Civil War Review

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act cause violence in the Territory of Kansas?

• Settlers were allowed to vote on the issue of slavery, and pro-slavery settlers attacked anti-slavery settlers

• John Brown attacked every settler who entered the Territory

• Native Americans who owned slaves attacked white settlers who did not own slaves

• Settlers in Kansas wanted a state with no government and would attack anyone who tried to control them

How did the Dredd Scott decision affect black people in America at the time?

• The Dredd Scott decision freed all the slaves

• The decision guaranteed citizenship and full suffrage for black people

• The Dredd Scott decision forced all black men to join the Union Army

• The decision declared that all black people (slave or free) were not American citizens and therefore had no rights

How were the Northern economy and Southern economy different?

• The Northern economy was based on fishing while the Southern economy was based on hunting

• The Northern economy was industrial (factories) and the Southern economy was agrarian (farming)

• The Northern economy was based on exports and the Southern economy was based on imports

• The South used the barter system instead of money

How did Northern states feel about states’ rights, and how did Southern states feel about states’ rights?

• Northern states preferred for the government to control very little

• Southern states wanted a strong federal government

• Northern states were in favor of a strong federal government, and Southern states were in favor of states having most of the power

• Both A & B

How did Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas’s views differ on slavery?

• Lincoln was pro-slavery and Douglas was anti-slavery

• Both supported slavery

• Both were anti-slavery

• Lincoln opposed slavery and Douglas supported states’ rights to keep slaves

How did the three different regions of Tennessee feel about seceding from the Union at the beginning of the Civil War?

• West: pro-secession, Middle: mostly pro-secession (but some wanted to stay with the Union), East: wanted to stay with the Union

• All three regions wanted to secede from the Union

• All three regions wanted to stay with the Union

• None of these

How did Governor Isham Harris impact Tennessee’s history (regarding the Civil War)?

• Harris kept Tennessee in the Union

• Harris forced every Tennessean to fight for the Confederacy

• Harris pushed for Tennessee to secede from the Union and join the Confederacy

• Harris freed all slaves in Tennessee

How did Scott County, TN react to Tennessee’s secession?

• Scott County sent more volunteers to fight for the Confederacy than any other county

• Scott County left Tennessee to join the Union as the “Free and Independent State of Scott”

• Scott County accepted their fate with no reaction

• All residents of Scott County moved to Kentucky

During the War, what advantages did the North have over the South?

• The North had more men and the ability to produce more war supplies

• The North had better generals

• Northern soldiers were tougher from living in colder climates

• All of these

During the War, what advantages did the South have over the North?

• The South had more factories than the North

• Southerners were more aggressive from owning slaves

• Southerners had the support of England

• The South had better generals and Southern men were “country boys” (better with guns, knew the land, etc.)