Unit 4 Quiz 3 Review

Why did some people in the North and the South have such different views about slavery?

• The South’s economy depended on slavery and the North’s economy did not.

• Most people in the South believed slavery was morally wrong.

• Northerners thought slavery was destroying the national economy.

• Southerners wanted to eliminate slavery gradually; northerners all at once.

Which BEST describes the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

• A slave had the right to sue for freedom in a federal court.

• A slave who lived on free soil for any length of time was free.

• A slave was only a citizen after he or she purchased freedom.

• A slave was not a citizen but rather the property of an owner.

Why was Georgia often referred to as the "heart of the Confederacy" during the Civil War?

• Georgia was the site of most Confederate military victories.

• Georgia's soldiers fought harder than those from other Confederate states.

• General Robert E. Lee gave Georgia that title.

• Georgia had more railroads than any other Confederate state.

The Emancipation Proclamation promised freedom to slaves

• in the border states

• in Union-held states and territories

• in Confederate-held states and territories, if they did not surrender

• in the North as well as in the South

Where was the site of the largest and bloodiest Civil War battle in Georgia?

• Chickamauga

• Andersonville

• Atlanta

• Savannah

How did Sherman’s March to the Sea affect the state of Georgia?

• It distracted Union attention away from Georgia, allowing state militias to regroup.

• It destroyed Georgia’s agriculture and infrastructure, devastating the economy.

• It allowed Georgia to retaliate when Sherman’s forces reached Savannah.

• It diverted Union troops from the coast so Georgians could break the blockade.

Which organization did the federal government create in 1865 to help former slaves transition to being free citizens?

• Howard University

• Freedmen's Bureau

• American Civil Liberties Union

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

“No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge [limit] the privileges or immunities [rights] of citizens of the United States nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, and property without due process of law. . . .

Which Reconstruction amendment contained the above statement?

• 6th

• 13th

• 14th

• 16th

Identify the statement that best describes President Andrew Johnson’s beliefs about Reconstruction.

• Johnson believed Reconstruction would benefit the Radical Republicans.

• Johnson believed the South should never face harsh punishments.

• Johnson believed former Confederate states should be readmitted to the Union.

• Johnson believed in redistributing property from former Confederates to freed slaves.

The Ku Klux Klan was a terrorist organization whose primary goal was to do what?

• make carpetbaggers and scalawags move back to the North

• return control of Southern governments to white Democrats

• keep immigration limited to the Northern states

• ensure that President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated