Civil War

In his newspaper The Liberator, abolitionist___________ called for an immediate end to slavery.

__________was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad, leading many enslaved people to freedom.

Hoping to begin a nationwide revolt against slaveholders, abolitionist ______ led an attempt to take over a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.

The Confederate States of America chose _______ to be its president.

_________ became the first female army surgeon and later received the Medal of Honor.

In this excerpt from a letter, Lincoln contends that losing Kentucky could lead to the Union losing the war because

“I think to lose Kentucky is nearly the same as to lose the whole game. Kentucky gone, we can not hold Missouri, nor as I think, Maryland.”

• the Union capital was located there.

• Kentucky was a crucial border state.

• the Union had lost many troops holding onto it.

• other border states would follow the example and join the Confederacy.

Under the doctrine of popular sovereignty, the decision on whether to permit slavery in a new territory would be decided by the

• House of Representatives.

• Supreme Court.

• people living in the territory.

• Wilmot Proviso.

In the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court ruled that

• enslaved people did not become free simply by escaping to free states.

• Congress could not legally abolish the practice of slavery.

• the descendants of enslaved people could become citizens.

• the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution protected the practice of slavery.

Select ALL that apply.

Which of the following were part of the North’s strategy as the Civil War began?

• win the support of Great Britain and France

• blockade Southern ports to cut off supplies

• control the Mississippi River to split the Confederacy in two

• capture the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia

The Battle of Antietam was significant because it

• stopped the Confederate Army from advancing north.

• resulted in the highest number of casualties in one day.

• increased the confidence of Confederate troops.

• resulted in a wave of Union enlistments.