Antebellum/Causes of 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
South Carolina almost seceded from the Union by ____________ the renewed tariff on British exports.
What is nullifying?
Georgia and the South would accept less power in Congress as long as the North would leave slavery/southern rights alone. This was known as ______________________.
What is Georgia Platform?
Why did William Sherman and the Union want to capture Atlanta?
It was a major railroad hub that distributed supplies throughout the Confederacy.
The term for states breaking away from the country right before the Civil War.
What is secession?
Who won the Battle of Chickamauga? Why did it not help out this winner?
The CSA won but they did not pursue the Union army immediately after winning.
The Emancipation Proclamation stated that all slaves in __________________ would be freed.
Rebellious states
Three things that caused prisoners to die at Andersonville:
Starvation
Disease
Other prisoners robbing and murdering
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
What did most people in the southern states do to to make money before the Civil War?
Agriculture/farming
The Union army led a campaign into Georgia to capture this city, eventually doing so and burning it to the ground.
Atlanta
As part of the Compromise of 1850, _________________ entered as a free state.
What is California?
The Supreme Courts decision on the Dred Scott case
What is that slaves were not citizens and had no right to sue in court?
Why did the Confederacy have to depend on Europe to receive weapons and supplies?
They did not have many factories to produce their own supplies/weapons
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
As part of the Compromise of 1850, the ___________________________ was passed.
What is Fugitive Slave Act?
What battle was fought in north Georgia near an important railroad line in Chattanooga?
Battle of Chickamauga
Why was the Union Blockade not successful at first?
States rights was the belief that the ___________________ interests are more important than the interest of the __________________
States
Federal government
The name of the policy Sherman used to inflict massive damage to Georgia during the March to the Sea.
Scorched earth/total war
The Supreme Court's decision on the Dred Scott case:
Slaves were not citizens and had no right to sue in court
What happened to the stream that ran through the Andersonville prison camp?
It became dirty and polluted and caused prisoners to get sick
The Union Blockade was meant to keep the south from __________________________________.
Shipping cotton to France & Great Britain in exchange for weapons/supplies