Unit 6-Civil War & Reconstruction

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Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?

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Abraham Lincoln

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What was the bloodiest DAY of the Civil war?

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Antietam

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Who won the Battle of Chickamauga? Options: North, South, East, West

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South

Front

What was the Bloodies BATTLE of the Civil War?

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Gettysburg

Front

What law allowed special government officials to arrest any person accused of being a runaway slave?

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Fugitive Slave Act 1850

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The Compromise of 1850 admitted what state as a free state?

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California

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What was the Underground Railroad?

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A network slaves used to get to freedom.

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People who campaigned to end slavery were called ____.

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abolitionists

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What was the US Supreme Court's decision when Dred Scott, a slave, attempted to sue for his freedom?

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The US Supreme Court determined that he was property, not a citizen, and had no legal right to sue.

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Many southern states believe that the state should be the final authority over slavery. This belief is an example of

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states' rights