American Civil War - Are You Smart Or What?

Which was an agreement that admitted California as a free state, and issued a strong Fugitive Slave Law?

• Nullification

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Tariff

Which political party supported the south, slavery, and states' rights?

• Know-Nothings

• Whigs

• Democrats

• Republicans

How did Sherman's March to the Sea affect the state of Georgia?

• Sherman's march moved Union attention from Georgia, allowing the state's militia to recover.

• The march destroyed Georgia's agriculture and roads, collapsing the state's economy.

• People in the state were proud that Georgia-born Sherman distinguished himself during the march.

• The march aided the Confederates allowing them to gather supplies and raise support for the war.

In Scott v Sandford the US Supreme Court ruled that:

• Slaves who lived in free states were free

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

• Slaves could sue their masters for their freedom but were not citizens

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

Which was an action of a state to ignore, or not to follow a federal law?

• Nullification

• Sectionalism

• Compromise of 1850

• Jacksonism

Which was a direct result of President Lincoln winning the Election of 1860?

• Confederate forces attacked Ft. Sumter.

• Fighting in Kansas occurred between slave and free settlers.

• Union forces attacked Richmond, Virginia.

• South Carolina seceded from the Union and other southern states did the same thing.

What event led Georgia and other southern states to secede from the US?

• The Dred Scott Decision

• the fighting in Kansas between slave and free settlers

• the Compromise of 1850

• the 1860 Presidential election of Lincoln

Executive order issued by Lincoln that freed slaves in the states of rebellion and invited them to join the Union army was

• Declaration of Independence

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Constitution of the United States

• Amendment 13

Which statement below is BEST SUPPORTED by evidence in the map below?

• Sherman's March to the Sea had no apparent plan and was known as an unorganized campaign.

• Sherman had planned to invade Loyal but was forced to turn northeast instead when he was pushed back.

• Sherman's ultimate goal was to reach Ft. McAllister, but he was unable to do so because of the difficult fighting in Savannah.

• Sherman followed a path along the major railroads in Georgia in order to better supply himself and prevent the Confederates from using them for their own supplies.

When the state found a federal law to be damaging to its interests or deemed it unconstitutional, they were able to:

• Nullify or nullification

• Compromise

• Secession

• State's Rights