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Units #6 and #7- Causes of the Civil War and The Civil War in Georgia
Units #6 and #7- Causes of the Civil War and The Civil War in Georgia
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Causes of the Civil War and the Civil War in Georgia
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Why did Sherman chose NOT to burn Savannah?
He had friends there.
His army was too weak to do so
There were large quantities of guns, cotton, and ammo stored
He was hoping to live there after the war.
2
Main Conf. general- led at Gettysburg, Antietam, and surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse
Sherman
Bragg
Grant
Lee
3
Famous Georgian who became Vice Pres. of the Confederacy
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
Alexander Stephens
Jefferson Davis
4
Which statement describes the south's position on states' rights?
political decisions should benefit the entire country
states should obey national laws
states should be allowed to govern themselves
interest of gov. should overrule the states
5
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the economic differences between the North and South?
south wanted lowtariffs;they bought cheap goods from abroad
North wanted low tariffs
North relied on industry and did not use slave labor
South depended on agriculture and slave labor
6
Ran for president in 1860 for Constitutional Union Party; tried to avoid secession
John Breckinridge
John Bell
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
7
Union general that led the March to the Sea and burning of Atlanta
Hopewell
Sherman
Burnside
Lee
8
Which culture used bone to make tools and weapons?
Archaic
Woodland
Mississippian
Paleo
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Which is true about the growth of slavery in GA?
GA was the first state to have many slaves
slavery was not necessary in GA
slavery grew quickly due to the cotton gin
slavery was established before the cotton gin
10
Republican candidiate who tried to prevent slavery from spreading to new territory
Alexander Stephens
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
John Breckinridge
11
Famous abolitionist who was born a slave who once free, wrote his own autobiography
Frederick Douglass
Dred Scot
Sojourner Truth
Nat Turner
12
One main cause of the war; belief a state's needs were more important than the federal govt
state's rights
slavery
Taxes
Trade
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What was the major type of labor used on Georgia's plantations and farms before the Civil War?
sharecropping
hourly wage labor
indentured servants
slavery
14
Which side won the Battle of Atlanta?
Neither
Confederacy
Union
15
Which is not a reason the North had an advantage during the Civil War?
more factories
established military and goverment
home turf advantage
larger population
16
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Compromise of 1850?
written by Clay and Douglas
Congress passed Fugitive Slave Act
CA entered the union as a free state
Missouri was admitted as a slave state
17
Which fort surrendered because the brick walls could not withstand attacks from cannons?
Ft. Sumter
Ft. King George
Ft. Pulaski
Ft. Jackson
18
In the Miss. Comp., which state was admitted as a free state?
Missouri
Maine
California
Kansas
19
The first battles in GA during the Civil War were the battles of
Savannah, Ft. Jackson
Ft. Pulaski, Tybee Island
Charleston, Ft. Sumter
St. Simons, Ft. King George
20
Why did Governor Henry Ellis ask to leave the colony of Georgia?
He wanted to become King of England
The colonists did not like him
He couldn't tolerate the heat and humidity.
His wife was pregnant in England
21
Which statement is true about the Dred Scot decision and pushed us closer to war?
Sup.Ct. ruled missionaries could not help Indians
Sup. Ct. ruled slavery in the south was unconstitutional
Sup. Ct. ruled owners had to be repaid for escaped slaves
Sup.Ct. ruled Congress could not stop slavery in territories
22
Why was the Emancipation Proclamation ignored in the South?
Lincoln was not the South's leader & couldn't control them
the slaves were already freed
the message was never sent to the Confederacy to free them
plantation owners were unable to read the document
23
Which was NOT a cause of the Civil War?
Separation of power
slavery
westward movement
states' rights
24
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Alexander Stephens
Abraham Lincoln
25
Northern war strategy used to separate the South and weaken it.
Blockade Running
Anaconda Plan
Guerilla Warfare
Squeeze Plan
26
Name of the infamous Confederate prison camp where 1 out of every 3 prisoners died.
Alcatraz
Andersonville
Levenworth
Folsom
27
What river is the main source of drinking water for Atlanta?
Etowah
Savannah
St. Mary's
Chattahoochee
28
Man who tried to sue for his freedom because he moved around to free states with his master
Sojourner Truth
Nat Turner
Harriet Tubman
Dred Scot
29
What means "allowing people to choose what they want"?
antebellum
popular sovereignty
revolution
self-government
30
Why are there so few accounts of slaves about their lives during the Antebellum Period?
only abolitionists wrote books
slaves didn't want to write about their lives
it was illegal for slaves to learn to read or write
books about slavery were not popular
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What war tactic did Sherman use in his "March to the Sea"?
Guerilla Warfare
Total Warfare
If you can sell it, don't burn it
Burn it if you see it
32
Which was a 5 month series of battles in which the Union tried to capture Atlanta?
Atlanta Campaign
Savannah Campaign
Battle of Gettysburg
March to the Sea
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Southern Democrat in 1860 who won most of the southern states
Abraham Lincoln
John Breckinridge
Alexander Stephens
John Bell
34
Northern Democrat pres. candidate who spoke about Popular Sovereignty
Abraham Lincoln
John Bell
Alexander Stephens
Stephen Douglas
35
Which state threatened to secede if Congress passed a high tariff in the 1830s?
Massachusetts
South Carolina
Oregon
North Carolina
36
Why were Georgians hesitant to declare independence from England?
They couldn't afford to pay separation taxes
They only wanted to drink English tea
They had family in England still
They needed protection from the Native Americans
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Why was the South opposed to the high tariff?
south could produce their own goods
GB stopped trading slaves with the south
south didn't like the goods produced by immigrant labor
GB put high tariff on US cotton; hurt cotton southern sales
38
When a state could vote down a federal law, was known as
justification
nullification
absolution
ratification
39
Famous abolitionist who wrote
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Nat Turner
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
40
In what GA city did legislators meet to vote on secession?
Macon
Atlanta
Milledgeville
Gainesville
41
Which part of the US wanted a high tariff to protect industries?
the west
all of the US
the south
the north
42
Where was the Union's capital during the Civil War?
Washington D. C.
Richmond
Pittsburg
Chicago
43
Why did southerners not vote for Abraham Lincoln?
he did not want slavery to spread westward
he supported high tariffs
he supproted strong fed. gov.; not states' rights
all are true
44
Famous abolitionist who wrote
The Liberator
Sojourner Truth
William Lloyd Garrison
John Breckinridge
John Bell
45
The purpose of the Missouri Compromise was to
to have a place to move the Indians to
maintain a balance of free and slave states
return slaves captured in free states back to slave states
allow slavery in Maine but not in Missouri
46
Conf. war strategy backfired when G.B. and France chose to buy cotton from Egypt instead
Total Warfare
King Cotton Plan
Anaconda Plan
King Cotton Diplomacy
47
American President during the Civil War; elected President in 1860
Breckenridge
Douglas
Lincoln
Bell
48
This was the bloodiest battle of the war; took place over 3 days and over 50,000 deaths occured
Bull Run
Chickamauga
Atlanta
Gettysburg
49
Civil War battle where the Union took control of the railroad near Chattanooga, TN
Chickamauga
Savannah
Ft. Sumter
Ft. Pulaski
50
Which is the largest region in Georgia?
Piedmont
Blue Ridge
Coastal Plain
Appalachian Plateau
51
Which is not true about the Battle of Antietam?
fought in Maryland
Emancipation Proclamation was written shortly after it
only battle fought on Union soil
battle was a Union victory
52
Which reason explains why westward movement was a cause of the Civil War?
people moved west to gain land for farming and they fought
people had to remove Indians as they moved west
congress determined if states would be slave or free
people moved to CA to find gold
53
Which means "a person who worked to get rid of slavery"?
driver
abolitionist
artisan
overseer
54
What word means to withdraw from the Union?
Cede
mercantilism
secession
States' Rights
55
Document issued by Lincoln that freed slaves in Conf. states that continued to fight the Union
Missouri Compromise
Emancipation Proclamation
Nullification Crisis
Compromise of 1850
56
Led by Stephens and Toombs; stated GA accepted the Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act
GA Platform
Republican Platform
GA Stamp of Approval
57
What word is used to describe the time period before the Civil War?
Pre-Civil War
Antebellum
Revolutionary
Colonial
58
This man was from Georgia and was also vice president of the Confederacy.
Robert Toombs
Jefferson Davis
Alexander Stephens
Edward Stanton
59
Alexander Stephens supported all except.....
secession
Compromise of 1850
Slavery
Kansas-Nebraska Act
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What was the estimated total number of casualties for BOTH sides at the end of the war?
300,000
600,000
700,000
200,000
