SS8H5 & SS8H6

Front

The 15th Amendment to the Constitution ______________________.

Back

gave blacks the right to vote.

Front

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution ______________________.

Back

Gave equal protection

Front

The 13th Amendment to the Constitution ______________________.

Back

Abolished Slavery

Front

The Fugitive Slave Act was added to this compromise to please Southern states:

Back

Compromise of 1850

Front

Which of the following accurately describes Alexander Stephens? A. He was a southerner who remained loyal to the Union and served as vice president under President Lincoln B. He wrote the GA Platform to prevent secession and served as VP of Confederacy C. He was an intimidating politician who despised most southerners D. He was a passionate secessionist who wanted Georgia to leave the Union immediately.

Back

He wrote the GA Platform to prevent secession and served as VP of Confederacy.

Front

African Americans were most inspired to fight in the Civil War after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

Back

Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

Front

What was at stake in the battle of Chickamauga? A. Preventing Union troops from entering Atlanta, B. Access to the port city of Savannah, C. Access to ammunition, D. The fate of Washington, D.C.

Back

Preventing Union troops from entering Atlanta

Front

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Back

It freed all slaves in states fighting against the Union.

Front

Who was William T. Sherman?

Back

He was the Union general who conquered Atlanta and marched all the way to Savannah.

Front

What was the impact of Sherman’s “March to the Sea”?

Back

It left a path of destruction from Atlanta to Savannah that crippled the Confederacy.