While men were fighting, women were responsible for

running businesses and plantations

keeping supply lines open between the troops

notifying the government of escaped slaves

fighting in the war with the men

The North liked tariffs because

they protected factory owners and workers from foreign competition

they protected large landowners and their cash crops

they wanted the national government to be strong

each state should be able to make their own laws

The South believed that

that they should be able to declare any national law illegal

slavery should be abolished for moral reasons

the national and state governments should be equal i power

the national government should have supreme power over the states

Which was NOT an advantage of the South:

better knowledge of the land where most battles were fought

When Lincoln was elected president, his number one priority was:

to compromise with the South about the expansion of slavery

The battle at Ft. Sumter was significant because:

Jefferson Davis cut off supplies to the Union, shortening the war

it showed the war was going to be harder to in than the Union thought

What did Lincoln change the purpose of the war to?

Changed from being about PRESERVING THE UNION to ENDING SLAVERY

Changed from being about ENDING SLAVERY to PRESERVING THE UNION

Changed from being about FREEDOM OF SLAVES to STATES RIGHTS

Changed from being about STATES RIGHTS to FREEDOM FROM BRITAIN

Why were southern states so angry after the election of 1860?

None of the southern states voted for Lincoln.

They did not get to vote in the election.

Congress decided that their votes did not count.

The North allowed free African Americans to vote in the election.

Why were the southern states alarmed that Lincoln was elected president in 1860?

They feared that he wanted to eventually abolish slavery in the U.S.

Lincoln had campaigned on the promise to expand slavery into the west.

Northern states wanted Lincoln to expel southern states from the Union.

The states that seceded from the union formed a new country called:

the Confederate States of America

the Southern United States of America

Which of the following was not a part of the Compromise of 1850

US agreed to stay out of foreign affairs

California admitted as free state

New Mexico and Utah territories would vote on issues of slavery

The passing of the Fugitive Slave Law

The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states. North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.

prohibited, permitted or allowed

sometimes prohibited, never allowed

What did Uncle Tom’s Cabin convince the North of?

That you shouldn’t have more than two slaves

That Uncle Tom had a nice cabin

The Dred Scott decision...

satisfied southerners, angered northerners.

angered southerners, satisfied northerners.

promoted the abolitionist movement.

resulted in a compromise between the North & South.

What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens

That slavery diminished the national character.

That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.

That slavery should be abolished by executive order

What caused Southern States to secede from the Union?

The Election of Lincoln in 1860

The Civil War

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What battle was the turning point in the war?

Bull Run

Fort Sumter

Vicksburg

Gettysburg

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what battle did the North win because they controlled the high ground?

Vicksburg

Gettysburg

Fort Sumter

Bull Run

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what battle did the North divide the south by taking control of the Mississippi River?

Gettysburg

Vicksburg

Bull Run

Manassas

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

Manassas

Fort Sumter

Gettysburg

Vicksburg

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the first major battle of the war?

Fort Sumter

Vicksburg

Gettysburg

Bull Run

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30 sec • 1 pt

What three ports did the Union block?

Savannah, Georgia

New Orleans, Louisiana

Charleston, South Carolina

Manassas, Virginia

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What two southern cities were burned during the war?

Atlanta

Washington

Manassas

Richmond

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The Civil War

What battle was the turning point in the war?

In what battle did the North win because they controlled the high ground?

In what battle did the North divide the south by taking control of the Mississippi River?

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

What was the first major battle of the war?

What three ports did the Union block?

What two southern cities were burned during the war?

Who believed force should be used to keep the Union together?

Who opposed secession but didn't believe force should be used to make the states return to the Union?

Where did the Civil War end?

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