APUSH Period 5

What event caused the South to secede from the Union?

• Election of 1860
• Missouri Compromise
• Election of 1824
• Uncle Tom's Cabin

What was a major advantage the North had in the Civil War?

• Slave uprisings in the South
• Industrial economy
• Dedication from the citizens
• Better military leadership

What was a major advantage of the South?

• Huge immigrant population
• Slaves fighting for them
• Better military leadership
• Industrial economy

What was Sherman's March to the Sea?

• Total war breaking the Southern fighting spirit
• A retreat by the Confederates to Savannah, GA
• A Union defensive measure to stop Confederate blockades
• An attempt to blockade the Southern ports

What event ended Reconstruction?

• The end of Jim Crow laws
• Election of 1896
• Hayes Tilden Compromise
• Ratification of the 15th Amendment

What did the Radical Republicans want to do in Reconstruction?

• Keep the South happy
• Punish the South and guarantee rights for freedmen
• Pacify the South to bring them back into the country
• Build the South into an industrial power

The GREATEST strength of the North was

• its military leadership
• its navy
• its moral high ground
• its economy

Why would the South think that England would join their side?

• the People of Britain supported the South
• Britain still supported slavery
• Canada was on the Brink of War with the North
• England needed Southern Cotton

How was the North's defeat at Bull Run better than a victory?

• Grant took command of the Army immediately
• it showed the North it would be long & difficult
• Stonewall Jackson was killed
• Lincoln was able to free the slaves

Which battle was fought in the North?

• Gettysburg
• Vicksburg
• Petersburg
• Shiloh