Antebellum/Civil War
The main issue that led to the Civil War was the expansion of __________________ to new territories
Slavery
Why was the use of railroads so important during the Civil War?
They were used to transport weapons and supplies and for transportation
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Why did William Sherman and the Union want to capture Atlanta?
It was a major railroad hub.
As part of the Compromise of 1850, the __________________ was passed.
Fugitive slave law
This person won the Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln
Why was the Battle of Chickamauga important to both the North and the South?
There was a railroad line located nearby
The Emancipation Proclamation stated that all slaves in __________________ would be freed.
Rebellious states
Why was the Union Blockade also called the "Anaconda Plan"?
Because the intention was to squeeze the Confederacy to death like an anaconda squeezes its prey
As part of the Compromise of 1850, ____________________ entered the Union as a free state.
California
What did most people in the southern states do to to make money before the Civil War?
Agriculture/farming
What city did William Sherman go to after the Battle of Chickamauga and eventually burn to the ground?
The ____________________________ was Georgia's acceptance of the Compromise of 1850 as long as it included the Fugitive Slave Act
Georgia Platform
Why did the Confederacy have to depend on Europe to receive weapons and supplies?
They did not have factories to produce their own supplies/weapons
The leader of the Union army during the Atlanta Campaign and the March to the Sea.
William Sherman
What impact did the invention of the cotton gin have on slavery in the south?
It caused it to increase
What was the purpose of Sherman's March to the Sea?
To make civilians stop supporting the war/destroy their spirits
To bring a quicker end to the war
William Sherman's March to the Sea started in _____________ and ended in _____________.
Atlanta
Savannah
Why was the Union Blockade not successful at first?
What battle was fought in north Georgia near an important railroad line in Chattanooga?
Battle of Chickamauga
States rights was the belief that the ___________________ interests are more important than the interest of the __________________
States
Federal government
General Sherman's March to the Sea was _________ miles long and he had _______________ troops with him.
300 miles
60,000
What are 3 things that caused prisoners to die at Andersonville Prison?
Starvation
Diseases
Other prisoners that robbed and murdered
The Union Blockade was meant to keep the south from __________________________________.
Shipping cotton to France & Great Britain in exchange for weapons/supplies
What happened to the stream that ran through the Andersonville prison camp?
It became dirty and polluted and caused prisoners to get sick