Civil War - GA's Role - SS8H5b

What did the Emancipation Proclamation state in regards to slaves?

• All slaves were free

• All slaves were property

• Slaves were only allowed in the North

• Only slaves in rebellious states were free

The naval strategy used by the Union (US) to prevent Confederates from trading with England and France?

• Union Blockade

• The Trail of Tears

• The March to the Sea

• The Atlanta Campaign

The largest battle ever fought in Georgia and was a Confederate victory?

• Battle of Atlanta

• Seige of Savannah

• Battle of Chickamauga

• Battle of Ezra Church

Union military campaign led by William T. Sherman from Atlanta to Savannah? He would use the "scorched earth" policy on his way down.

• Trail of Tears

• Battle of Chattanooga

• March to the Sea

• Anaconda Plan

Infamous Civil War prison (prisoner of war) camp in Macon County, GA. Over 13,000 Union soldiers died in the camp.

• Andersonville

• Columbus

• Augusta

• Savannah

Document that declared all slaves in rebellious states free if the South did not return to the Union?

• Compromise of 1850

• The Great Compromise

• Emancipation Proclamation

• The Charter of 1732

What was the ultimate objective (target) of Sherman's March to the Sea?

• Atlanta

• The ocean

• Savannah

• Andersonville

All of the following were conditions at Andersonville Prison, except?

• Overpopulation

• Infected water with human waste and sewage

• Low food and supplies for prisoners

• Shelters and rooms for prisoners

The other name given to the Union Blockade, due to its intention of "squeezing" the Confederate States of America to death?

• The Trail of Tears

• The Lemon Stand

• The Blockade Runners

• The Anaconda Plan

Union blockade was not successful at first due to these private citizens who snuck past the blockade to trade with Europe?

• Anaconda Trappers

• Blockade Runners

• Union Soldiers

• Andersonville Prisoners