Civil War Day 3 Warm-Up

Allowed Kansas settlers to vote whether or not to permit slavery in the territory; violence erupted; slavery prohibited

• Kansas-Nebraska Act
• Mexican Cession
• Northwest Ordinance
• Proclamation of 1763

Process for admitting new states to U.S., population to apply was 60,000 settlers

• Kansas-Nebraska Act
• Mexican Cession
• Northwest Ordinance
• Proclamation of 1763

Law prohibited colonists from moving west of Appalachian Mountains; colonists ignored

• Kansas-Nebraska Act
• Mexican Cession
• Northwest Ordinance
• Proclamation of 1763

Land acquired after U.S.-Mexican War; led to debates over expansion of slavery into new territories

• Kansas-Nebraska Act
• Mexican Cession
• Northwest Ordinance
• Proclamation of 1763

What was Robert E. Lee’s strategy early in the Civil War AND what was the outcome at the Battle of Antietam? Think about the question carefully. Then enter your answer to BOTH parts of the question below.

Which song became the anthem for Union soldiers?

• The “Star Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key
• “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Harriet Beecher Stowe
• “American Crisis” by Thomas Paine
• The “Battle Hymn of the Republic” by Julia Ward Howe

Why were these tactics effective?

• Confederate states were unable to collect tariffs on manufactured goods.
• Union forces were able to use the blockade to gain international support.
• Confederate states were unable to use agricultural exports as a source of revenue.
• Union forces were able to earn money for supplies by selling confiscated bales of cotton.

Which statement describes the roles of George McClellan and Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War?

• They were Confederate generals who captured Fort Sumter.
• They were Union generals who commanded the Army of the Potomac.
• They were Confederate generals who surrendered at the Battle of Vicksburg.
• They were Union generals who committed war crimes at the Battle of Gettysburg.