Unit 6: The Civil War Test Review

Front

Who invented the cotton gin?

Back

Eli Whitney

Front

What did the Missouri Compromise create a line between?

Back

The Missouri Compromise created a line between free and slave states.

Front

Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

Back

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Front

In the Dred Scott case, what did the Supreme Court rule about slaves?

Back

The Supreme Court ruled that slaves were not citizens and therefore could not sue in federal court.

Front

Who led an attack on Harpers Ferry?

Back

John Brown

Front

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

Back

Jefferson Davis

Front

Why did the north blockade southern ports?

Back

To cut off supplies and weaken the southern economy

Front

Who replaced McClellan because he was reluctant to attack?

Back

Ambrose Burnside

Front

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Back

Freed the slaves in the Confederate states

Front

What was Stonewall Jackson known for?

Back

He was a Confederate general during the American Civil War.