What was at stake in the Battle of Chickamauga?

control the railroad center in nearby Chattanooga

Why did the Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?

he was a slave not a citizen and couldn't sue in court

Sherman attacked civilian infrastructure between Atlanta and Savannah in order to

end civilian support for the war

Why did Sherman want to destroy Atlanta?

it was an important industrial and transportation hub

What was Abraham Lincoln's official stand on slavery during the 1860 campaign?

slavery shouldn't spread to new territories

Why did northern businessmen invest money in the GA textile industry after the war?

Georgia had cotton, land, mills and cheap labor

The main goal of the Ku Klux Klan was

return control of government to democrats

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Unit 7 Civil War Part 2

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Georgia history before, during and after the Civil War.

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1
What was at stake in the Battle of Chickamauga?
the fate of Washington, D.C.
access to ammunition
control the railroad center in nearby Chattanooga
access to the port of Savannah
2
Which person was elected to the Georgia legislature during reconstruction?
Henry McNeal Turner
Andrew Jackson
Austin Dabney
Tunis Campbell
3
After what battle did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
Antietam
Gettysburg
Chickamauga
Vicksburg
4
Why did the Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?
he returned to a slave state and can't be set free
he was a slave not a citizen and couldn't sue in court
slavery was permited north of the Missouri Compromise line
he was property and his owner could take him anywhere
5
What did the 13th Amendment do?
abolish slavery
make freedmen citizens of the U.S.A.
change land ownership laws
give freedmen the right to vote
6
How were tenant farmer different from sharecroppers?
made a small profit
bought seed from land owners
owned their equipment
didn't pay rent for their houses
7
Sherman attacked civilian infrastructure between Atlanta and Savannah in order to
retaliate for lives lost in Atlanta
end civilian support for the war
punish the south for seceding from the Union
force GA troops to return
8
what was the difference between Lincoln's and Congress' plan for reconstruction?
Lincoln required loyalty oaths
Lincoln wanted to heal the wounds of war
Congress wanted to monitor treatment of freedmen
Congress wanted to punish the south
9
Why did Sherman want to destroy Atlanta?
it was home to the largest number of slaves
it was the capital of the south.
it was the largest city in the south
it was an important industrial and transportation hub
10
What was Abraham Lincoln's official stand on slavery during the 1860 campaign?
slavery shouldn't spread to new territories
a convention should be called to resolve the issue
all slaves should be freed within 10 years
slave trade should end immediately
11
What was one of the deadliest prisoner of war camps in the South?
Andersonville Prison
Azkaban Prison
Shawshank Prison
The Bastille
12
Which battle marks the last invasion by the South into the North?
Chickamauga
Gettysburg
Anteitam
Second Bull Run
13
After the invention of the Cotton Gin, what happened to Georgia's slave population by 1810?
it doubled
it decreased
It tripled
it stayed the same
14
Who advocated for GA to remain in the Union but later became VP of the Confederacy?
Alexander Stephens
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Andrew Jackson
15
What plan did the North use to blockade the Southern coastline?
King Cotton Diplomacy
Anaconda Plan
Grants Plan of Submission
Boa Constrictor Plan
16
What amendment granted all male citizens the right to vote regardless of color?
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
13th Amendment
12th Amendment
17
Who was elected President in 1860, causing southern states to secede?
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
John Calhoun
John Adams
18
The main crop in Georgia before the war was
cotton
apples
pecans
grapes
19
Why did northern businessmen invest money in the GA textile industry after the war?
Georgia escaped the ravages of war
Georgia had good railroads and seaports to transport goods
Georgia had cotton, land, mills and cheap labor
Georgia retained their capital and had money
20
The main goal of the Ku Klux Klan was
attract members of all social classes
force carpetbagger to leave
return control of government to democrats
return land to the confederates
21
The purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau was to help
former slaves and poor whites
all free people in the south
former slaves
all poor people in the south
22
What part of Georgia life was least affected by reconstruction policies?
agriculture
politics
economics
religion
23
What did the 14th Amendment to the Constitution do?
give freedmen the right to vote
give freedmen citizenship
give freedmen the right to own property
Abolish slavery
24
How would you describe the economy of Antebellum Georgia?
Urban and industrial
rural and agricultural
based on tourism
based on mining
25
What did the south call a new tax placed on good brought from other countries?
Tariff of Importation
Tariff of Industrialization
Tariff of Accountability
Tariff of Abomination

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