Georgia Studies Unit 4 - The Civil War - Study Guide

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States’ rights refers to: Whether a state can govern what occurs inside their own state borders.

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Whether a state can govern what occurs inside their own state borders.

Answer explanation

States' rights was an ongoing concern from the Articles of Confederation.

Front

General Sherman captured which major railroad hub?

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Atlanta

Answer explanation

While Savannah was a major sea port for transporting goods, Atlanta was the railroad hub

Front

What was the most significant result of the fall of Atlanta?

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The railroads were destroyed at a major hub.

Front

Though it caused great division in the south, which of the following did Georgia willingly accept? Georgia Platform, Nullification, Compromise of 1850, States’ rights

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Compromise of 1850

Front

Which of the following stated that Georgia would officially accept the Compromise of 1850? Fugitive slave law, Stephen’s Law, Georgia Platform, Nullification

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Georgia Platform

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Why did the South depend on slavery to maintain its economy?

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Cash crops like cotton

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Which of the following were provisions in the Georgia Platform? Georgia would accept the Compromise of 1850, Resist Congress’s efforts to outlaw slavery, Support slavery in new territories, All of the above

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All of the above

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The Georgia Platform on the Compromise of 1850 could be said to have contributed to the eventual outbreak of the civil war because:

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It made Southerners believe that they could force the government to allow slavery.

Front

The Dred Scott decision can best be summarized by which of the following? Slaves had no right to sue, Slaveholders can keep their slaves in any state, Slaves were considered property, none of the above.

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All of the above

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Which of the following was a direct cause of Georgia’s secession from the United States? South Carolina returned to the Union, Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860, Jefferson Davis was elected in 1861, None of the above

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Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860