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Unit 7: The Civil War
Unit 7: The Civil War
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Regardless if they were in the Union or Confederacy, black soldiers were discriminated against
False
True
2
What is the 20 slave law?
If you had 20+ enslaved ppl, you didn't have to fight in the war
20 enslaved ppl per plantation could fight
Only 20 enslaved ppl could be free per territory
If you had 20 enslaved pl you could free them
3
What role did Southern women play in the war?
Stayed home to take care of plantations
Taught kids how to read
work in factories
Shipped supplies to Europe
4
What was one effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
It ended the war
Slaves were free everywhere
African Americans could now join the Union army
The Confederacy decided to surrender
5
How did the end of the Civil War impact plantation owners in the South?
They emerged from the war with few problems
hey benefited from the new rules set up by the federal government
They suffered because their land had been destroyed and they lost labor
hey took advantage of the end of the war to open new factories and mills
6
How did Robert Smalls contribute to the war effort?
Served as SC Congressman
Provided the Union w/ info about Charleston's defense
Fought for the Confederacy
Was a small man who lived on a boat
7
Southern strategy was to defend itself until the North grew tired.
False
True
8
Women contributed to the war effort by working on plantations, acting as nurses, spies, and even fighting.
True
False
9
Which was NOT a Union characteristic?
Strong military experience
Abundance of factories
Extensive transportation of road, canals, and railways
Larger population
10
The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in border states?
False
True
11
Who is responsible for total war?
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Stonewall Jackson
William T. Sherman
12
What was the goal behind "total war."
Take the war to the average southerner so they give up fighting
Having the total population fight
Make the war totally awesome
Reach the total South by going to the sea and then to the mountains
13
Black Union soldiers were paid the same as white union soldiers
True
False
14
Scott's Great Snake aka the Anaconda Plan shows what main military strategy for the North?
Bombing the South
Military fighting from the North
Blockade
Westward Expansion
15
Before the battle of Fort Sumter, ALL Confederate states had seceded
False
True
16
What roles did children have during the Civil War?
Drummer boys and flag bearers
Could enlist in the military at age 8
They couldn't participate at all
Stayed home and went to school
17
What was the purpose of the Union blockade?
Prevent the South for importing or exporting goods
Block all the fish from leaving
Block the missiles the South were shooting
Block any of the South's many many many warships from leaving
18
What disadvantage did the Union have at Fort Sumter?
Limited to no supplies
No men
They didn't know how to fight
They won...duh
19
After the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, the South freed all enslaved peoples
True
False
20
The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people throughout the Union and Confederacy?
True
False
21
What is the belief of slavery and the free soil party?
Spread slavery
Contain slavery
Not have an opinion on slavery
End slavery
22
Shots fired at Fort Sumter started the Civil War?
False
True
23
South Carolina was the first to secede from the union?
False
True
24
Which is an example of Sherman's total war?
Looting farms
Destroying all forms of communication
intimidating southerners by bringing the war to them
Burning houses
25
The Civil War is known as "the rich man's war, but the poor man's fight."
True
False
26
What event caused SC to secede?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Battle of Fort Sumter
Lincoln's election
27
What was the strategic plan of the Union?
Capture Richmond, take control of Mississippi River, blockade
Blockade, control the Mississippi River, control westward expansion
Capture Richmond, blockade, use of the Hunley
Blockade, bombing the South, and Capture Richmond
28
What role did the Hunley play during the war?
Was the first steel plated steamship
Submarine used to sneak past Union blockades
The name of an important Confederate general who won many battles
Was a passenger balloon used for spying