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.True

What Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave black males the

right to vote?

The Fifteenth

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.

False

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.False

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.

True

Yes or No? Was concern about the equal representation in the

U.S. House of Representatives an underlying cause of the Civil War?

NO

Was Savannah the starting or the ending point

point in Georgia for General Sherman?

ENDING POINT

or Share Cropping?

Who owned farm animals and equipment to use in working

other people's lands.

Tenant Farming

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.

.True

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)

during the Civil War.

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.

yes

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?

The Fourteenth

Yes or NoAccording 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. yes

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 ex-Confederates in the South

or Tenant Farming?

Owned nothing but their labor.

Sharecropping

Yes or NoAccording to the Compromise of 1850 the following was seen as a benefit of the North:

California joined the Union as a free state.yes

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 Senateafter 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 ToombsAlexander 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 ex-

Confederates in the South?

Radical Republicans

or Tenant Farming?

Owned nothing but their labor.

Sharecropping

or Share Cropping?

owned farm animals and equipment to use in working

other people's lands.

Tenant Farming

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 senateafter 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