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Louisiana & the Civil War
Louisiana & the Civil War
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1
The official name of the order that held women liable as prostitutes was _____.
Butler's Order
The Order of Liability
The Prostitute Law
General Order 28
2
Maine was admitted as a “free state” to balance Missouri being admitted as a “slave state”.
Fugitive Slave Compromise
Bleeding Kansas
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
3
The word "Secession" refers to ___.
Inheritance from a deceased family member
To follow along in numerical order
Formally withdrawing from a group
To win a challenge or contest
4
What was the name of the soldiers from Louisiana who combined ferocious fighting with poor discipline?
Southern Unit
Louisianans
Northern Tigers
Fighting Tigers
5
The first African American military unit to fight for the Union in the Civil War began in Louisiana as the ___.
Fighting Tigers
Native Guard
Black Belts
Red Tails
6
What was one of
2
events, in particular, that led Louisiana to eventually vote for secession:
The Missouri Compromise
John Brown's Raid
The Compromise of 1850
"Uncle Tom's Cabin"
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Benjamin Butler earned the nickname ____ due to his brutality in controlling New Orleans.
The Beast
The Beauty
The Bear
The Tyrant
8
Who was the Confederate officer who took command of the District of Louisiana in 1862
General “Stonewall” Jackson
Colonel Mustard
Richard Taylor (son of President Zachary Taylor)
President Abraham Lincoln
9
Who wrote
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
?
Robert E. Lee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
John Brown
Dred Scott
10
The Union’s takeover of New Orleans inaugurated the reign of martial law under _____.
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Benjamin Butler
Jefferson Davis
11
The man who took New Orleans was in command of the city for how long?
2 months
8 months
2 years
8 weeks
12
Maine was admitted as a “free state” to balance Missouri being admitted as a “slave state”.
Bleeding Kansas
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Wilmot Proviso
13
What was the name given to the radical pro-secessionists in South Carolina:
Radical Reformers
Abolitionists
Fire-Eaters
Death-Eaters
14
The Virginia slave who challenged his master in court for his freedom
Robert E. Lee
David Wilmot
John Brown
Dred Scott
15
Site of the longest prolonged siege in American military history.
Baton Rouge
Port Hudson
Vicksburg
New Orleans
16
How did the Union capture New Orleans?
They paid off the Southern troops with bitcoin
Broke through Miss River barricade & threatened to destroy the city
They bombed New Orleans with naval planes killing most of the Confederates
They never captured New Orleans
17
To what city did Louisiana move its capital following the fall of Baton Rouge
Chataignier
Opelousas
New Orleans
Lafayette
18
Why was Abraham Lincoln’s election to the presidency so offensive to the South?
Lincoln wanted to kick the South out of the United States
Lincoln swore to put an end to slavery
Lincoln belonged to the Republican Party which took an anti-slavery stance
Lincoln was too goofy looking to be the leader of the country
19
What did the results of the voting in Louisiana’s convention to secede indicate?
La was not very committed to seceding
La was forced to secede byTexas delegates
La wanted to stay aligned with the United States
La was very much in favor ofsecession
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What events contributed toward the secessionist atmosphere in Louisiana:
4 other states had followed South Carolina’s secessionist lead
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Palmer’s sermon was then printed in newspapers distributing 50,000 copies
Ben Palmer, a New Orleans minister, declared divine sanction for secession
21
Which location was associated with the Mississippi River and Louisiana in the Civil War?
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Port Hudson
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