Civil War Day 3

Allowed Kansas settlers to vote whether or not to permit slavery in the territory; violence erupted; slavery prohibited.

• Northwest Ordinance

• Mexican Cession

• Proclamation of 1763

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

Process for admitting new states to U.S., population to apply was 60,000 settlers.

• Northwest Ordinance

• Mexican Cession

• Proclamation of 1763

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

Law prohibited colonists from moving west of Appalachian Mountains; colonists ignored.

• Northwest Ordinance

• Mexican Cession

• Proclamation of 1763

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

Land acquired after U.S.-Mexican War; led to debates over expansion of slavery into new territories.

• Northwest Ordinance

• Mexican Cession

• Proclamation of 1763

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

Which song became the anthem for Union soldiers?

• The “Star Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key

• “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Harriet Beecher Stowe

• “American Crisis” by Thomas Paine

• The “Battle Hymn of the Republic” by Julia Ward Howe

Why were the Union tactics of enforcing an embargo on Confederate goods and a naval blockade effective?

• Confederate states were unable to collect tariffs on manufactured goods.

• Union forces were able to use the blockade to gain international support.

• Confederate states were unable to use agricultural exports as a source of revenue.

• Union forces were able to earn money for supplies by selling confiscated bales of cotton.

Which statement describes the roles of George McClellan and Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War?

• They were Confederate generals who captured Fort Sumter.

• They were Union generals who commanded the Army of the Potomac.

• They were Confederate generals who surrendered at the Battle of Vicksburg.

• They were Union generals who committed war crimes at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Which event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

• The attack on Fort Sumter

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• It ended the Civil War

• It established the Confederate States of America

• It declared all slaves in Confederate states to be free

• It granted women the right to vote