Describe at least one condition that created a hardship for civilians in the South during the Civil War.
1.) Medical supplies were in short supply
2.) There were no replacement parts ot repair broken equipment.
3.) General farm supplies were difficult to obtain.
100
What was the original capital of the Confederate States of America?
Montgomery, Alabama
100
What battle forced President Lincoln's hand and made him prepare Union troops for war?
Battle of Fort Sumter, South Carolina
100
What did the "Missouri Compromise" do?
Missouri was admitted as a slave state; Maine was allowed to enter as a free state. It prohibited slavery above the 36'30 line, and allowed the balance of power to be maintained between the free and slave states.
100
What did manifest destiny reflect the belief of?
The belief that God meant for the United States to spread over the entire continent.
200
Which Union commander led the "March to the Sea"?
General William T. Sherman
200
What American document led to the freedom of over four million slaves in the United States?
The Emancipation Proclaimation
200
What was an organized excape plan for southern slaves fleeing their owners?
The Underground Railroad
200
What happened to the Confederate commander of the Andersonville Prison after the Civil War?
He was executed for allowing excessive cruelty at the prison.
200
Why did William T. Sherman attack the civilian infrastructure between Atlanta and Savannah?
To end civilian support for the war effort and shorten the war.
300
What was at least one major difference between the North and South during the Antebellum preiod?
1.) The South was agricultural; the North was industrial.
2.) The North favored high tariffs; the South did not.
3.) The South allowed slavery; the North did not.
4.) The South believed in states' rights; the North did not.
300
Where did the naiton's first gold rush occur?
Dahlonega, Georgia
300
What was the Southern political strategy to win the war?
King Cotton Diplomacy
300
How did the Dred Scott decision puch the nation closer to war?
1.) The Supreme Court ruled against abolitionists saying slaves were not citizens.
2.) The S.C. ruled that the federal govt. could not stop slavery in territories.
3.) The S.C. upheld the rights of southern states and their institution of slavery.
300
What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Law?
To require the return of runaway slaves to their owners.
400
Why did the South have to keep its ports open and operational during the Civil War?
It had to ship cotton to Great Britain and Frnace in exchange for supplies and arms.
400
List at least one advantage that the North had during the Civil War.
1.) The number of miles of railroad track.
2.) The number of factories.
3.) The number of males in the region.
400
When did the Civil War officially begin?
The Battle of Fort Sumter, April 1861
400
What were the terms of the Compromise of 1850?
1.) California was admitted as a free state;
2.) Slave trade would end in Washington, D.C.
3.) Texas was allowed to annex New Mexico, extending slavery into that territory.
400
Name at leat one underlying cause of the Civil War.
1.) Slavery
2.) States rights
3.) Representation in the U.S. Congress
500
During the Antebellum period, what was most of the South's money tied up in?
Slaves and land
500
The notorious southern prison camp where 13,000 prisoners died was ________________________________.
Andersonville Prison
500
How many men were killed while fighting the Battle of Fort Sumter?
None..... If you said one, it's because you're thinking of the man who blew himself up accidently AFTER the fighting was over!
500
What was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
500
Why did Southerners favor high tariffs?
TRICK QUESTION!!!
They didn't! The North favored high tariffs to protect their industries from foreign competition.