2/28 Fri. Warm Up: Civil War, Day 3

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The 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

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

• Northwest Ordinance

• Mexican Cession

• Proclamation of 1763

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

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

• Northwest Ordinance

• Mexican Cession

• Proclamation of 1763

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

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

• Northwest Ordinance

• Mexican Cession

• Proclamation of 1763

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

What was Robert E. Lee’s strategy early in the Civil War AND what was the outcome of the Battle of Antietam?

• Robert E. Lee's strategy was to invade the North, and the outcome at the Battle of Antietam was a tactical draw but strategic Union victory.

• Robert E. Lee's strategy was to defend the South, and the outcome at the Battle of Antietam was a Confederate victory.

• Robert E. Lee's strategy was to seek foreign intervention, and the outcome at the Battle of Antietam was a decisive Union victory.

• Robert E. Lee's strategy was to blockade Union ports, and the outcome at the Battle of Antietam was a stalemate.

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

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Why were these tactics 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.

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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.