The BEST description of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction was that it

helped the newly freed slaves adjust to freedom

The purpose of the fugitive slave Act was to

require slaves that had run away to go back to their owners

How was the Emancipation Proclamation a concession to the South

The south could keep their slaves if they stop fighting

Why did the U.S. Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?

Scott was a slave and was not eligible to sue in court

The purpose of the Missouri Compromise as to

maintain a balance of slave and free states

States rights can BEST be defined as the belief that states

what concerns the states have is precedence over government

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act change the Missouri Compromise?

It permitted slavery north of Missouri's Southern boundary

Why did General Sherman refrain from burning Savannah?

There was over $28 million worth of cotton stored in Savanah

What contributed to the lack of success of the Union blockade?

Blockade runners slipped through the blockade

Which was a result of the Compromise of 1850?

Runaway slaves had to be returned to southern owners

Why did General Sherman burn and destroy the civilian infrastructure between Atlanta & Savannah

end civilian support for the war effort and shorten the war

Someone who believes in states rights would probably support what statement?

National govt. has no right to tell states how to operate

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1
The battle of Antietam took place in
Maryland
Virginia
the Deep South
Pennsylvania
2
How long did the Union army occupy Atlanta before burning it to the ground?
Six weeks
Two weeks
One month
Over two months
3
The 1800's belief of some people that a state could refuse to enforce federal law is known as
ratification
absolution
nullification
justification
4
The Georgia platform was a statement supporting
popular sovereignty
states rights
slavery throughout the United States
the compromise of 1850
5
The BEST description of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction was that it
provided education, training, & social services for them
helped the newly freed slaves adjust to freedom
registered newly freed slaves to vote
Managed the freedmen's farmlands and animals
6
The purpose of the fugitive slave Act was to
prevent slaves from testifying against whites in court trial
prevent slaves from having group gatherings or meetings
require slaves that had run away to go back to their owners
slaves get citizenship papers in order to obtain jobs
7
The purpose of the Freedmen's bureau was to help
former slaves and poor whites
All poor people in the South
former slaves
All free people in the South
8
How was the Emancipation Proclamation a concession to the South
All slaves would be freed
Slaves could choose to remain on the plantations
The south could keep their slaves if they stop fighting
Only male slaves would be freed
9
Why did the U.S. Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?
cause he was the property of his owner and could go anywhere
Scott was a slave and was not eligible to sue in court
He didn't live long enough in a free territory to be free
he returned to a slave state and could not be freed
10
Who was the Union Commander during the battle for Atlanta?
John Hood
Robert E. Lee
William T. Sherman
11
Who was elected president in the Election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Harry S. Truman
Stephen A. Douglas
John Bell
12
The purpose of the Missouri Compromise as to
return slaves captured in free states to slave states
allow slavery in Maine but not in Missouri
Let Missouri have slavery until 1850
maintain a balance of slave and free states
13
Why was Chickamauga important to the North and the South?
had a number of factories that produced war supplies
It was a major recruiting center for the south
located halfway between 2 state capitals
It was a railroad center
14
Where was the notorious confederate prison in Georgia?
Fulton
Belle Isle
Andersonville
Alcatraz
15
States rights can BEST be defined as the belief that states
could ignore national laws id they were harmful to the state
could leave the Union at any time if they chose to
what concerns the states have is precedence over government
could not free their slaves
16
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act change the Missouri Compromise?
It made Missouri a free state
changed requirements for a territory to become a state
It permitted slavery north of Missouri's Southern boundary
It created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
17
Where did the bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil war take place?
Vicksburg
Antietan
Shiloh
Gettysburg
18
Who was the confederate commander at the Battle of Gettysburg?
George McClellan
George Meade
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
19
After what battle was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
Antietam
Vicksburg
Bull Run
Gettysburg
20
Why did General Sherman refrain from burning Savannah?
It was his last stop and He had no need to destroy the city.
He gave Savannah to President Lincoln as a Christmas gift
because his roommate at Westpoint was from Savannah
There was over $28 million worth of cotton stored in Savanah
21
Who was the Union commander at Chickamauga?
William T. Sherman
George McClellan
Ulysses S. Grant
Braxton Bragg
22
What contributed to the lack of success of the Union blockade?
Great Britain found other ways to trade with the south
The south had a superior navy
Blockade runners slipped through the blockade
the Union did not have enough ships to enforce the blockade
23
Which was a result of the Compromise of 1850?
Importation of slaves from Africa was declared illegal
Slavery was permitted in the new state of California
Runaway slaves had to be returned to southern owners
Owning slaves was forbidden in Washington D.C.
24
Why did General Sherman burn and destroy the civilian infrastructure between Atlanta & Savannah
force Georgians to return home to defend Georgia
punish the south for seceding from the Union
end civilian support for the war effort and shorten the war
retaliate for lives lost in the battle for Atlanta
25
Someone who believes in states rights would probably support what statement?
National laws always take precedence over State laws
National govt. has no right to tell states how to operate
Any state disputes can only be settled by the national Govt.
States can't issue legislation unless US congress ok's it

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