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WorksheetsUnit 5 Part 1 Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 39mins
How did the government of Georgia help delay the outbreak of the Civil War?
by approving the Missouri Compromise through the Georgia Platform and convincing other states to do the same
by accepting the election of President Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and convincing other southern states to do the same
by accepting the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case and convincing other southern states to do the same
by approving the Compromise of 1850 through the Georgia Platform and convincing other southern states to do the same
How did the Nullification Crisis and its resolution foreshadow the Civil War?
South Carolina challenged federal authority over the states by declaring a federal tariff void, but the president and Congress maintained that federal authority was supreme.
After South Carolina illegally signed a treaty with Spain without Senate approval, the federal government declared martial law in the state until a new state government was elected.
After South Carolina prohibited citizens from capturing or transporting escaped slaves, the president ordered the military to see out and capture escaped slaves living in the state.
South Carolina defined an international trade agreement negotiated by the president, so the president used the military to force the state government to abide by the agreement.
How did the adoption of the Georgia Platform help delay the Civil War?
by Georgia not supporting the Fugitive Act
by Georgia accepting the Compromise of 1850
by Georgia accepting the Missouri Compromise
by Georgia not supporting the Dred Scott decision
What conclusion can be made about the election of 1860?
The South believed Abraham Lincoln hated slavery and would begin making it illegal as soon as he was elected.
The South believed Abraham Lincoln would allow them to keep slaves while stopping its spread in the new territories.
The South did not want the new Republican party to end slavery in the southern states an din the new territories.
The South did not believe the new Republican party’s promise to not interfere with slavery in the states.
Use the quote to answer the question.
"In my judgment, the election of no man, constitutionally chosen to that high office, is sufficient cause to justify any State to separate from the Union."
-Alexander Stephens
November 14, 1860
Based on the quote, who would MOST LIKELY agree with Alexander Stephens?
Georgians who were slave owners with large farms.
Georgians living in northern counties with small farms.
Powerful politicians such as Governor Joseph E. Brown.
Wealthy Georgians living near the southeast coast of the state.
Dred Scott was a slave who sued for his freedom on the basis that his owner had taken him to live in a free state and then a free territory. His case was argued in front of the Supreme Court in 1857. What was the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott case?
The court ruled that Dred Scott was the property of his owner and that the owner's rights were protected by the Constitution, therefore Dred Scott would not be freed
The court ruled that Dred Scott should be freed because he had been taken to areas in which slavery was illegal
The court ruled that Dred Scott should not be freed because he had not proven that he had been taken to a free state
The court ruled that Dred Scott should be freed because slavery was unconstitutional
Which of the following is the BEST definition of states’ rights?
The state’s interests should take priority over the interests of the national government
States should follow all the rules of the national government
Each state had the right to impeach the president if they disagreed with his policies
States should have the right to secede from the country if they didn’t agree with certain laws
Which Union strategy restricted Georgia's economy during the Civil War?
destroying the railroad lines connecting southern states
burning stored bales of cotton that were ready for shipment
blockading Georgia’s coast and cutting off trade with Europe
freeing slaves in Georgia through the Emancipation Proclamation
Use the information to answer the question.
All day, as the sad moments rolled on, were they passing not only in front of my house, but from behind; they tore down my garden palings, made a road through my back-yard and lot field, driving their stock and riding through tearing down my fences and desolating my home - wantonly (deliberately cruel) doing it when there was no necessity for it...
Which event from the Civil War is described in the text?
the Battle of Chickamauga
the Battle of Gettysburg
the Siege of Savannah
the March to the Sea
What was the MOST significant impact of the fall of Atlanta?
A major hub of the Confederate railroad system was destroyed.
People lost their homes, farms, and personal property.
Sherman's troops took all of the available supplies.
Tens of thousands of soldiers were killed.
Use the list below to answer the following question:
1. Confederate forces won, but failed to follow up their victory
2. They fought over control of a railroad center near Chattanooga, Tennessee
3. Occurred in the "TAG Corner" of the state of Georgia
Sherman's Atlanta Campaign
Sherman's March to the Sea
Chickamauga
Andersonville
Which of the following was the Confederate prisoner-of-war camp located in Georgia that was known for its terrible conditions?
The Atlanta Campaign
The Peachtree Prison
The Augusta Camp
Andersonville
How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the focus of the Civil War?
The Emancipation Proclamation turned the Civil War from a fight over land rights into a fight to punish the southern states.
The Emancipation Proclamation turned the Civil War from a fight over keeping the country together into a fight over slavery.
The Emancipation Proclamation turned the Civil War from a fight over keeping slavery into a fight to replace the leader of the country.
The Emancipation Proclamation turned the Civil War from over keeping taxes low into a fight to control the country's transportation systems.
