According to the Georgia Platform, what stance did Georgia take on the Compromise of 1850?

Georgia supported the Compromise

Who were the candidates of the Election of 1860?

Abe Lincoln, John Breckinridge, Stephen Douglas, John Bell

Which was included in the Republican Party platform in the election of 1860

Slavery left alone, but excluded from territories

What things did Andersonville prison lack?

Food, Shelter, Medical Supplies

What was the Atlanta Campaign?

Battles in Georgia that led to the capture of Atlanta

Which describes the debate over secession in Georgia?

Most wanted to secede , but many were opposed

Why did the Union decide to blockade the Georgia coast during the Civil War?

Block trade and diplomatic relations with Europe and the CSA

Which was a result of the Compromise of 1850?

CA admitted as a free state and included Fugitive Slave Act

The theory of nullification states that...

A state can invalidate any federal law they find unconstitutional

Using the map, what did the Union want to control at Chickamauga? Why choose that site?

Wanted to control the Railroad junction.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

freed slaves in the states in rebellion

During the Civil War, why did the Union decide to blockade the Georgia coast?

disrupt foreign trade which GA and the confederacy depended

What was Atlanta's importance to the Confederacy?

It was an industrial & transportation center for the south.

Who were the opponents of Lincoln in the presidential election of 1860?

Douglas, Bell, and Breckinridge

Which statement describes the outcome of the Dred Scott case?

The US Supreme Court ruled against Dred Scott.

Where did the troops get food during the march?

They got their food from the land & took it from farmers

What was Andersonville?

A Confederate prisoner of war camp

Which best characterizes the March to the Sea?

Destruction and devastation on the land

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1
Why was Chickamauga important to the North and South
It had a large number of factories
It was a railroad center
It was halfway between two capitals
It was a major recruitment center for the South
2
What was Secession?
Withdrawing from the union
Apple bobbing with crabs
Succeeding
Having fun
3
According to the Georgia Platform, what stance did Georgia take on the Compromise of 1850?
Georgia rejected the compromise
Georgia supported the Compromise
Georgia called for secession
Georgia called for nullification
4
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1860?
Abe Lincoln, John Breckinridge, Stephen Douglas, John Bell
Abe Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, John Bell, John Calhoun
Abe Lincoln, John Calhoun, John Bell, James Polk
Abe Lincoln, John Bell, Ulysses Grant, Stephen Douglas
5
Which was included in the Republican Party platform in the election of 1860
Slavery should be protected in all territories
Slavery left alone, but excluded from territories
The question of slavery decided by popular sovereignty
In free society the minority can break up the government
6
What things did Andersonville prison lack?
i dunno
Dancing, Onions, Brooms
Food, Shelter, Medical Supplies
Food, Shelter, Clothing
7
Georgia's position on slavery in the new territories was clearly stated in the...
Georgia Platform
Atlanta Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
8
What did Sherman call the tactics used in the March to the Sea?
total war
Mass Effect
Peace through diplomacy
Anaconda Plan
9
A Union blockade stopped southern harbors from shipping cotton.
True
False
10
The Dred Scott decision states that all states are slave states because all slaves are...
considered property.
did not have the right to sue.
All of the Above.
not citizens.
11
Who, though he argued against secession, went on to become vice president of the Confederacy?
Alexander Stephens
Jefferson Davis
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
12
What was the Atlanta Campaign?
When the Confederate generals met in Atlanta to form a plan
Battles in Georgia that led to the capture of Atlanta
An election where people in Atlanta voted for the war
The idea that slaves would be armed to fight
13
Which describes the debate over secession in Georgia?
There was unanimious agreement to remain in the Union
Most wanted to secede , but many were opposed
There was unanimous agreement to secede
Some wanted to secede but they were in the minority
14
Who was the leader of the Atlanta Campaign?
William T. Sherman
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Jimmy Carter
15
Why did the Union decide to blockade the Georgia coast during the Civil War?
To inspire Sir-Mix-a-lot
Block trade and diplomatic relations with Europe and the CSA
Block northern imports into the south
to engage Georgia in a naval battle
16
Which was a result of the Compromise of 1850?
Slavery was permitted in the new state of California.
CA admitted as a free state and included Fugitive Slave Act
Importation of slaves from Africa was declared illegal.
Slavery was finally allowed in Washington D. C.
17
The theory of nullification states that...
A state can invalidate any federal law they find unconstitutional
A state can secede from the Union
The president can veto any law he doesn't like
The Supreme Court overrules all other branches
18
Using the map, what did the Union want to control at Chickamauga? Why choose that site?
Wanted to control the Savannah River to limit goods.
Wanted to control the Railroad junction.
Wanted to control the cotton plantations.
Wanted to control the Mississippi River to secure goods.
19
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
freed all women
stopped the slave trade
freed slaves in the states in rebellion
freed all slaves
20
During the Civil War, why did the Union decide to blockade the Georgia coast?
meet Sherman as he finished his march to the sea
force Lee's army to abandon Atlanta
disrupt foreign trade which GA and the confederacy depended
engage Georgia's navy in battle
21
What was Atlanta's importance to the Confederacy?
It was an industrial & transportation center for the south.
It was Lincoln's hometown.
It was an important slave trading city
It was the capital of the Confederacy
22
Who were the opponents of Lincoln in the presidential election of 1860?
Douglas, Bell, and Breckinridge
Douglas, Bell, and Davis
Douglas, Davis, and Breckinridge
Bell, Breckinridge, and Davis
23
Which statement describes the outcome of the Dred Scott case?
The US Supreme Court sends case back to the Missouri Court.
Georgia's court system changed the law in Missouri.
The US Supreme Court ruled against Dred Scott.
Missouri granted Scott the right to be free.
24
Where did the troops get food during the march?
They brought all of their food with them in wagon trains
They hunted in the forest for food
They got their food from the land & took it from farmers
They didn't have food and nearly starved to death
25
Who won the Battle of Chickamauga?
Union
United States
Confederacy
North
26
Which term is associated with the South's belief that state laws could overrule federal laws?
Emancipation
Abolition
Nullification
States' Rights
27
The Emancipation Proclamation completely ended slavery?
True
False
28
Who was the commander of Andersonville?
Henry Wirz
George Murphy
John Calhoun
29
What was Andersonville?
A battle in June of 1835
A Union prisoner of war camp
A battle in May of 1832
A Confederate prisoner of war camp
30
Which best characterizes the March to the Sea?
Eerily quiet
Peace and prosperity for all
Destruction and devastation on the land
starvation and scarcity for the troops

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