Why did the Confederates move their capital to Richmond, VA?

Answers 2 & 3 are both correct.

What is the first event John Brown was known for in the slavery controversery?

Murdered several pro-slavery settlers in KS.

Why did the 54th Massachusetts Volunteers become famous?

They heroically attacked Confederates at Fort Wagner, SC

What event triggered the fighting between the North and the South?

Southerners fired on Fort Sumter

What was clear after the First Battle of Bull Run?

Victory would be difficult to achieve.

Part of the Northern strategy for winning the war was . . .

To cut off South's imports and exports with a naval blockade

The significance of Antietam was . . .

It stopped a Confederate invasion of the North.

Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after Antietam because . . .

he wanted to be in a position of strength to free the slaves

The impact of Uncle Tom's Cabin . . .

Southerners said the book didn't portray slavery accurately.

How did President Lincoln handle Northern opposition to the war?

He suspended the writ of habeas corpus.

Which event forced Lee to surrender at Appomattox Court House?

The confederate capital of Richmond fell to Union forces.

How did the Dred Scott decision add to the tensions over slavery in the 1850s?

It refused to give freedom to a slave who lived on free soil

Which was a result of the Emancipation Proclamation?

It made the Civil War a war of liberation.

How did the Union & Confederate Drafts compare?

Both sides allowed rich men to pay substitutes to serve.

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The American Civil War

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A review for 8th grade American History students covering events that led to the Civil War and the War itself.

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Why did the Confederates move their capital to Richmond, VA?
It's relative location to Washington, D.C.
It was the center of the South.
It was a wealthy area.
Answers 2 & 3 are both correct.
2
What is the first event John Brown was known for in the slavery controversery?
Fought for passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.
Attacked pro-slavery senator in the Senate.
Murdered several pro-slavery settlers in KS.
Introduced the KS-NE Act in Congress.
3
Why did the 54th Massachusetts Volunteers become famous?
They set fires to homes in Richmond, VA.
They heroically attacked Confederates at Fort Wagner, SC
They broke through Confederate defenses at Petersburg.
They surprised the Confederates at Vicksburg.
4
What event triggered the fighting between the North and the South?
A Confederate army invaded Maryland.
Southerners fired on Fort Sumter
Union forces invaded VA
Southern states seceded
5
What was clear after the First Battle of Bull Run?
The war would be won quickly.
Victory would be difficult to achieve.
Lincoln would need to call out a 90 day militia.
6
Part of the Northern strategy for winning the war was . . .
To fight defensively until the South was tired of the war.
To offer Native Americans land in the South
To cut off South's imports and exports with a naval blockade
7
The significance of Antietam was . . .
It stopped a Confederate invasion of the North.
Lincoln gave a famous speech to dedicate the cemetery there
It was the last major Southern victory.
8
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after Antietam because . . .
he wanted to wait until the growing season was over
he stood on the Antietam battlefield to free slaves.
he wanted to be in a position of strength to free the slaves
9
The impact of Uncle Tom's Cabin . . .
angered Northerners by describing slavery as a good deal.
Southerners said the book didn't portray slavery accurately.
convinced some Northerners to support the Fugitive Slave Act
caused pro slavery settlers to attack antislavery settlers
10
How did President Lincoln handle Northern opposition to the war?
He drafted opponents into the army.
He recognized the protesters' right to freedom of speech.
He suspended the writ of habeas corpus.
He convinced Congress to suspend the Bill of Rights.
11
Which event forced Lee to surrender at Appomattox Court House?
Grant's troops surrounded Confederate forces at Raleigh.
The confederate capital of Richmond fell to Union forces.
Union blockaded the only Confederate port left in the Gulf.
George Pickett mounted a direct attack on the Union middle.
12
How did the Dred Scott decision add to the tensions over slavery in the 1850s?
It ruled slavery could be legally banned in any territory.
It refused to give freedom to a slave who lived on free soil
It declared the the F.S. Act protected slavery and masters.
13
The purpose of the 13th Amendment was . . .
to officially end the Civil War.
to readmit Southern states into the Union.
to end slavery in the U.S.
=to grant African Americans the right to vote.
14
Which was a result of the Emancipation Proclamation?
It made the Civil War a war of liberation.
It helped Lincoln win the support of the Northern Democrats.
It inspired African Americans to join the Confederate forces
It freed all enslaved people in the South.
15
How did the Union & Confederate Drafts compare?
Both sides allowed rich men to pay substitutes to serve.
Both sides drafted large numbers of African Americans.
The draft was supported by the North and Southern Democrats.
Both sides drafted women to serve as cooks and nurses.

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