Ch. 9: Civil War

Question 1

The Confederacy lost the control of the Mississippi River in a 48 day siege at ____.

Accepted Answer

Vicksburg

Question 2

Freed slaves in the states opposed to the Union.

Accepted Answer

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 3

The president of the Confederate States of America.

Accepted Answer

Jefferson Davis

Question 4

Which of the following was NOT a Confederacy war strategy.

Accepted Answer

Surround the Union like an anaconda.

Question 5

The supreme court decision said this person "had no rights" because they were not a citizen.

Accepted Answer

Dred Scott

Question 6

In what state did the Civil War begin?

Accepted Answer

South Carolina

Question 7

Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the Confederacy.

Accepted Answer

Had more factories.

Question 8

In this region, more people worked in factories and lived in large towns and cities.

Accepted Answer

northern

Question 9

Marched his troops across Georgia and burned everything in sight.

Accepted Answer

General Sherman

Question 10

Commander of the Union troops. He later would become the 18th President.

Accepted Answer

Ulysses S. Grant

Question 11

Battle that lasted 3 days and was considered the TURNING POINT of the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

Battle of Gettysburg

Question 12

A secret system to help slaves escape to freedom.

Accepted Answer

Underground Railroad

Question 13

Was the first state to secede from the Union

Accepted Answer

South Carolina

Question 14

Tried to keep the balance between free and slave states.

Accepted Answer

Missouri Compromise

Question 15

In this region, more people lived a mostly rural, farming way of life.

Accepted Answer

southern

Question 16

The most famous "conductor" who lead more than 300 people to freedom.

Accepted Answer

Harriet Tubman

Question 17

This means to break away from.

Accepted Answer

secede

Questions 17