SS8H5 - Civil War

Which correctly explains the term "nullification"?

• to put on hold

• to do away with

• to ratify or approve

• to amend or change

Which state was added to the Union as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

• Maine

• Missouri

• Nebraska

• California

Which accurately describes southern states’ reaction to the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860?

• They demanded a recount of votes.

• They began to secede from the Union

• They immediately attacked Fort Sumter.

• They voted to protest Lincoln’s election.

According to Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, what would happen on January 1, 1863, if the South did not surrender?

• The Union would invade the South

• Confederate slaves would be freed.

• Confederate prisoners would be executed.

• The Union would cease all trade with the South.

The Civil War began when the South attacked...

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Fort Sumter

• Fort Pulaski

What was the first major battle in Georgia during the Civil War?

• Shiloh

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Chickamauga

During the Civil War, why was the capture of Atlanta an important Union objective?

• Atlanta was the capital of the Confederacy.

• Atlanta was a major southern railroad center.

• Atlanta was in the geographic center of the South.

• Atlanta was the home to several major arms storehouses.

During the Civil War, after burning Atlanta, towards which city did William T. Sherman march his men?

• Augusta

• Savannah

• Columbus

• Chattanooga

William T. Sherman’s March to the Sea was intended to...

• boost morale in the North.

• effectively divide the South.

• trigger a major Union invasion.

• destroy the fighting spirit of the South.

During the U.S. Civil War, Andersonville was...

• the first major battle.

• a major railroad terminal.

• a prison for Union soldiers

• the capital of the Confederacy.