SS8H5: The Civil War

Someone who believes in states' rights would BEST support which of the following statements?

• National Laws are more important than state laws

• We should obey all federal laws

• There is no need for a national government

• The National government has no right telling states how to handle their business

Why was the Georgia Platform important

• It stated that Georgia had a right to nullify any federal law dealing with cotton

• I stated that Georgia would not accept the terms of the COmpromise of 1850 if the North enforced the Fugitive Slave Law

• It stated that Georgia would accept the Compromise of 1850 if the North enforced the Fugitive Slave Law

• It stated that Georgia would secede from the Union

What was the purpose of both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?

• They both dealt with slavery in the new territories

• They both dealt with nullification

• They both made the south get an advantage in the Senate

• They led to the election of Abraham Lincoln

Which part of the United States supported Abraham Lincoln most in becoming president in the election of 1860?

• north

• South

• East

• South Carolina

What was another name for the South during the Civil War?

• Union

• Whigs

• Tories

• Confederacy

What battle was said to be the bloodiest two days of the Civil War and a great victory for the South? This battle caused the Union forces to retreat into Chattanooga.

• Kennesaw

• Chickamauga

• Atlanta

• Antietam

Andersonville Prison held ______.

• Confederate POWs

• Rebellious slaves

• Union POWs

• confederates that peid the tariff of 1832

What city did General Sherman's army destroy in order for the Union army to continue the March to the Sea?

• Mobile

• Dahlonega

• Atlanta

• Valdosta

Atlanta was the most important military target in Georgia because ___.

• It was the capital of Georgia

• It was the industrial and transportation center

• It was the home of Robert E Lee

• It was where the Battle of Chickamauga was fought

What was the impact of Sherman's "March to the Sea"?

• The Union soldiers lost their will to fight

• It led to Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation

• It gave the South hope that they would win

• It left a path of devastation and destruction from Atlanta to Savannah