What was important about the Union win at Antietam?

Lincoln could issue the Emancipation Proclamation

Why was a battle fought at Chickamauga?

The Union wanted to control the railroads in Chattanooga

What amendments did Congressional Reconstruction require former CSA states to ratify?

14th for all former CSA states and 15th for a few like GA

What did the 14th Amendment do?

Gave people of African descent the citizenship

What exactly did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

It freed slaves only in CSA states still in rebellion

What was the goal of the Freedmen's Bureau?

To help freedmen after the war & protect their civil rights

Why were black legislators removed from the Gen Assembly during Reconstruction?

To prevent blacks from having political power

What was the goal of the Atlanta Campaign?

The Union would capture Atlanta

What did the 15th Amendment do?

Protected the voting rights of African American men

Why was capturing Atlanta such an important goal for the Union?

It was an important transportation & industrial city

How does Chickamauga rank in terms of casualties during the Civil War?

It had the 2nd highest casualty rate

What was the goal of the KKK?

To deny freedmen their civil rights through acts of terror

What is Andersonville?

A terrible POW camp for captured Union soldiers

What was happening that kept GA from being readmitted to the Union until 1870?

KKK activities prevented Southern blacks from voting

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Civil War and Reconstruction--GA Studies

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1
What was the impact of removing blacks from the GA General Assembly?
It proved blacks could not hold political power
Nothing happened
GA was readmitted to the Union
GA was kept under martial law
2
What was important about the Union win at Antietam?
Nothing because the Confederates won the battle
The North won the war
The North finally won a battle
Lincoln could issue the Emancipation Proclamation
3
Why was a battle fought at Chickamauga?
Chickamauga was the capital of Tennessee
The South was defending the state of GA
Chickamauga was an important rail center
The Union wanted to control the railroads in Chattanooga
4
What amendments did Congressional Reconstruction require former CSA states to ratify?
14th for all former CSA states and 15th for a few like GA
13th only for all former CSA states
14th and 15th for all former CSA states
13th, 14th, and 15th for all former CSA states
5
What tactic did Sherman use throughout GA?
Shock and Awe Policy
Hard War/Scorched Earth Policy
Devastation & Obliteration War Policy
Killer War Policy
6
What did the 14th Amendment do?
Gave people of African descent the citizenship
Protected the voting rights of freedmen
Gave women the right to vote
Ended slavery in the US
7
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Gave freedmen the right to vote
Gave women the right to vote
Ended slavery in the US
Gave freedmen citizenship
8
How was Presidential Reconstruction different from Congressional Reconstruction?
It was less harsh
It didn't require former CSA states to ratify any amendments
It was more harsh
It required CSA states to ratify the 14th & 15th amendments
9
Who was the Union general in charge of the Atlanta Campaign?
Rosekrans
Sherman
Pope
Grant
10
What new type of economic activity became a larger part of GA's economy after the Civil War?
Farming
Construction
Financial institutions
Textile industry
11
What exactly did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
It freed slaves in only the border states
It freed slaves only in CSA states still in rebellion
It didn't do anything--Lincoln was just explaining plans
It freed all slaves in US
12
What was the goal of the Freedmen's Bureau?
To give temporary support for freedmen to adjust to freedom
To better educate all southerners
To aid all southerners to recover from the war
To help freedmen after the war & protect their civil rights
13
Why were black legislators removed from the Gen Assembly during Reconstruction?
To prove only whites can be elected to the Gen Assembly
To prevent blacks from voting
To prevent blacks from having political power
To prevent whites from having political power
14
What was the goal of the Atlanta Campaign?
The CSA would defeat the Union
The CSA would defend Atlanta
The Union would defeat the CSA
The Union would capture Atlanta
15
Who won the Battle of Chickamauga?
The Confederacy
The Union
It was a draw
16
What was the main crop in GA after the Civil War
Wheat
Peanuts
Cotton
Corn
17
What did the 15th Amendment do?
Protected the voting rights of African American men
Gave citizenship to people of African descent
Ended slavery in the US
Gave women the right to vote
18
What was the goal of the March to the Sea?
To capture Jacksonville
To capture Savannah
To capture Atlanta
To capture Charleston
19
What is the main difference between a sharecropper and tenant farmer?
Sharecroppers own nothing.
Sharecroppers earned more money
Sharecroppers give a share of their crop to pay land owners
Nothing--they are the same
20
Why was capturing Atlanta such an important goal for the Union?
It was not important at all
It was the capital of the CSA
It was a major CSA port city
It was an important transportation & industrial city
21
How does Chickamauga rank in terms of casualties during the Civil War?
It had the highest number of casualties
It had the lowest casualty rates
It had the 2nd highest casualty rate
It had the 2nd lowest casualty rates
22
What was the name of the Union's strategy to win the Civil War?
Anaconda Plan
Rattlesnake Plan
Boa Constrictor Plan
Cobra Plan
23
What was the goal of the KKK?
To destroy the Freedmen's Bureau and run it out of the South
To deny freedmen their civil rights through acts of terror
Protect the rights of freedmen & control politics in GA
To defeat the Union Army and win the Civil War
24
What is Andersonville?
An important battle before the fall of Savannah
An important battle before the fall of Atlanta
A terrible POW camp for captured Union soldiers
A terrible POW camp for captured CSA soldiers
25
Which part of the Anaconda Plan was most effective against GA?
Capturing Richmond
Capturing the Mississippi River
Blockading the CSA coastline
All 3 were effective against GA
26
What was happening that kept GA from being readmitted to the Union until 1870?
No one could vote because no one would take Loyalty Oaths
Gen. Terry felt GA was not ready because few people voted
KKK activities prevented Southern blacks from voting
The required literacy rates for voters had not been reached

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