Civil War Quiz

Someone who believes in states' rights would BEST support which of the following statements?

• National Laws are more important than state laws

• We should obey all federal laws

• There is no need for a national government

• The National government has no right telling states how to handle their business

Why was the Georgia Platform important

• It stated that Georgia had a right to nullify any federal law dealing with cotton

• I stated that Georgia would not accept the terms of the COmpromise of 1850 if the North enforced the Fugitive Slave Law

• It stated that Georgia would accept the Compromise of 1850 if the North enforced the Fugitive Slave Law

• It stated that Georgia would secede from the Union

What was another name for the South during the Civil War?

• Union

• Whigs

• Tories

• Confederacy

What battle was said to be the bloodiest two days of the Civil War and a great victory for the South? This battle caused the Union forces to retreat into Chattanooga.

• Kennesaw

• Chickamauga

• Atlanta

• Antietam

What was the impact of Sherman's "March to the Sea"?

• The Union soldiers lost their will to fight

• It led to Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation

• It gave the South hope that they would win

• It left a path of devastation and destruction from Atlanta to Savannah

What was the purpose of the naval blockade by Union ships on the coast of Georgia?

• It was an attempt to block all of the railroad stations

• It was an attempt to block all supply routes between the South and Britain

• It was an attempt to stop Lee's army from advancing to Washington DC

• It was an attempt to block the passage of the Missouri Compromise

What is being described? California was admitted as a free state; Fugitive Slave Act was passed; Slavery was banned in Washington, D.C.

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Georgia Platform

• The Nullification Crisis

• The Compromise of 1850

Which was an event that DIDN'T lead to the Civil War?

• Election of 1860

• Dred Scott Case

• Reconstruction

• Compromise of 1850

Why did the Supreme Court rule against Dred Scott?

• The Supreme Court ruled that slavery was not in their jurisdiction

• The Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property

• The Supreme Court ruled Dred Scott was not a citizen therefore could not sue in court

• The Supreme Court decided not to rule because it would cause anger on both sided

What happened as a direct result of Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860?

• South Carolina and many other southern states seceeded from the Union

• Michigan came in as a free state

• California was rejected as a state because of population loss

• Confederate forced attacted Richmond, Virginia.