US History Chapters 11/12
Kentucky
controlled the Ohio River
Homestead act of 1862
encouraged settlement of the west of those willing to pay $18 and live on the land 5 years
Morrill Land Grant Act
financed colleges to offer training in new agricultural techniques
Pacific Railway Act of 1862
massive land grants for railroads
Delaware
no reason of importance given other than state pride
Missouri
the gateway to the west
Even though discussions of states' rights, differing economic systems, and the election of Abraham Lincoln arise as possible causes of the Civil War, in the end one is driven to this truth: slavery caused the Civil War.
true
Maryland
was north of the nation's capital, Washington DC
Department of Agriculture
was to generate stats and share farming practices
John Green states that if the Civil War was about states' rights, the war would have started _____.
with the Nullification Crisis
Which is NOT an advantage possessed by the North during the Civil War? _____
A greater number of military leaders
The Kansas-Nebraska act did NOT result in which of the following? _____
A settlement of the question of slavery in the United States
Who said the following: "the whole nation is interested in that the best use be made of these territories. We want them for the homes of free white people. They cannot be, to any considerable extend, if slavery is planted with them. New Free States are places for poor people to go to and better their condition."
Abraham Lincoln
List 2 ways in which black Americans demonstrated they had rights.
Black men had voted, owned property, appeared in court on their own behalf, and had rights.
In order to finance the war, what did Congress NOT do? _____
Borrow extensively from Great Britain
One reason why Great Britain join the Confederate side is that Britain had already abolished slavery and was, in fact, the home of abolitionist sentiment.
False
Since the Civil War was being prosecuted, elections were suspended until the war ended so that Lincoln did not have to run for re-election.
False
The Civil War corresponded with the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1869.
False
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves everywhere in the United States.
False
This decision of Great Britain had little effect on world trade since Great Britain had already shifted to Egypt and India as sources of cotton for their textile mills.
False
Which is NOT a controversial aspect of the Fugitive Slave Law of the Compromise of 1850
Free Slaves began to flee out West where their rights were protected
John Brown led a raid on the federal arsenal at _____ which resulted in failure and his death by which he became a martyr to the abolitionist cause.
Harpers Ferry
Lincoln deserves some credit, John Green states, for freeing the slaves for all BUT what reason? _____
He issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Grant was different than other Union generals for which reason? _____
He was willing to sustain enormous casualties in a war of attrition with the South
Which is not true about the Confederate government
It had a government bureaucracy of about 70,000, smaller than the Union government
The Civil War is considered the first modern war for all BUT which reason? _____
It occurred after 1850
Which is NOT true regarding the new Republican Party?
It was a coalition party which had a conspiratorial hold on the U. S. government
The Northern victory meant all BUT what for the United States? ____
It would incorporate slavery into the labor system in the industrial society.
Which of these do you believe was most important and why?
Sherman's capture of Atlanta, Georgia (Sherman's March to the Sea)
What are two problems with the theory that all the South needed to do was outlast the North? (2pts)
The problems were that the North had such superiority in its resources that it would take a long time to wear down, and fighting a war of attrition would be costly to the South as well and their resources would be depleted long before the North's.
Abraham Lincoln was elected president even though he did not appear on 9 state presidential ballots.
True
Although Chief Justice Taney stated black Americans had no rights which white men were bound to respect, in practice this was demonstrably false.
True
Even though Lincoln stated he would leave slavery alone in the states where it existed, a number of Southern states seceded from the Union.
True
For both the North and the South, religion play a major role though for different reasons.
True
Grant's brutal strategy and the vast superiority of Northern resources led to the eventual defeat of the South.
True
In the Gettysburg Address Lincoln fostered the idea that the Civil War was a kind of second American Revolution.
True
In the end, arguing certain motivations for soldiers is tricky since the reasons a soldier might fight were often prosaic and not so "cut-and-dried."
True
Industrialization was so healthy in the North that visitors to northern cities may not have realized that they were in a war.
True
John Green argues that the most important impact of the Civil War was the new nation that it created.
True
John Green states that the outcome of the war was contingent upon a number of turning points, the most important of which occurred in July 1863 and August 1864.
True
Kansas was eventually admitted to the Union in 1861, too late to avoid the Civil War.
True
Lincoln was the first president who truly expanded the power of the executive over the protests of the Republican dominated Congress.
True
Many Northerners who were poor had little reason to fight in a war to end slavery especially if they were afraid that freed slaves might compete with them for jobs.
True
Northerners cared enough about Kansas and Nebraska since for them to become slave states threatened northerners self-interests and since the west was seen as a place where individuals became self-sufficient.
True
One issue in connection with Kansas attempting to become a state involved pro-slavery Missourians casting ballots in Kansas elections.
True
One needs to admit that the outcome of the Civil War was decided not just by military victories but also by a political victory.
True
Railroads could only be run through territories that had been organized, ideally as states.
True
Slavery was often referred to as "a peculiar and powerful interest" and is recognized as the immediate cause of the Civil War.
True
Southerners who took up arms for the Confederacy saw themselves engaged in a fight for their own freedom rather than a fight to protect slavery.
True
Stephen Douglas wanted a transcontinental railroad since it would benefit his home state and he felt it would bind the union together.
True
The Battle Hymn of the Republic summarized the twofold rationale for war that the North had: religion and an end to slavery.
True
The Dred Scott Decision reinforced the believe among Northerners than the entire government was controlled by the "Slave Power."
True
The Dred Scott decision basically held that all black people, anywhere in the U.S. could be considered property, essentially saying that there were no free states in the Union.
True
The Emancipation Proclamation encouraged more slaves to come to the Union, many of whom joined the Union army, who eventually numbered about 180,000 former slaves and freedmen.
True
The Kansas-Nebraska Act effectively repealed, in practice, the Missouri Compromise since it formalized popular sovereignty rather than an arbitrarily drawn line for determination of whether a state would allow slavery or not.
True
The belief that a conspiratorial group known as the "Slave Power" controlled the reigns of government is understandable since, though the North was far more populous and had greater representation in the House, a law extending the power of slave states had been passed.
True
The failure of the U.S. to understand that the rights of black Americans were as inalienable as those of white Americans is, John Green states, ultimately what made the Civil War inevitable.
True
Ultimately, the Civil War was a victory for Hamilton's federalist vision for America.
True
