Civil War Review

Question 1

Who is the union general that marched from Atlanta to Savannah destroying majority of GA?

Accepted Answer

William T. Sherman

Question 2

How did Lincoln’s election to the presidency contribute to the beginning of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Southerners feared he would abolish slavery.

Question 3

What was the purpose of Harriet B. Stowe writing Uncle Toms Cabin?

Accepted Answer

She wanted to describe the evils and cruelties of slavery.

Question 4

2. Which abolitionist planned to steal the weapons from an army’s arsenal in Harper's Ferry, VA

Accepted Answer

John Brown

Question 5

The North and the South had different types of economies. What was primary economy in the South

Accepted Answer

Plantations that grew cotton

Question 6

3. Which abolitionist wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a novel describing the cruelties of slaves?

Accepted Answer

Harriet B. Stowe

Question 7

Name the the three main causes of the Civil War we have discussed in class.

Accepted Answer

State rights vs. Fed. rights, election of Lincoln, Slavery

Question 8

After Sherman's March to Sea, what happened to the South?

Accepted Answer

The South become more modernized (with factories).

Question 9

During the Civil War, I was the first and only president of the Confederacy. Who am I?

Accepted Answer

Jefferson Davis

Question 10

1. During the pre-Civil War era, which side agreed with state’s rights?

Accepted Answer

The Confederacy

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