Civil War (SS8H5)

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How did the Compromise of 1850 deal with the issue of slavery?

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Resulted in the passing of the Fugitive Slave Act.

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Why did Southerners argue states’ rights were violated by abolitionists who opposed slavery?

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Abolition violated states’ rights to choose what their laws should be.

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What was Georgia’s response to the Compromise of 1850?

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A platform that outlined Georgia’s conditional acceptance of the Compromise.

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Which was a direct result of President Lincoln winning the Election of 1860? Options: Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter. The Supreme Court declared that Stephen Douglas should be president. Union forces attacked Richmond, Virginia. South Carolina seceded from the Union.

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South Carolina seceded from the Union.

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The Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case said that a slave

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was not a citizen but rather the property of an owner.

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Which BEST explains why Georgia’s decision to secede was important to the southern states? Georgia had a

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high economic value because it was a major agricultural producer.

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The main purpose of General Sherman’s “March to the Sea” in 1864 was to

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destroy the South’s strategic and economic capacity to fight.

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Which of these BEST describes the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation? Options: It allowed slavery to remain unaltered in states who already used slave labor. Former slaves were afforded the right to join the war effort. It immediately freed the slaves throughout the country. The President abolished slavery in the southern states.

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The President abolished slavery in the southern states.

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Which battle is remembered for being both the largest battle fought in Georgia and one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War?

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Battle of Chickamauga

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What was the MOST important outcome of the Atlanta Campaign?

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re-election of President Abraham Lincoln