American history chp 4 test
The Civil War is sometimes called the first modern war. What was not a development that contributed to this name and conditions of the war
Radios
By the wars and African-Americans made it nearly what percent of the northern army
10
What abolished slavery in the north
13th amendment
What did the Supreme Court declare in the Dred Scott decision
Being in free territory did not make a slave free
Why did both the Union and Confederacy care about British neutrality
Britain had a strong navy and industrial power: neither the north north to south wanted Britain to support the other
What event was a direct result of the compromise of 1850
California was admitted as a free state
Why was the control of the Mississippi River so important to the union
Control of the Mississippi would allow the union to split the Confederacy in two
What was not part of the union three-part plan to conquer the south
Draft freed slaves to fight for the union
In what way was the Emancipation Proclamation a part of Lincolns military strategy
Gave a moral purpose to the war
Many Southerners hope dependence on cotton would force whom to formally recognize the Confederacy as an independent nation
Great Britain
Why is the battle of Gettysburg consider the turning point in the Civil War
It made the south give up the idea of invading the north
Where did the south have an advantage over the north in the civil war
Military leadership
Grant siege of Vicksburg was part of the union strategy to accomplish what
Split the Confederacy in 2
What increased presidential power there in the Civil War
Suspension of the writing of habeas corpus
What idea about the United States did Lincoln express in the Gettysburg address
That is one nation rather than just a collection of states, that it was worth dying for, and that it should not be destroyed
What statements most accurately describes the Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves only in areas in rebellion against the United States but not in areas that remained loyal
What event most contributed to Lincon's re-election in 1864
The fall of Atlanta to Gen. Sherman
What most reflection effect of the civil war on the United States
The power of the central government was strengthened
Under popular sovereignty who would decide whether slavery would be allowed in the territory
The residents of the territory
What was the aim of the "total war" as practiced by Union generals Grant and Sherman
To break the southern people's will to fight
When the Civil War began, what was Abraham Lincoln's main goal
To restore the union
What was john browns aim at Harpers Fairy
To seize a federal arsenal and start a widespread slave uprising
What was not a result of the battle of Antietam
Union nurse Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross to care for union soldiers
What is not accurate involving economic impacts of the Civil War
Wages increased prices contributing to higher standards of living in the north