Civil War

Civil War

8th Grade

19 Qs

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Civil War

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History

8th Grade

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19 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

1. Which term is used when a state attempts to ignore or refuse to accept a law from the Federal government?
 nullification
compromise
emancipation
sharecropping

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

2. Which describes the relationship between the Compromise of 1850 and the Georgia Platform?
They are the same event just known by two different names in Georgia.
Both events were trying to resolve the differences people had over the results of the Dred Scott case.
The Georgia Platform, which upheld Georgia’s right to slavery, led to a need for the Compromise of 1850.
It was the Georgia Platform, many believe, that saved the union because it showed southern support for the Compromise of 1850.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Southern states considered the Dred Scott case a victory because according the decision in the case slaves were
treated like all other citizens.
considered to be property without rights.
to be released within the next fifty years.
able to kept as slaves in every state of the country.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

4. Which event was a key issue that led to the Civil War?
land lotteries
states' rights
The Townsend Acts
taxation without representation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt


5. Signed Georgia’s secession ordinance
Elected a Senator and Governor after the Civil War
Served as Vice President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
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The list above refers to which person?
Jefferson Davis
Alexander Stephens
Alexander Stephens
Alexander McGillivray

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

6. Which battle was important because it temporarily kept the Union army out of Georgia after they had taken Chattanooga?
Gettysburg
Antietam
Andersonville
Chickamauga

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

7. Why was the Emancipation Proclamation important during the Civil War?
It was the document that officially ended the war after the Battle of Antietam.
It was an official statement from the Union banning the practice of slavery.
It stated voting rights could not be denied based on race.
It allowed blacks to officially join the Confederate army.

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