included African American soldiers
Time British soldiers fought alongside Union soldiers
Confederate defeat during the war
6
Which of these states was admitted to the United States before the Civil War?
3
2
4
1
7
The Merrimack was used by Southern forces during–
Shiloh
Hampton Roads
Appomattox
Vicksburg
8
What was the significance of the Battle of Shiloh?
Robert E. Lee's perfect strategic battle
The Union took control of Tennessee
Battle in Mississippi that allowed Grant to take control
Bloodiest single day in American history
9
"So you’re the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war" Who does this refer to
Sojourner Truth
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
10
This battle saw the death of Stonewall Jackson, but is still considered a Confederate victory.
Chancellorsville
Hampton Roads
Vicksburg
Antietam
11
What was Ulysses S. Grant able to obtain for the Union thanks to the Battle of Vicksburg?
Atlanta, the biggest city of the Confederacy
Southern rail lines, making the south useless in the west
The Mississippi River, an essential supply line
Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy
12
General Sherman's orders in Georgia were to -
Split the Confederate military in half
Create supply lines for the Union in southern territory
Take Atlanta for the Union
Stop for nothing and burn as much of Georgia as possible
13
The Dred Scott decision stated that –
Slaves could not sue because they were property
Slaves could sue for their freedom if they escaped North
Slave owners could not go after slaves that went North
Slave owners would be reimbursed for their escaped slaves
14
Missouri’s admission to the Union started the debate over –
a. The balance between slave and free states
a. The relocation of American Indians
a. The right of states to enter the Union
a. Funding for new states entering the Union
15
The Emancipation Proclamation was given after which battle?
Shiloh
Chancellorsville
Antietam
Gettysburg

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