Civil War

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The Civil War began in 1861 when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?

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Fort Sumter

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Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation changed the focus of the war to a moral war, declaring that ___, of course it didn't work.

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all slaves in the rebel South free

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What did the North call this strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?

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Anaconda Plan

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What was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War? Options: heavy industrial development, a network of railway lines to transport supplies and troops, superior military leadership, an alliance with Britain and France

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superior military leadership

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Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the North? 92% of industry found in the North, Northern soldiers were motivated to preserve their way of life
, 75% of railroads and banking were in the North, the North had a large navy

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Northern soldiers were motivated to preserve their way of life

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What did the 1857 Dred Scott Supreme Court decision say was the justification for not allowing Scott his freedom?

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It considered slaves to be property without rights.

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Prior to the Civil War, what woman led escaped slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad?

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Harriet Tubman

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In order for California to be admitted as a free state, what did the northern states have to agree to in the Compromise of 1850? Options: not declare war, leave the south alone, enforce the Fugitive Slave Act, enact the Anaconda Plan

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enforce the Fugitive Slave Act

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What was the purpose of John Brown's raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?

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To start a slave rebellion

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Who was the Confederate President?

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Jefferson Davis