Study Set for History Test on the American Civil War

How did the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution expand democracy in the United States?

They granted rights and freedoms to individuals regardless of their skin color

How did southern states respond to President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation?

They ignored the statement and continued to hold slaves.

What generalization can be made about the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution?

They were adopted to help African Americans achieve equal rights.

Why did the Confederacy fire on Ft. Sumter to start the Civil War?

They were angry about Lincoln's attempt to resupply the fort, which they believed was in their territory.

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

13th Amendment

How did the emancipation of southern slaves benefit the Union during the Civil War?

Former slaves were allowed to join the Union army.

How did Robert Smalls aid the Union?

He shared information about the fortifications around Charleston and along the South Carolina coast.

How did the 14th Amendment to the Constitution impact African Americans in the United States?

It granted citizenship rights to African Americans.

How did General Sherman's enactment of the concept of "total war" impact the outcome of the Civil War?

It promoted the destruction of private property, reducing emotional and financial support for the war.

Why did the South fear the abolition of slavery?

It would end southern wealth and political influence.

What issues led secessionists to leave the Union?

Secessionists were upset with the election of President Lincoln and the issue of limiting the expansion of slavery.

When the Confederates took Fort Sumter, what did that represent?

The Civil War beginning.

What factor most contributed to the outcome of the Civil War?

The North had more resources and people and was able to defeat the South in a war of attrition.

After the adoption of the Missouri Compromise, in which area of the country was slavery prohibited as the territories became states?

The Northwest

Why did the Union believe that African-Americans might want to fight for the Union?

The Union represented liberty to many men

Which of these damaged the morale of South Carolina citizens as the Civil War came to a close?

The burning of Columbia

What is an example of Sherman's strategy of total war?

The destruction of homes and plantations on the March-to-the-Sea

In the Antebellum Era, how did economic practices of the North, South, and West lead to increased sectionalism in the nation?

The differing economic activities of the regions led to opposing political ideas and needs.

"That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons...."

This enabled African Americans to enlist in the Union army.

In the political cartoon, Scott's Great Snake, the snake represents the Union's plan to accomplish what goal?

To blockade southern ports and divide the South at the Mississippi River.

Why did the South pursue the development of ships like the Hunley ?

To break up the Union blockade along the South's coastline.

Why did the Union want to take the Mississippi River?

To split the Confederacy at the River.