Georgia Studies - The Civil War

Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the South as it prepared for war?

• The South had better military leaders.
• The South had more factories than the North
• The South was fighting for a cause – independence
• The South was familiar with the land where most of the fighting took place.

Which battle forced President Lincoln's hand and began the Civil War?

• Battle of Fort Pulaski, Georgia
• Battle of Fort Sumter, South Carolina
• Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
• Battle of Fort Pickens, Florida

Which statement BEST describes the outcome of the Dred Scott case?

• The New York court system changed the laws of Missouri.
• Missouri granted Scott the right to be free
• The US Supreme Court decided against Scott, on the basis that he was a slave, and therefore, could not sue.
• The US Supreme Court sent the case back to the Missouri Supreme Court

What was the “Georgia platform”?

• It was a statement supporting states’ rights
• It was a statement supporting popular sovereignty.
• It was a statement supporting the Compromise of 1850.
• It was a statement supporting the abolition movement in the north

Which Civil War battle was the single bloodiest day of the entire war?

• Battle of Antietam
• Battle of Atlanta
• Battle of Gettysburg
• Battle of Chancellorsville

Which infamous Civil War prisoner of war camp was located in Georgia?

• Camp Elmira
• Camp Douglas
• Andersonville
• Point Lookout

What contributed to the lack of success of the Union blockade?

• The South had a superior Navy
• Blockade runners slipped through the blockade
• Great Britain found other ways to trade with the South
• The Union did not have enough ships to enforce the blockade

Which definition BEST defines the Missouri Compromise?

• It said slaves captured in free states had to be returned to slave states.
• It allowed slavery in Maine but did not allow slavery in Missouri
• It stated that Missouri could have slavery
• It maintained a balance of power between slave and free states

After the destruction caused by his march through Georgia, why did General Sherman refrain from burning Savannah?

• He spared the hometown of his West Point roommate.
• He gave Savannah to President Lincoln as a Christmas present and protected 25,000 bales of cotton located there
• He knew Savannah’s mayor and took pity on the city
• He had divided the upper and lower Confederacy and so did not need to destroy the city.

What is the correct sequence in which the following events occurred? 1. Kansas-Nebraska Act 2. Missouri Compromise 3. Lincoln elected President of the US 4. Dred Scott decision

• 3-1-4-2
• 2-4-1-3
• 2-1-4-3
• 4-2-1-3