Unit 3 Review

During the Antebellum period (the time before the Civil War), (a)   Tennessee depended on slavery to harvest crops.

Which of the following best describe why many people in East Tennessee were opposed to leaving the Union?

• The Tennessee River winds its way through East Tennessee and citizens in that part of the state were concerned the waterway would be used heavily by the Union military.

• Given the mountainous geography of East Tennessee, there were few large plantations in the area with few slaves and few slaveholders.

• Factories in East Tennessee were heavily dependent on the production of cotton in West and Middle Tennessee.

• The farmers realized without the slave labor they would be unable to handle the farming chores themselves.

Choose which answer best matches the description:

One of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War

• Battle of Franklin

• Siege of Fort Donelson

• Battle of Nashville

• Battle of Stones River

Choose which answer best matches the description:

Battle with high casualties, including 6 Confederate generals

• Battle of Franklin

• Siege of Fort Donelson

• Battle of Nashville

• Battle of Stones River

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Allowed the Union to gain control of the Cumberland River

• Battle of Franklin

• Siege of Fort Donelson

• Battle of Nashville

• Battle of Stones River

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Signaled the end of the Civil War in Tennessee

• Battle of Franklin

• Siege of Fort Donelson

• Battle of Nashville

• Battle of Stones River

Which of the following was one task of the Freedman's Bureau during Reconstruction?

• free enslaved people, giving them full citizenship

• reconstruction of buildings destroyed in Civil War battles

• pardon former Confederates and restore their lands

• help emancipated slaves find jobs

Select FOUR contributions of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction.

• Reconstructing buildings that were destroyed in Civil War battles

• Providing medical care for African Americans

• Providing food and housing for former slaves

• Establishing schools for African American children

• Helping emancipated slaves find jobs

Which of the following states were NOT one of the Border States? Select ALL that apply.

• Texas

• Missouri

• Kentucky

• California

• Florida

Who created the Anaconda Plan?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Winfield Scott

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant