Ch. 12 The Civil War

Question 1

When the Civil War first started, Lincoln did not plan to

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emancipate

Question 2

What was passed by Congress that was good for northern factories, but not southern plantations?

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a tariff

Question 3

If an enslaved person escaped from the South to a free state, they considered that person to be

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a fugitive

Question 4

What was one of Abraham Lincoln's major accomplishments?

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He was able to keep the nation whole

Question 5

What did the Supreme Court declare about enslaved people in the Dred Scott case?

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They did not have rights as American citizens

Question 6

What does the word strategy mean?

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a long-range plan to reach a goal, a long-range plan to reach a goal, a long-range plan to reach a goal, a long-range plan to reach a goal

Question 7

Who suggested the Missouri Compromise?

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Henry Clay

Question 8

What did Gen. Lee and the Confederate army do after the Battle of Antietam?

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They retreated to Virginia.

Question 9

Even before Pres. Lincoln took office, South Carolina voted to

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secede

Question 10

In what areas did the Emancipation Proclamation free enslaved workers?

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in areas still fighting against the Union.

Question 11

What was the Underground Railroad?

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It secret escape routes that led slaves to free lands.

Question 12

What was one of the two parts to the Confederate's strategy?

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Hold back and defend., Drag out the war until the North quits.

Question 13

What was one of the two parts to the Union's strategy?

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Invade the South., Weaken the South by blockading southern ports.

Question 14

What advantage did the Union army have in fighting the Civil War?

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a larger number of soldiers

Question 15

How did Lincoln plan to weaken the South? He planned to . . .

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blockade Southern ports to stop them from receiving supplies

Question 16

To dedicate a new cemetery for Union soldiers who had died at Gettysburg, Lincoln gave an

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address

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