How did Robert Smalls gain freedom for himself and his family?

sailed a ship out of Charleston harbor to the Union ships

How did the Civil War impact women on the southern home front?

Dealt with inflation as they managed homes and farms

Why did the North’s cause for fighting the war change during the course of the war?

Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation

What was one of the purposes of the Emancipation Proclamation?

to free the slaves in areas still in rebellion

What was the key reason the United States Army captured Port Royal Sound in 1861?

to have a position from which to lay siege to Charleston

How did the Civil War affect the planter class in South Carolina?

Loss of slave labor and plantations

Why is the 54th Massachusetts Regiment significant?

African Americans officially fought as US soldiers

What is the best reason behind Sherman's strategy of using "total war" to defeat the South?

He would break the Confederacy’s will to fight

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How did Robert Smalls gain freedom for himself and his family?
sailed a ship out of Charleston harbor to the Union ships
was granted freedom for his loyal service
joined other slaves in a revolt against the Confederates
followed the Underground Railroad to the North
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How did the Civil War impact women on the southern home front?
Became wealthier plantation owners
Dealt with inflation as they managed homes and farms
Gained land and earned their own money
Increased their political power
3
Why did the North’s cause for fighting the war change during the course of the war?
Lincoln was not re-elected in 1864
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Southern states agreed to surrender ifthey could keep slaves
The South invaded the North twice
4
What was the purpose of the C. S. S. Hunley?
Control the Mississippi River
Break the blockade
Transport soldiers to the West
Send secret messages to Britain
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What was one of the purposes of the Emancipation Proclamation?
to free slaves in the Border States
to free all slaves
to free slaves in territories west of the Mississippi River
to free the slaves in areas still in rebellion
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What was the key reason the United States Army captured Port Royal Sound in 1861?
to have a position from which to lay siege to Charleston
to invade the capital city Columbia
to launch a naval blockade
to free the local slaves
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How did the Civil War affect the planter class in South Carolina?
Loss of slave labor and plantations
Able to earn their own money
Increase in their political power
Became wealthier byinvesting in Northern factories
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Why is the 54^th Massachusetts Regiment significant?
Union soldiers allowed Charleston to be taken easily
Confederates did not break the Union blockade
African Americans officially fought as US soldiers
It became the "turning point" of the Civil War
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What is the best reason behind Sherman's strategy of using "total war" to defeat the South?
He wanted revenge for the treatment of prisoners of war
He needed to stop the Confederates from trading w/ Britain
He encouraged armed slave revolts
He would break the Confederacy’s will to fight
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How was the Union gaining control of the Mississippi River a significant achievement?
was the turning point of the war
split the Confederacy
gave the Confederacy control of Washington, D.C.
started the Northern blockade

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