State's Rights are...

Claims by southern states based on 10th Amendment related to slavery and secession.

14th Amendment rights and privileges from the United States Constitution.

Powers given to southern governments that allow them to do whatever is best for them.

Given to all persons in America that cannot be taken away by local, state, or national governments.

Abraham Lincoln's election

Helped create the Republican Party.

Enabled the Democratic Party to support him for many years to come.

Caused the unification of the North and the South.

Made the Fugitive Slave Act law.

Abolitionists are BEST answered in which statement?

White and Black people wanting to end slavery.

Black people that wanted to end slavery.

Government officials that made laws to end slavery.

White people wanting to end slavery.

Former Confederate leaders interested in wanting to end slavery.

The Emancipation Proclamation did which of the following?

Freed slaves in the South and in states rebelling against the Union during the Civil War.

Freed all the slaves in the Union during the Civil War.

Ended slavery in Texas first, then in other parts of the South.

It was two executive orders by Abraham Lincoln ending slavery immediately once issued during the Civil War.

The Fugitive Slave Act allowed which of the following?

Allowed slave owners to recaptured run-a-away slaves in North.

Enabled slaves to leave the Union and refuse being sent back to slave owners and masters.

A federal law that put run-a-away slaves in protective custody.

Was part of the Compromise 1850 that was a positive for northern abolitionists.

divided about the institution of slavery

concerned about Abraham Lincoln's election

not interested in westward expansion

improving and advocating the need for more slaves in northern states

In the Dred Scott Case of 1857

The U.S. Supreme Court held that Scott a slave had no right to sue for freedom, he was not a citizens, and had no rights as he was someone's property.

Ruled that Scott would be able to be free after the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation was coming soon.

Held that slaves in the North and slaves in states of rebellion in the South would be set free.

Blacks had limited rights, but slaves in the South had no rights, as their masters and owners were able to make decisions for them.

Popular Sovereignty or the ability for American citizens to vote was used where?

In developed regions of southwestern America

In the northern manufacturing areas

In the South in plantation regions

Which items were part of the Compromise of 1850?

Fugitive Slave Act in the North, Popular Sovereignty, California enters as a free state

California enters America as a slave state, Fugitive Slave Act, Popular Sovereignty in the South

Fugitive Slave Act in the South, Popular Sovereignty, California enters as a free state

Popular Sovereignty, Fugitive Slave Act, California enters as a free state, Emancipation Proclamation

The Confederate states left the Union

Both the Union and government left the Confederacy

Thought he should remain free because he traveled to a free state territory

Took his case to the Georgia State Supreme Court

Was an indentured servant who traveled to free territories in the South requesting his freedom

Sued the U.S. Supreme Court decision as unfair and unconstitutional

The Dred Scott Case decision...

allowed slavery to spread to federal land territories

gave slaves a few limited rights

further divided the South over the institution of slavery

Georgia's Political Platform on 1850

Preferred high tariffs on businesses

Georgia's Political Platform of 1850

Were Republican thoughts and political ideas

Supported the Dred Scott decision

The Union's military strategy that had the biggest impact on the Civil War was?

Terrorizing, threatening, and intimidating citizens of the South

What were the four strategies used by the Union to win the Civil War?

1. Capture the Confederate captial of Richmond, Virginia. 2. Destroying the infrastructure of the South. 3. Controlling Mississippi River. 4. Blockade of Southern Ports

1. Blockade of Northern Ports 2. Controlling Atlantic Ocean and Savannah River. 3. Destroying the infrastructure of the South 4. Capture the Union capital of Washington

1. Capture the Confederate captial of Savannah, Georgia. 2. Destroying the infrastructure of the South. 3. Controlling Savannah River. 4. Blockade of Southern Ports

1. Blockade of Southern Ports 2. Controlling Savannah River splitting the Confederacy into two. 3. Destroying the infrastructure of the South 4. Capture the Union capital of Washington, D.C.

The Georgia General Assembly in 1868 problems were?

General Assembly voted to remove black members on the grounds that the state constitution did not recognize the right of black citizens to hold public office.

U.S. Congress rewarded and recognized Georgia as a leading state without putting it under military rule again during Reconstruction for denying African Americans their rights.

Black law makers were removed from holding office, because they were black, and the Emancipation Proclamation had not be ratified yet to recogize them as citizens.

The Georgia Supreme Court voted to remove black members on the grounds that the state constitution did not recognize the right of black citizens to hold public office.

What was the biggest problem for tenant farmers and sharecroppers?

Neither could earn money or pay debts.

Their work only lasted for a very short period of time.

Which facts are correct about Andersonville Prison?

1. located in south Georgia 2. Conditions were horrible unsanitary water, low food supplies, too many prisoners, lacked clothes, medical supplies scarce, prisoners slept in the cold outdoor tents. 3. Infamous

1. famous prison 2. conditions were horrible unsanitary water, low food supplies, too many prisoners. 3. operated by the Union and the Confederates 4. Iocated in far north Georgia

1. infamous prison 2. conditions were horrible unsanitary water, low food supplies, too many prisoners. 3. operated by the Confederacy 4. Iocated in Atlanta

1. famous prison 2. conditions were horrible unsanitary water, low food supplies, too many prisoners. 3. operated by the Union 4. Iocated in Atlanta

Which side during the Civil War had a superior railroad system?

The North as their rail lines could carry heavy equipment, machinery, enabling them to get ready for war quickly.

Each side both the North and the South had equal quality rail line systems. No one side had an advantage.

The South because it could carry heavy equipment and machinery.

The South's rail line was incomplete and not fully built, so it could not be used during the Civil War.

Alexander Stephens in BEST known for what?

1. Important Georgia legislator. 2. Signed the Ordinance of Secession due to pressure within Georgia but really did not want the state to secede (leave) from the Union.

1. Georgia govenor 2. Signed the Ordinance of Secession due to pressure from the governor's office in Georgia.

1. Union General from Georgia 2. Did not sign the Ordinance of Secession. 3. He waited till the Civil War to start and forced Georgia to secede.

1. High ranking Georgia law enforcement official. 2. Wrote the Ordinance of Secession due to pressure and encouraged Georgia to leave the Union due to pressure. 4. He really wanted the state to secede from the Union.

Someone who believed in state's rights would probably support which statement?

The national government has no right to tell states how to operate.

National laws always take precedence over state laws

States could only pass legislation on issues set out in the U.S. Constitution.

Disputes between states should always be settled by the national government.

Why was Chickamauga important to the North and the South?

It was near a major railroad center

It was a major recruiting center for the South

It was located halfway between two state capitals

It had a number of factories that produced war supplies

The South needed to try to keep its ports open during the Civil War because...

To ship and sell its cotton in Europe in exchange for supplies and arms.

It wanted to maintain its navy for attacks on northern seaports

To keep the only major transportation resource in the South operating

It needed to protect the privateers who were making millions in profits from the war.

William T. Sherman attacked the civilian infrastructure between Atlanta and Savannah in order to...

end civilian support for the war effort and shorten the Civil War

retaliate for lives lost in the Battle of Atlanta

force Georgia troops to return home of defend Georgia

punish the South for seceding from the Union and forming the Confederacy

What was the main reason for the South's secession from the Union?

Disagreements over the institution of slavery

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What are the correct causes of the Civil War?

Slavery, Secession, State' Rights, Sedition, Sovereignty

Selection, Slavery, Sedition, Sovereignty, State's Rights

Style, Selection, Secession, Slavery, Sovereignty

State's Rights, Selection, Secession, Slavery, Sedition

Sectionalism, State's Rights, Secession,

Slavery, Selection

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The Compromise of 1850 did what?

Allowed all northern states to enter into the Union of America as free states.

Enabled southern states to promote and have slavery throughout the South for 50 more years.

Acted as a compromise for western and eastern territories especially allowing more slave states.

Smoothed out the issue of slave and free states entering into the Union of America.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The Battle of Chickamauga was a

Victory for the Confederacy

Victory of the Union

Victory for the Border States

Victory for South Georgia

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Nullification is best defined as

Not following a rule because it was wrong and not a federal law.

Avoiding southern laws that would hurt the region related to slavey, tariffs, and secession.

Not obeying federal laws they were thought to hurt the South's economy, ban slavery, or prevent secession.

A part of federal procedures used to force the South to obey the Union before, during, and after the Civil War.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which color does Georgia's military reconstruction present?

Green

Yellow

Red

Blue

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The selection of Abraham Lincoln...did...what?

Allowed the South to gain sovereignty over its policies.

Caused southern states to seceded from the Union.

Enabled state's rights to become voided due to his election.

Increased the national allegiance to the United States.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The correct dates of the Civil War are?

1861 to 1865

1865 to 1870

1857 to 1861

1870 to 1875

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