Georgia Studies Lesson 3 Review

Front

What name was given to the groups during the Civil War that were split on decisions based on States Rights and Slavery?

Back

The Union and the Confederacy

Front

What are "States Rights"?

Back

The rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.

Front

What was the Nullification Crisis?

Back

A conflict between the state of South Carolina and the federal government over the right of a state to reject or nullify federal laws that it considers unconstitutional.

Front

Which Supreme Court case led to "slaves being recognized as non citizens and they had not right to try and sue their masters or any whites?"

Back

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Front

Why did Southern states begin to secede after the election of 1860?

Back

Election of Abraham Lincoln

Front

The Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves ​_______________?

Back

in the Confederate, rebellious states

Front

What was the largest and most significant battle in Georgia during the Civil War?

Back

Battle of Chickamauga

Front

What was the primary purpose of General Sherman being in Georgia during the Civil War?

Back

To conduct the 'March to the Sea' military campaign

Front

The overcrowded Confederate military prison where thousands of Union soldiers died in Georgia is?

Back

Andersonville