Who was Dred Scott and what was the result of his U.S. Supreme Court case?
He was a slave who went to the Supreme Court for freedom because his owner brought him to a free state. Dred Scott was denied his freedom because he was considered his owner's property.
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What cash crop made southern plantation owners rich?
cotton
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Which was the very first battle of the Civil War in 1861?
Fort Sumter, SC
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How did Abe Lincoln feel about slavery in the beginning of the war?
Did not want it to spread, but did not plan on abolishing it.
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The EP changed the purpose of the war to reuniting the Union by ending...
slavery
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Name 1 free state and 1 slave state.
North/Free examples-New England, PA, NY, Midwest, west-CA, Oregon
South/slave examples-TX, VA, SC, NC, FL, MD, MO, GA, MS, LA
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What were slave codes?
Strict laws on slaves in the South that restricted what they could do. For example, slaves could not read or write, or meet with each other freely.
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Which was the first state to secede from the Union in 1860?
South Carolina
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After which battle did Abe Lincoln decide to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
Battle of Antietam, MD.
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What was the name of Lincoln's speech after the Battle of Gettysburg? What was the purpose of this speech?
The Gettysburg Address honors the fallen soldiers from the battle and inspires the Union not to give up.
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What did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 do?
Made Maine a free state and Missouri a slave state. An invisible boundary was supposed to separate the free and slave states. North would be free, South would be slave.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote what book that turned many people against slavery?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Who was president of the Union and Confederacy?
Union- Abe Lincoln
Confederacy- Jefferson Davis
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Which was the first major battle of the Civil War? What was the result of his battle?
Battle of Bull Run, VA. Confederate victory- Union realizes the war was going to last longer than they thought.
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Which tactic caused the Confederacy to lose the Battle of Gettysburg? What was the Confederacy unable to do after losing the Battle of Gettysburg?
Pickett's Charge-Prevented the Confed. from launching another major attack on the Union.
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How did the South feel about slavery, tariffs, and states' rights?
The South wanted slavery to spread to the west. They did not like tariffs because they made imports more expensive. They believed in states' rights which would allow them to decide which laws to follow.
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What was the Underground Railroad? Who was the most famous conductor?
A system of secret routes, people, and places that slaves used to escape from the South to freedom. Harriet Tubman
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During the 1800's, how did the South make money? How did the North make money?
The South relied on slave plantations and agriculture. The North relied on factories and industry.
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Name 1 Union strength/strategy. Name 1 Confederate strength/strategy.
Union- advanced navy, industry, RR, Anaconda Plan.
Confederacy- experienced military leaders, outdoor living, home-field advantage during battles. Strategy- protect their lands, wait for allies to help.
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Who surrenders to whom in 1865 ending the Civil War?
Lee (Confederacy) surrenders to Grant (Union).
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What did the Compromise of 1850 do?
The U.S. gained lands in the west after the war with Mexico in 1848. The Compromise of 1850 made California a free state and the rest of the territory would vote on whether or not to have slavery.
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What is the definition of an abolitionist? Give the names of 2 abolitionists.
Abolitionists were people who wanted to get rid of slavery. Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frederick Douglass, John Brown, etc..
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Why did the 11 Confederate states secede from the Union?
They did not support Pres. Abe Lincoln who they feared would abolish slavery and hurt the South's way of life and economy. They wanted to form their own country that would benefit the South.
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How did the EP help the Union and hurt the Confederacy?
Hurt the South by freeing slaves who were working for the Confederate troops. Ending slavery hurt the South's economy-no more cotton industry=no money.
Helped the Union by allowing freedmen to enlist in the Union military.
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Describe Gen. Sherman's March to the Sea.
Union forces destroyed everything between Atlanta, GA and Savannah, GA, a major manufacturing center in the South in 1865.