Civil War Unit Review

What movement grew, in part, due to the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• the free speech movement

• the abolition movement

• the suffrage movement 

What was one impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe's book Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• by increasing discrimination against African Americans in the North

• by increasing demands for the government to end slavery in all states

• by causing the federal government to increase taxes in Southern states

Why did John Brown attack a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?

• to convince the southern states to secede from the Union

• to obtain guns to use to capture escaped enslaved people

• to obtain guns to arm enslaved people and carry out a rebellion

What did John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia prove about the abolition movement?

• abolitionists were going to hold peace rallies in slave states

• abolitionists were willing to use violence to help end slavery

• abolitionists were willing to compromise on the issue of slavery

What is the principle, "states' rights" mean?

• The belief that a state can ignore any federal law it does not like.

• The belief that a state has to follow all federal laws. 

• The belief that a state can make its own laws even if citizens do not like them.

Why did southern states want to practice states' rights so much?

• They were concerned that the enslaved population was growing too fast too quickly.

• They wanted to ignore any new laws against slavery that northern lawmakers might make.

• They were concerned that new laws requiring factories in the South could hurt cotton production. 

Which difference between the North and South helped cause the Civil War?

• There were more enslaved people in the South, and wealthy slaveowners believed their way of life would be destroyed if the federal government outlawed slavery.

• There were more factories in the South, and many factory workers believed their way of life would be destroyed if the federal government raised taxes,

• There were more shipping companies in the South, and boat builders believed they would not have enough business if the federal government outlawed foreign trade.

What was the significance of the battle of Fort Sumter?

• It was a turning point for the union army in winning the war. 

• It allowed enslaved people to gain more weapons for a rebellion.

• The Confederate army won the battle and took control of the fort.

What made the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War?

• The Confederate victory allowed the Confederacy to capture Union territory.

• The Union victory forced the Confederacy to stop advancing into Union territory.

• The Union victory convinced President Lincoln to send Gen. Sherman to Atlanta.

Use the map below to answer the following question. Which city is represented by numeral II (2) on the map?

• Boston, MA

• Gettysburg, PA

• New York City, NY