Civil War Review
What was the
“Georgia Platform”
It was a statement written by Georgians,
Robert Toombs, Alexander Stephens and
Howell Cobb, showing their support for
the Compromise of 1850.
True or False?
The Dred Scott decision helped
push the nation closer to war by
stating the following:
The Supreme Court ruled that
slaves were property not citizens.
What Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution gave black males the
right to vote?
What did the Missouri Compromise do?
This 1820s act of Congress created a
compromise that maintained a balance of
power between the free states and the slave
states.
Abraham Lincoln's presidential election in
1860 caused many states to do what?
Consider seceding or pulling out of the Union.
What is nullification?
The states’ rights argument that
states don’t have to follow federal
laws they feel are unconstitutional.
When was California allowed to
enter the Union as a free state with
no slavery?
According to the terms of the
Compromise of 1850.
What law required all free
peoples to return runaway
slaves to their owners?
The Fugitive Slave Law
When was the first time a
candidate won the presidency
with votes from only one
section of country?
It was unique to the presidential election
of 1860
Why were Georgians Robert Toombs
and
Alexander Stephens viewed with great
importance during the Civil War?
They were Georgians that held
positions of leadership in the
Confederate States of America.
True or False?
The Dred Scott decision helped push the
nation closer to war by stating the
following:
The Supreme Court ruled that slave owners had
to be reimbursed (repaid) for slaves who
escaped on the underground railroad.
True or False?
According to the Compromise of 1850 the
following was seen as a benefit of the
North:
Congress passed a law allowing fugitive
slaves to be returned to their owners.
What was the South's position on
states' rights?
The interests of the individual states
should take precedence (have priority)
over the national government.
What act of Congress established
popular sovereignty to decide the
slavery issue as a territory became
a state?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Where was the
notorious Confederate prison in
Georgia?
Andersonville
There were two major campaigns fought
in Georgia during the Civil War, one to
destroy CSA supplies and morale on the
way to Savannah, the other to capture
what city?
Atlanta
The "March to the Sea," which
devastated much of Georgia on a
path from Atlanta to Savannah was
led by whom?
Gen. William T. Sherman
What statement was written by the
three Georgians: Robert Toombs,
Alexander Stephens, and Howell
Cobb and generated Southern
support of the Compromise of
1850?
The “Georgia Platform”
What famous document
issued by Lincoln after the
Battle of Antietam led to the
freedom of over four million
slaves in the United States?
the
Emancipation Proclamation
True or False?
The Dred Scott decision helped
push the nation closer to war by
stating the following:
The Supreme Court upheld the legal
rights of the southern states and
their institution of slavery.
Yes or No?
Was concern about the equal
representation in the
U.S. House of Representatives an
underlying cause of the Civil War?
Was Savannah
the starting or the ending point
point in Georgia for General
Sherman?
ENDING POINT
Tenant Farming or Share Cropping?
Who owned farm animals and
equipment to use in working
other people's lands.
After the Civil War, who was the
only Confederate executed for
what was allowed to happen at
Andersonville Prison?
The Commander,
Captain Henry
Wirz!
True or False?
The Dred Scott decision helped
push the nation closer to war by
stating the following:
The Supreme Court ruled that the
.
federal government
could not stop
slavery in territories.
In U.S. history, the
Battle of Antietam is
famous for what?
This Civil War battle was the
bloodiest one day battle in
U.S. history.
What was the big deal about
establishing blockades of
Southern seaports?
As the first stage of the Anaconda
Plan, this Union tactic caused the
most damage to the South's
economy (“King Cotton” trade)
What is so significant about the
Battle of Chickamauga?
It was a Civil War battle that was
fought in GA and won by the CSA, but
was not followed up on by the
Confederates.
What did General William T. Sherman
do to end civilian support for the war
effort in Georgia and shorten the war?
He attacked the civilian
infrastructure between
Atlanta and Savannah
Which amendment to the U.S.
Constitution abolished slavery?
The Thirteenth
What did the South have to do in
order to ship cotton to Great Britain
and France in exchange for supplies
and arms.
The South absolutely had to
keep its ports open and
operational during the
Civil War!
Yes or No?
As part of the Compromise of 1850, slave
trading was ended in Washington, D.C.,
which was seen as a benefit of the North.
What two points are viewed as the
most significant things about the
Battle of Gettysburg?
It resulted in the most casualties on both
sides and is widely considered a major
turning point of the Civil War.
What was one Union
disadvantage during the war?
They were fighting in somebody else’s
“backyard”
--- the CSA’s homeland
What amendment to the U.S.
Constitution gave black males full
citizenship rights?
Yes or No
According to the Compromise of 1850 the
following was seen as a benefit of the
North: did NOT benefit the North?
Texas did not annex New Mexico as a slave
territory.
What government agency provided education,
training, and social services for many of the
newly freed slaves and poor whites?
The
Freedmen's
Bureau
Who would most likely have agreed
that it was important that the
North support policies that help the
South recover as quickly as possible
after the war?
President Lincoln or a supporter
of his plans for Reconstruction
The “Radical Republicans”
wanted a plan for
Reconstruction of the South that
emphasized what approach?
A plan for Reconstruction
that included harsh
demands on exConfederates in the South
Sharecropping or Tenant Farming?
Owned nothing but their labor.
Yes or No
According to the Compromise of 1850 the
following was seen as a benefit of the
North:
California joined the Union as a free state.
Because of the South’s practice of
adopting laws known as Black Codes,
which restricted the rights of freedmen,
the U.S. Congress did what?
The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution was passed in response.
Because Georgia had plenty of cotton,
abundant land and water, and inexpensive
labor to supply and operate textile mills,
Northerners did what after the war?
Northern businessmen invested money to
build Georgia's textile industry after the
Civil War.
Which political party of the 1860s
was associated with the political
and military Reconstruction phases
of Georgia's readmission
to the Union?
Republican
Henry McNeal Turner and the other
black Georgia legislators were expelled
from the Georgia House and Senate
after their elections in 1868.
What new rule was used to expel them?
Because they had the right to vote,
but not the right to hold office.
There were two major campaigns fought
in Georgia during the Civil War, one to
take Atlanta, the other to take…
Savannah
What was the secret white supremacy
organization that became a force in
Georgia during Reconstruction and
tried to prevent freedmen from
exercise their civil rights?
The Ku Klux Klan
This 1820 act of Congress created a
compromise that maintained a
balance of power between the free
states and the slave states, what
was it called ?
Missouri
Compromise
The view that states don’t have to
follow federal laws they feel are
unconstitutional is known as what?
nullification
True or False?
The Dred Scott decision helped
push the nation closer to war by
stating the following:
The Supreme Court ruled that
slaves were property not citizens.
True
True or False?
The Dred Scott decision helped
push the nation closer to war by
stating the following:
The Supreme Court ruled that the
federal government
could not stop
.
slavery in territories.
True
True or False?
The Dred Scott decision helped
push the nation closer to war by
stating the following:
The Supreme Court upheld the legal
rights of the southern states and
their institution of slavery.
True
True or False?
The Dred Scott decision helped push the
nation closer to war by stating the
following:
The Supreme Court ruled that slave owners had
to be reimbursed (repaid) for slaves who
escaped on the underground railroad.
False
According to the terms of the
Compromise of 1850, what was the
decision concerning California?
California was allowed to enter the
Union as a free state with no slavery.
What was the purpose of the
Fugitive Slave Law?
To require the return
of runaway slaves to
their owners.
What was unique about the
presidential election of 1860?
It was the first time a candidate won the
election with votes from only one section
of country.
Which Georgians held positions
of leadership in the Confederate
States of America?
Robert Toombs
Alexander Stephens
Yes or No?
Was concern about the equal
representation in the
U.S. House of Representatives an
underlying cause of the Civil War?
NO
True or False?
According to the Compromise of 1850 the
following was seen as a benefit of the
North:
California joined the Union as a free state.
TRUE
Yes or No?
According to the Compromise of 1850 the
following was seen as a benefit of the
North:
Texas did not annex New Mexico as a slave
territory.
yes
Yes or No?
According to the Compromise of 1850 the
following was seen as a benefit of the
North:
Congress passed a law allowing fugitive
slaves to be returned to their owners.
NO
What does the following statement
describe?
The interests of the individual states
should take precedence over the national
government.
The South's position on
states' rights/nullification
What concept was used in the
Kansas-Nebraska Act to decide
the slavery issue?
Voting or
“popular sovereignty”
What caused many slave states to
consider seceding or pulling out of
the Union?
Lincoln's election to the
presidency
The "March to the Sea," which
devastated much of Georgia on a
path from Atlanta to Savannah, was
led by which Union commander?
Gen. William T. Sherman
Which American document led to
the freedom of over four million
slaves in the United States?
The Emancipation
Proclamation
Where was General Sherman's final
destination in his March to the Sea?
Savannah
After the Civil War, what was the
penalty received by the
commander of the Andersonville
Prison who allowed excessive
cruelty to prisoners?
He was executed!
Which one day Civil War battle
was the bloodiest in
U.S. History?
Battle of Antietam
In the end, which Union tactic
caused the most damage to the
South's economy during the Civil
War?
Establishing blockades of
southern seaports
Which Civil War battle was fought
and won in GA, but was not
followed up by the Confederates?
Battle of Chickamauga
Why did General William T.
Sherman attack the civilian
infrastructure between Atlanta and
Savannah?
To end civilian support for the
war effort and shorten the war
What did the Thirteenth
Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution do?
It abolished slavery.
Why did the South absolutely have
to keep its ports open and
operational during the Civil War?
It had to ship cotton to Great
Britain and France in exchange
for supplies and arms.
Which major battle resulted in the
most casualties on both sides and is
widely considered a major turning
point of the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
What was one confederate
advantage in the war?
Defending their homeland
What did the Fourteenth Amendment
to the U.S. Constitution do?
It gave black males full
citizenship rights.
What was the MAIN purpose of the
Freedmen's Bureau during
Reconstruction?
To provide education,
training, and social
services for newly
freed slaves
Who would most likely have agreed
that it was important that the
North support policies that help the
South recover as quickly as possible
after the war?
A supporter of President
Lincoln's plans for
Reconstruction
What did the Fifteenth Amendment
to the U.S. Constitution do?
It gave black males
the right to vote.
Who most likely would have
supported a plan for
Reconstruction that included harsh
demands on exConfederates in the South?
Radical Republicans
Sharecropping or Tenant Farming?
Owned nothing but their labor.
Tenant Farming or Share Cropping?
owned farm animals and
equipment to use in working
other people's lands.
The Fourteenth Amendment to
the U.S. Constitution was passed
in response to what?
The practice of adopting laws known as Black
Codes, which restricted the rights of freedmen.
Why did northern businessmen
invested money to build Georgia's
textile industry after the Civil War?
Georgia had plenty of cotton, abundant
land and water, and inexpensive labor to
supply and operate textile mills.
Which political party of the 1860s
was associated with the political
and military Reconstruction phases
of Georgia's readmission
to the Union?
Republican
Henry McNeal Turner and the other
black legislators were expelled from
the Georgia house and senate
after their elections in 1868. Why
were they expelled?
Because they had the right to vote
but not the right to hold office.
What was the secret white supremacy
organization that became a force in
Georgia during Reconstruction and
tried to prevent freedmen from
exercise their civil rights?
The Ku Klux Klan