Civil War and the Impact on Georgia

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How long was the Civil War?

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4 years

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California was admitted as a free state; Fugitive Slave Act was passed; Slavery was banned in Washington, D.C. All of these were passed by Congress under the.....

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Compromise of 1850

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Which of the following might be said by someone that supports states rights?
The national government needs to stay out of the states' business.
National laws are much more important than state laws.
The government must make strong laws to unify us.
The states have too much power of the national government.

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The national government needs to stay out of the states' business.

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The South was impacted by the freeing of slaves during the Civil War because...

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Slaves were used to help the Confederate army during the war

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When Lincoln was elected as President in 1860.....

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Southern states seceded.

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Lincolns famous speech that would free slaves in the south if the war continued....

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Which area of the country supported Lincoln's election?

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North

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How did Sherman's March to the Sea impact the War?

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It devastated Georgia from Atlanta to Savannah and weakened the Confederacy.

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The Fugitive Slave Act....

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punished those that helped runaway slaves and made them return them to their owners.

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Atlanta was a military target in the war because

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it was an important railroad and industrial center