Civil War

Which of these battles was a major victory for the Union in the American Civil War?

• Gettysburg

• First Bull Run

• Second Bull Run

• Chickamauga Creek

General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea" was important to the Union war effort because

• it placed the Mississippi River under Union control.

• it convinced Great Britain to stop supporting the Confederacy.

• important railroad tracks were destroyed, severing supply lines for Confederate forces.

• Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender his forces as a direct result of Sherman's victory.

Which controversial action did President Lincoln take early in the Civil War that limited the rights of certain U.S. citizens?

• He instituted the first military draft.

• He issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

• He suspended the writ of habeas corpus.

• He freed slaves in states that were loyal to the South.

Which device was first used in warfare during the Civil War, allowing for greater communication between generals and tomembers of press?

• telegraph

• typewriter

• telephone cable

• transcontinental railrod

The North’s rapid economic growth during the Civil War was stimulated by

• a reduction in the number of immigrants

• enslaved persons filling industrial jobs

• increased government demand for many products

• the elimination of taxes on defense industries

What was the main reason plantation owners were unable to export cotton during the Civil War?

• The Union destroyed bridges.

• The Union destroyed railroads.

• The Union attacked plantations.

• Blockade of Southern ports.

13th Amendment (1865)-Abolition of Slavery

14th Amendment (1866)-Definition of Citizenship; Due Process

15th Amendment (1869)-Right to Vote not based on Race or previous servitude

What conclusion can be drawn from the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

• The passage of the amendments was to strengthen the Bill of Rights.

• The passage of the amendments was to weaken the Jim Crow laws that were passed in the North.

• The passage of the amendments was to weaken the Jim Crow laws that were passed in the South.

• The passage of the amendments was to abolish slavery and establish rights to previous slaves.

The Atlanta Campaign was a series of battles fought in northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of 1864. William T. Sherman was victorious in capturing the city of Atlanta and the victory boosted the morale of the North.

What was the MOST important outcome in the Atlanta Campaign of 1864?

• the surrender at Appomattox

• the fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi

• the re-election of President Abraham Lincoln

• the immediate capture of the city of Savannah, Georgia

Why was Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus early in the Civil War considered to be controversial?

Responses

• it only applied to the Confederate states

• it gave African Americans more rights which angered southerners

• some thought it was unconstitutional

• it gave the border states too much power

"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."- Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

This amendment was created primarily for the purpose of

• punishing southern states.

• avoiding another Civil War.

• pardoning Confederate veterans.

• granting former slaves suffrage.