Unit 3-Civil War and Reconstruction SS8H5 and SS8H6

How did Sherman's March to the Sea affect the

infrastructure of the state of Georgia?

• Sherman's march diverted Union attention from

  Georgia, allowing the state's militia to recover.

• The March to the Sea destroyed Georgia's

  railroads, roads, cotton gins, mills, and

  warehouses.

• People in the state were proud that Georgiaborn

  Sherman distinguished himself during the

  march.

• The March to the Sea was the first time the

  Union army actually entered the state of

  Georgia.

How is the work of the Reconstruction-era Freedmen's Bureau reflected in the state of Georgia today?

• in the state's manufacturing, as the bureau helped the state industrialize and diversify its economy

• in the state's public schools, as the bureau helped establish the first public schools in the state

• in the state's legislature, as the bureau helped the first Black legislators get elected to state office

• in the state's elections, as the bureau helped end the White primary system of choosing candidates

What was one key difference between a tenant farmer and a sharecropper?

• Tenant farmers only grew cotton while sharecroppers had to grow whatever they were told by the landowner.

• Tenant farmers could sell all of their crops and make a profit while sharecroppers had to give a percentage of their crops to the landowner.

• Tenant farmers owned their land and crops while sharecroppers had to rent land and give away their crops.

• Tenant farmers would own their land after a certain period of time while sharecroppers would never own their own land.T

The South had a DIVERSIFIED economy...

• TRUE

• FALSE

What was ONE reason whites removed African American/Black legislators from the Georgia General Assembly during Reconstruction?

• to gain political power

• to end Jim Crow laws

• to promote New South goals

• to reinforce miltary rule

The main purpose of Freedmen's Bureau was to...

• serve as a voice for freed slaves in Congress

• help slaves adjust to their newfound freedom

• battle terroist groups like the Ku Klux Klan

• help slaves adjust to their newfound freedom

What impact did the 15th Amendment to the Constitution have on the African American population?

• African American men and women began to practice their new gained freedoms and used their right to vote to elect several females into political office.

• The Ku Klux Klan was forced to end its violence towards people of color that were attempting to vote.

• Male citizens of all races were able to cast their vote in public elections allowing for more men of color to represent the needs of their voters.

• Male citizens of all races were able to cast their vote in public elections allowing for more men of color to represent the needs of their voters.

In the Dred Scott Case, the US Supreme Court ruled that:

• Slaves were property, without rights, and could be taken anywhere

• Slaves were not citizens, but could sue their masters in federal court

• Slaves who lived in free states were free

• Runaway slaves in the Northern states had to be returned to their masters

Why was Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction plan referred to as the "Ten Percent Plan"?

• Under the plan, ten percent of Confederate military generals were required to surrender to the US Army before federal forces would be removed from the South

• Under the plan, ten percent of each Confederate state's voting population had to swear an oath of allegiance to the Union before the state could rejoin the Union.

• A. Under the plan, ten percent of each state's annual tax revenue had to be paid to the federal government as war reparations for a period of five years.

• Under the plan, ten percent of plantation land seized in each Confederate state had to be distributed to former slaves before the state could rejoin the Union

The Battle of Chickamauga is significant because

• it was the deadliest Civil War battle to date

• it was the first major Civil War battle fought in Georgia.

• it was the site of the first Union victory.

• it was the last Union incursion into the South.