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Which of the following is true of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It granted US citizenship to all freedmen and freedwomen.

• It granted all freedmen and freedwomen the right to vote.

• It outlawed the practice of slavery in the United States.

• It freed all slaves in states rebelling against the Union.

Which of the following was NOT a part of the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case?

• mFree African Americans were granted US citizenship.

• Slaves could not be citizens of individual states.

• The Missouri Compromise was ruled unconstitutional.

• Living in a free state did not make a person free.

Read the excerpt and answer the question.

All day, as the sad moments rolled on, were they passing not only in front of my house, but from behind; they tore down my garden palings, made a road through my back-yard and lot field, driving their stock and riding through, tearing down my fences and desolating my home – wantonly¹ doing it when there was no necessity for it. . . .As night drew its sable curtains around us, the heavens from every point were lit up with flames from burning buildings. Dinnerless and supperless as we were, it was nothing in comparison with the fear of being driven out homeless to the dreary woods.— A Woman's Wartime Journal by Dolly Sumner Lunt¹wantonly: deliberately cruel

Which event from the Civil War is described in the text?

• the March to the Sea

• the Battle of Chickamauga

• the Siege of Savannah

• the Siege of Savannah

Which of the following actions was the immediate cause of the Civil War?

• secession over border disputes

• secession over international tariffs

• secession over the issue of slavery

• secession over the Missouri Compromise

What was the main purpose of the Union blockade of Georgia's coast during the Civil War?

• to prevent the British troops sent to support the Confederacy from reaching land

• to prevent Georgia's shipyards from deploying their warships to the Atlantic Ocean

• to prevent Confederate leaders from escaping after General Sherman entered the state

• to prevent the state from shipping goods to Europe in exchange for weapons and supplies

Read the statement and answer the question.

The real issue at hand is states' rights. The federal government does not have the power to tell us what we can and cannot do; our voices should matter too.

Who would MOST LIKELY have made this statement in the mid-1800s? Why?

• a Southern plantation owner, because plantation owners were worried that the federal government was trying to outlaw slavery

• a Northern abolitionist, because abolitionists believed that the federal government should do more to halt the spread of slavery

• a Southern miner, because miners believed that the federal government should do more to remove American Indians from land that contained valuable minerals

• a Northern factory owner, because factory owners were concerned that the federal government would allow states to impose taxes on goods from other states

Use the picture of General William T. Sherman's March to the Sea to answer the question. 

Based on the picture and your knowledge of social studies, what was the goal of Sherman's March to the Sea?

• to provide employment to freedmen and freedwomen living in the South

• to find and imprison the leaders of the Confederate government

• to cut off Confederate supply lines and disrupt the Southern economy

• to help freedmen and freedwomen find safe passage to Union territory

Which of the following was NOT a divisive issue between the North and the South that contributed to the Civil War?

• tariffs

• slavery

• states' rights

• women's suffrage

How did the Emancipation Proclamation alter the Civil War?

• It limited the Union's ability to recruit new soldiers.

• It made ending slavery an official goal of the Union.

• It convinced France help the Union by sending troops.

• It caused the border states to secede from the Union.

The adoption of the Georgia Platform helped delay the Civil War by accepting the Compromise of 1850. What was one reason the state adopted the Georgia Platform?

• The state wanted federal troops to help force American Indians off of their traditional homelands in Georgia.

• The federal government promised to raise tariffs on European goods to protect Georgia's industrial economy.

• The federal government promised to limit immigration to help unemployed men and women in the South find work.

• The state supported the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act that banned northern states from protecting escaped slaves.