Events
What document contained the Fugitive Slave Act as part of the deal?
The Compromise of 1850
Who was elected in 1860 as the president and was the leader of the Union?
What did the north want and what did the south want?
The North wanted to abolish slavery and the South wanted slavery to be permanent
What was the economic state of the confederate states after the civil war?
The were left in a low economic state, with many towns burned and railroads broken
Where did the battle of chickamauga take place?
Georgia
What court case declared all slaves non-citizens, and property of their owners?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Who was the leader of the Atlanta Campaign?
William T. Sherman
What is the Compromise of 1850?
A compromise to balance the interests of slaves in the South and the free slaves in the North without having any of the southern states seceding.
Did slavery increase or decrease after the civil war?
Decrease
Where was the prison of Fort Sumter located at?
South Carolina
What election caused South Carolina to secede from the Union and create the CSA?
The election of 1860.
What were people who opposed slavery during this time called?
Abolitionists
What is nullification?
When the states ignored federal laws.
Was the government affected by the civil war, if so how was it.
The government became a strong and centralized federal government.
What state was Andersonville located at?
Georgia
Which document in 1863 announced all slaves held within the confederate states free?
Emancipation Proclamation.
What was Sherman’s purpose for his March to the Sea? To lower Confederate morale.
To lower the Confederate morale
What is States Rights'?
When states abused their power and believed that their opinions and thoughts came before the governments'.
Who was the president after the civil war?
Abraham lincoln
Where was the battle of Gettysburg located?
Pennsylvania
What was the battle lead by Union commander William S. Rosecrans and the largest battle ever fought in the state of Ga?
The battle of Chickamauga
Who was the president of the CSA?
Jefferson F. Davis
For what reasons was Lincoln’s election important?
How was georgia after the civil war?
The were lots of war debt and economic lost
What city did the Sherman's March to sea start in?
Atlanta