Unit 5B

What were the fundamental causes of the Civil War? (SS8H5a)

• long-term issues of slavery and states’ rights

• long-term issues of taxation and trade regulation

• short-term events of the raid at Harper’s Ferry and the Boston Tea Party

• short-term events of John Brown’s raid and Abraham Lincoln’s election

What were the immediate causes of the Civil War? (SS8H5a)

• long-term issues of slavery and states’ rights

• long-term issues of taxation and trade regulation

• short-term events of John Brown’s raid and Abraham Lincoln’s election

• short-term events of the raid at Harper’s Ferry and the Boston Tea Party

What was Georgia’s reaction to the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860? (SS8H5a)

• Confederate soldiers fired on Fort Sumter when Union troops refused to leave.

• Ambassadors met with border states to sway them towards the Confederacy.

• Voters elected then-governor Joseph Brown as president of the Confederacy.

• Lawmakers voted to spend $1 million on defense and to recruit 10,000 soldiers.

Which Georgian played a significant role in the Compromise of 1850, the Georgia Platform, and the Secession Convention, and was elected vice president of the Confederacy? (SS8H5a)

• Alexander Stephens

• Jefferson Davis

• Howell Cobb

• Joseph Brown

Why was Georgia often referred to as the "heart of the Confederacy" during the Civil War? (SS8H5b)

• General Robert E. Lee gave Georgia that title.

• Georgia's soldiers fought harder than those from other Confederate states.

• Georgia had more railroads than any other Confederate state.

• Georgia was the site of most Confederate military victories.

The Emancipation Proclamation promised freedom to slaves (SS8H5b)

• in Confederate-held states and territories

• in the border states

• in Union-held states and territories

• in the North as well as in the South

After advancing south into Georgia in early 1864, why did Union General William T. Sherman directly move to attack Atlanta? (SS8H5b)

• Atlanta was a crucial military target because of its industrial and transportation resources.

• Atlanta was named after a famous Georgia governor, and losing the city would embarrass the state government.

• With its location on the Fall Line and Savannah River, Atlanta was a powerful river port.

• The Confederate government had moved its capital to Atlanta after the fall of Richmond, Virginia, in 1862.

What effect did the Union blockade of Georgia’s coast have on the state? (SS8H5b)

• Georgia's armies invaded Florida for land that would give the state access to an alternate seaport on the Gulf of Mexico.

• The port city of Savannah immediately surrendered to Union forces.

• Georgia expanded its railroad network to increase interstate commerce with Florida and Alabama.

• Cotton exports were effectively prevented, thereby depriving the state of revenue as well as essential food and supplies.

Why was the Union upset about Andersonville Prison after the war was over? (SS8H5b)

• The South refused a prisoner swap between Andersonville and Elmira.

• Due to overcrowding, poor conditions, and few supplies, over 13,000 prisoners died during the war.

• Prisoners were made to work in the fields and factories surrounding the prison.

• A book published about the prison titled My Time at Andersonville enriched the author who was a northerner and had never been to the prison.

How did Sherman’s March to the Sea affect the state of Georgia? (SS8H5b)

• It diverted Union troops from the coast so Georgians could break the blockade.

  
  

• It allowed Georgia to retaliate when Sherman’s forces reached Savannah.

• It distracted Union attention away from Atlanta, allowing state militias to regroup.

• It destroyed Georgia’s agriculture and infrastructure, devastating the economy.