Georgia in the Civil War SS8H5

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Abraham Lincoln issues the ______________ with publicly put the Union's antislavery stance on the side of morality and encouraged African Americans to join the Union army. It gave the South a chance to surrender and end the war, but they did not.

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Emancipation Proclamation

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What effect did the overpopulation of Andersonville have on its prisoners?

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hunger, poor water supply, and disease

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What importance did Atlanta have to the South in the Civil War?

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Due to its railroads and industry, it was the center of major trade and transportation.

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Which battle was the first major battle of the Civil War fought in GA, and was over control of the south's railroads?

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Battles of Chickamauga

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Abraham Lincoln and the new Republican Party had two main goals during the lead up to the Civil War: Keep the Union from secession and prevent the spread of slavery.

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Keep the Union from secession and prevent the spread of slavery.

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What were William Sherman's goals with the Atlanta Campaign and the March to the Sea?

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punish and destroy the south, take away their ability to fight the war

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This excerpt comes from which Supreme Court Case? "The legal condition of a slave in the State of Missouri is not affected by the temporary sojourn of such slave in any other Sate, but on his return his condition still depends on the laws of Missouri. As the plaintiff was not a citizen of Missouri, he, therefore, could not sue in the Courts of the United States. The suit must be dismissed for want of jurisdiction." Options: Worcester vs Georgia, Brown vs Georgia's Agriculture Commission, Dred Scot Case, Brown vs The People

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Dred Scot Case

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What was the primary goal of the Union Blockade?

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prevent the South from shipping cotton to Britain and France in exchange for weapons

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Which of the following was NOT a result of the Compromise of 1850? Southern states agreed to end slavery before the war, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act., California was admitted as a free state., It created a power imbalance in House and Senate.

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Southern states agreed to end slavery before the war

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Why did many Southerners feel that states rights were violated by the abolition of slavery?

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they believed that abolition violated the state's right to choose the laws that were best for them.