What was the importance of the Missouri Compromise?

It provided a temporary solution to the slavery question

Why did the United States Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?

he was a slave and not a citizen, therefore he could not sue

What was the Georgia Platform?

a statement supporting the Compromise of 1850

What was the purpose of the Anaconda Plan?

to cut off Confederate supplies

What was the importance of Ft. Sumter?

it was the location of the first skirmish of the Civil War

Why did William T. Sherman attack the civilian infrastructure between Atlanta and Savannah?

end civilian support for the war effort and shorten the war

What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Law?

to require the return of runaway slaves to their owners

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1
What was the importance of the Missouri Compromise?
It gave slaves more representation in Congress
It permitted slavery to expand into the North
It ended border fights between Missouri and Kansas
It provided a temporary solution to the slavery question
2
Who was the Republican candidate for president of the U.S. in 1860?
John Bell
John Breckenridge
Stephen A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
3
Why did the United States Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?
he did not live long enough in a free territory to be free
because he returned to a slave state he could not be free
he was a slave and not a citizen, therefore he could not sue
4
What was the Georgia Platform?
a statement supporting states' rights
a statement supporting the Compromise of 1850
a statement supporting popular sovereignty
a statement supporting slavery throughout the U.S.
5
What was the purpose of the Anaconda Plan?
to cut off Confederate supplies
to make sure the Confederacy had fresh supplies
to force out spies located on Confederate ships
to ensure the Confederate States' ability to continue trade
6
What was the importance of Ft. Sumter?
it was the location of the first skirmish of the Civil War
it was strategically important to the South
it was the last southern garrison under federal control
It was the largest southern garrison under federal control
7
Which Union general led the "March to the Sea," which devastated GA from Atlanta to Savannah?
William T. Sherman
William McIntosh
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
8
Why was Chickamauga important to both the North and the South?
it was located 1/2 way between two state capitals
it had a number of factories that produced war supplies
it was a major recruiting center for the South
it was a railroad center
9
What belief in the early 1800s stated that astate could refuse to enforce a federal law?
ratification
compromise
justification
nullification
10
Who was the Confederate commander at Chickamauga?
P.G.T. Beauregard
Robert E. Lee
Braxton Bragg
John Floyd
11
Where was the notorious Confederate prison in Georgia?
Andersonville
Belle Isle
Fulton
Alcatraz
12
Why did William T. Sherman attack the civilian infrastructure between Atlanta and Savannah?
punish the South for seceding from the Union
force the Confederate armies to return South to defend GA
retaliation for lives lost in battle
end civilian support for the war effort and shorten the war
13
When was the Civil War?
1939 - 1945
1776 - 1783
1861 - 1865
1914 - 1918
14
What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Law?
to prevent slaves from testifying against whites
to prevent slaves from having group meetings
to require the return of runaway slaves to their owners
to require slaves to have citizenship papers to get jobs
15
What Georgia leader became the vice president of the Confederate States of America?
Robert Toombs
Alexander Stephens
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
16
Which was NOT a cause of the Civil War?
federalism
states rights
slavery

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