Unit 9: Civil War

What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

• To count the enslaved population as 3/5ths a person for voting power.

• To allow popular sovereignty in all territories acquired from Mexico.

• To admit California as a Free State.

• To keep a balance of Free States to Slave States in Congress.

Answer explanation

The Missouri Compromise created the slaves state of Missouri.

They had to create the free state of Maine to keep balance in Congress.

If one side has more states, they become more powerful.

Where did the surrender of the Confederacy to end the Civil War happen?

• Fort Sumter

• Appomattox County

• Vicksburg

• Washington, DC

Answer explanation

Robert Lee (South) surrenders to Ulysses Grant (North) in Appomattox County, Virginia.

This surrender officially ends the Civil War.

Which of the following difference is going to have the biggest impact between the North & South?

• Economic Differences

• Social Differences

• Political Differences

• Trading Differences

Answer explanation

Economic Differences means North & South make money differently.

North has industry/factories which makes them richer & allows them to mass produce supplies for the Civil War.

Match the following Civil War figures to their correct description.

• General for the Union Army.

• Jefferson Davis

• President of the Confederacy.

• Stonewall Jackson

• Won the Battle of Bull Run for the Confederacy.

• Robert Lee

• General for the Confederate Army.

• Abraham Lincoln

• President of the Union.

• Ulysses Grant

Why was the Battle of Vicksburg such a big loss for the Confederacy Army?

• It was the bloodiest battle in American History.

• The Confederacy lost control of the Bull Run River.

• Robert Lee surrendered to Ulysses Grant.

• It separated their Southern Army in half.

Answer explanation

The Union took control of the Mississippi River at Vicksburg.

This cut-off/separated the Confederacy in half.

Texas, Arkansas & Louisiana were separated from the rest of the Southern states.

What are the two parts of the Compromise of 1850?

(2 Correct Answers)

• Texas was admitted as a Free State.

• California was admitted as a Free State.

• All territory, (except for California) had the right to choose slavery or not.

• All territory, (except for Arizona) had the right to choose slavery or not.

Answer explanation

Compromise of 1850:

1) Cali. is a Free State.

2) All other land we got from Mexico can vote & decide for themselves if they want slavery or not.

What are TWO examples of African Americans helping out the Union Army during the Civil War?

(2 Correct Answers)

• Harriet Tubman using the Underground Railroad.

• Harriet Tubman burning down plantations as a Union Spy.

• The 55th Regiment of all black Union soldiers who gave a heroic sacrifice.

• The 54th Regiment of all black Union Soldiers who a heroic sacrifice.