Battle Of Chickamauga
When did it occur?
September of 1863
What was the fugitive slave act?
Escaped slaves had to be returned
What was the name of the prison in Southwest Georgia?
Andersonville Prison
How many miles of railroad was destroyed?
247
300
427
1,200
300 miles
How was the Emancipation Proclamation a concession to the South?
They could keep their slaves if they stopped rebeling.
Where did it happen?
10 miles south of Chattanooga, Tennessee
What were the 4 parts of the Compromise?
1. California - free state
2. Utah and New Mexico get to decide
3. Slave trade banned in Washington, DC
4. Fugitive Slave Act
Who was the commander of the prison?
Captain Henry Wirtz
What was the name of the tactic he used?
total war
hard war
or scorched earth are all acceptable anwers
What did the North have more of?
North had more factories and a larger population
Who won?
The South defeated the North
What is popular sovereignty??
The people decide
What is it now?
The National Prisoner of War Museum
How much money did Georgia's economy lose?
$100 million
What did the South have more of?
South had more of an agricultural based economy.
What was Chattanooga, Tennessee to the Confederacy?
It was a major railroad center and was important to the movement of supplies.
Which state was made a free state?
California
Why did people die there?
It was overcrowded, offered poor food, contaminated water, and poor sanitation.
Where did they store the Cotton?
In Savannah
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
As the Union was attacking the Confederacy, the Confederacy was able to dive the Union back to Chattanooga. What mistake did the Confederacy then make? Whar was the outcome of that decision?
The confederates did not follow up on their victory by attacking retreating soldiers.
Who convinced the South to agree to the Compromise?
The Georgia Platform
How many Union soldiers are buried there?
13,000
What did Sherman give to Lincoln as a Christmas present?
The city of Savannah with $28 million worth of cotton
What was Lincoln's original purpose for running for President?
Keep the nation together