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Causes of Civil War

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Open Ended

What do you know about the Civil War?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following terms is defined as "when citizens of a territory vote to allow or ban slavery."

• popular sovereignty
• tariff of abominations
• impressment
• right of habeus corpus

Multiple Choice

A consequence of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was:

• violence between pro-slavery and abolitionist groups
• gold was discovered in Nebraska
• John Brown led a slave revolt
• Dred Scott sued for his freedom

Multiple Choice

What did the Dred Scott decision say?

• It considered slaves to be property without rights.
• It outlawed slavery in all U.S. states
• It required that slavery not be allowed in all new states
• It gave slaves all the rights of U.S. citizens

Multiple Choice

In the Dred Scott Decision, the Supreme Court decided that slaves were

• freed from their owners

• able to choose slavery or freedom

  not considered property of their owners

• going to have new slave owners

• considered property of their owners

Multiple Choice

An abolitionist is  

• a person who fights for slavery
• a soldier that fights for the Confederate
• A person who fights against slavery
• a soldier that fights for the Union

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes John Brown?

• radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery
• a peaceful abolitionists who hated violence
• a pro-slavery Senator
• a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery

Multiple Choice

Sectionalism was a major part of the events that led to the Civil War. What does sectionalism refer to?

• women and men worked in different areas

• people wanted to live further apart from each other

• life in the North was very different than life in the South

• the United States hoped to expand into new areas of the world

Multiple Choice

What did the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and "Bleeding Kansas" have in common?

• They were all vetoed by President Abraham Lincoln.

• They helped Abraham Lincoln win the Election of 1860.

• They all dealt with the expansion of slavery into the western territories.

• They were permanent solutions to the conflict between the North and South.

Multiple Choice

Why did South Carolina secede from the Union?

• They thought Lincoln would free their slaves
• Wanted to make laws to fit their states needs
• They were trying to hold onto their way of life
• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Who was the President of the United States when the South seceded, who guided the U.S. to victory in the Civil War and ended slavery?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Herman Biedenharn

Poll

Based on the economy of the North and South, who do you think would be more prepared for the Civil War?

• North

• South

American Civil War

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Multiple Choice

True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves in the United States.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the Writ of Habeas Corpus?

• Access to a trial. Cannot be arrested without solid proof of a crime and mandatory jailtime.

• Suspension of all civil rights. Have to have a reason to arrest someone.

• The right to be charged with a crime or released. Access to a trial.

Multiple Choice

What law exempted slave owners who owned many slaves from getting drafted during the Civil War?

• 21 Slave Law

• A Handful of slaves Law

• 20 Slave Law

• Emancipation Proclamation

Multiple Choice

This attack through the South was a demonstration of the effectiveness of Total War. Unfortunately, he gained a lot of enemies for this approach including most of the South even today.

• Grant's March to the Sea

• Sherman's March to the Sea

• Sherman's March to the Ocean

• Sherman's March to the East

Multiple Choice

What was the goal of 40 Acres and a Mule?

• Force slaves to continue working at the plantations that they had worked beforehand

• Allow slaves to continue working for their former masters for a wage

• Force slaves to get a wage paying job where they own a share of the plantation

• Grant slaves land to restart their lives essentially and make a living for themselves

Open Ended

Organize these events by number:

1. Fort Sumter

2. Battle of Gettysburg

3. Appomattox Court House

4. Battle of Bull Run

5. Election of 1864

Open Ended

What was each side fighting for at the beginning of the Civil War? Did that change over time? How so?

USHC 3.2 - Battles of the Civil War

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following marked the beginning of the Civil War?

• the 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter

• the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln

• the 1861 election of Jefferson Davis

• the 1860 secession of South Carolina

Multiple Choice

The outcome of the First Battle of Bull Run

• discouraged the Confederacy and gave the Union confidence.

• showed that the Civil War would probably be a short conflict.

• proved that the Union’s military forces had superior firepower.

• discouraged the Union and gave the Confederacy confidence.

Multiple Choice

President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after

• the Union’s effectiveness at the Battle of Antietam.

• the death of General Jackson at Chancellorsville.

• the nation had voted to decide the issue of slavery.

• the capture of Washington, DC, by Confederate forces.

Multiple Choice

During the siege of Vicksburg, the Union army

• ran out of ammunition to fight.

• suffered from hunger and thirst.

• lost more troops than the Confederacy.

• prevented supplies from entering or leaving.

Multiple Choice

The North gained control of the Mississippi River after a Union victory at which Battle?

• Bull Run

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

• Ft. Sumter

Multiple Choice

Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?

• It was the Confederacy’s last surge into northern territory

• It ensured that foreign nations would not support the Confederacy

• It showed citizens that the war would last longer than they thought

• It illustrated General Sherman’s “total war” approach

Multiple Choice

How did General Sherman's enactment of the concept of "total war" impact the outcome of the Civil

War?

• It promoted the destruction of private property, reducing emotional and financial support for the war.

• It forced many of the wealthiest southerners to flee to England, resulting in a lack of men to join the

  army.

• It increased anti-slavery sentiments in the South, ending support for the war from the civilian

  population.

• It strengthened the resolve of the southerners, causing them to renew their will to fight.

Multiple Choice

Where did the official surrender for the Civil War take place?

• Appomattox Courthouse, VA

• Durham, NC

• Gettysburg, PA

• Petersburg, VA

Let's Review .....

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the military strategy of total war?

• All damage is contained on specific battlefields.

• All fighting occurs in cities and on battlefields.

• All military and civilian resources are attacked.

• All civilian resources are used to feed the army.

Multiple Choice

During the Civil War, both sides wanted to control the Mississippi River because it was

• an important source of water for cities.

• a major supply route that divided the South.

• the only route inland for the Union Navy.

• a major port for ships arriving from Europe.

Multiple Choice

How did General Sherman’s March to the Sea affect Southern society and the end of the Civil War?

• It ended the war by destroying plantations, forcing many wealthy citizens to flee to England

• It caused the surrender of Southern troops but did not affect the plantation system.

• It created a strong and active abolitionist movement among Southern women who lived on the plantations.

• It destroyed the plantation system, removing social and economical support for the Confederacy.

Multiple Choice

After the Battle of Gettysburg, the South

• never again had a legitimate opportunity

  to win the Civil War.

• refused to retreat.

• mounted one last march into the North.

• surrendered immediately.

Multiple Choice

The Battle of Vicksburg was significant because it

• Created a moment appropriate for President Lincoln to proclaim Emancipation.

• Gave the Union control of the Mississippi and split the Confederacy in two.

• Destroyed the South’s greatest city, devastating Confederate morale.

• Marked the end of Confederate invasions into Union territory.