Civil War and the Impact on Georgia

How long was the Civil War?

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 4 years

California was admitted as a free state; Fugitive Slave Act was passed; Slavery was banned in Washington, D.C. All of these were passed by Congress under the.....

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Emancipation Proclamation

• California Compromise

Which of the following might be said by someone that supports states rights?

• The national government needs to stay out of the states' business.

• National laws are much more important than state laws.

• The government must make strong laws to unify us.

• The states have too much power of the national government.

The South was impacted by the freeing of slaves during the Civil War because...

• They were not impacted at all

• They welcomed it as an end to the war.

• Slaves were used to help the Confederate army during the war

• They were relieved that they no longer had to pay the slaves.

When Lincoln was elected as President in 1860.....

• Southern states seceded.

• Northern states seceded.

• Slavery ended

• The South supported Lincoln

Lincolns famous speech that would free slaves in the south if the war continued....

• Declaration of Independence

• Nullification

• Compromise of 1850

• Emancipation Proclamation

Which area of the country supported Lincoln's election?

• North

• South

• East

• West

How did Sherman's March to the Sea impact the War?

• It convinced the North that they couldn't win the war.

• It devastated Georgia from Atlanta to Savannah and weakened the Confederacy.

• It caused the Confederacy to fight harder.

• It weakened the Union army's ability to fight.

The Fugitive Slave Act....

• punished those that helped runaway slaves and made them return them to their owners.

• helped slaves to leave their plantations

• made slave owners pay a fine for runaway slaves.

• opened up states for runaway slaves to come to

Atlanta was a military target in the war because

• it was located on an important river.

• it was the capital of Georgia

• it was an important railroad and industrial center

• it was the most populated city.