USH CHP 4 Civil War Review

Which group wanted to keep slavery out for ECONOMIC reasons

Free Soldiers

From which direction did Union forces approach Vicksburg?

From the east

"We have been taught to hunt and live on the game. You tell us that we must learn to farm, live in one house, and take on your ways. Suppose the people living beyond the great sea should come and tell you that you must stop farming, and kill your cattle and take your houses and lands, what would you do? Would you not fight them?" --Gall, a Hunkpapa Sioux Indian, quoted in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee What was Gall's view of future relations between the Plains Indians and the settlers?

Further conflict

When the Civil War began, what was Lincoln's first goal?

To restore the Union

Which of the following statements is supported by the map?

Union forces were on the offensive throughout the campaign.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act concerned which issue?

the expansion of slavery into new territories

Which of these was a direct consequence of the Civil War?

the extension of voting rights to African American men

Which of these abolished slavery

13th Amendment

This said that no citizen could be denied voting rights due to race, color, or prior slavery.

15th admendment

The Civil War Lasted

4 years

How long did the siege of Vicksburg last?

About 6 weeks

Which president did the House of Representatives impeach?

Andrew Johnson

What did the Supreme Court declare in the Dred Scott decision

Being in free territory did not make a slave free

Which of these was the direct result of the Compromise of 1850

California was admitted as a free state

Which of the following correctly describes the political cartoon below?

Charles Schurz is shown in a negative light since he is depicted as a grim and intense intruder with clenched fists.

Biggest Southern crop at the time of the Civil War

Cotton

What happened to John Brown after Harpers Ferry

He was executed for treason

Which does NOT describe the battle of Gettysburg?

It cut the Confederacy into two

What was an important effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

It gave a moral purpose to the war

Which group wanted to throw out Reconstruction governments, and deny African-American rights?

Ku Klux Klan

Which of these terms would describe Lincoln's Reconstruction plan (followed by Johnson) best?

Lenient

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil war?

Made the south give up the idea of invading the North

In which state did most of the fighting shown on this map take place?

Mississippi

On March 3, 1845, Florida joined the Union as a slave state, while Iowa became a free state. This entrance into the Union as a pair was required under what document?

Missouri Compromise

Which statement summarizes the 13th Amendment

Outlawed slavery but not specified political rights of A-As

In which order did Union forces scored the following victories?

Port Gibson, Raymond, Jackson, Vicksburg.

Anti-Slavery Party

Republicans

What key difference between the North and the South led to the Civil War?

South's economy depended on slavery, the North's did not

How did the 14th Amendment benefit ex-slaves?

Stated that Civil rights could not be denied to US Citizens

What did John Brown want to do at Harpers Ferry?

Take weapons and start a slave uprising

On which physical feature is Vicksburg located?

The Mississippi River.

Where did the Emancipation Proclamation apply?

The South only

The following excerpt is from the Thirteenth Amendment which was passed by the U.S. Congress on December 6, 1865. After reading it, chose which statement best summarizes the Amendment. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

The Thirteenth Amendment outlawed slavery but did not specify an African-American's political rights

Which of the following statements is true concerning the map pictured below?

The Union wanted to shut the south off from all possible help in an attempt to squeeze the Confederacy into submission.

What happened at Vicksburg?

The city surrendered after a long siege by Union forces

Which was NOT a part of the 3-part plan to defeat the south

To draft free slaves to fight for the North

Under popular sovereignty, who would vote on slavery for a territory?

The residents of the territory

"This country will be drenched in blood. The people of the North are not going to let the country be destroyed without a mighty effort to save it. Besides, where are your men and appliances of war to contend against them? You are rushing into war with one of the most powerful, ingeniously mechanical and determined people on earth - right at your doors. Only in spirit and determination are you prepared for war. In all else you are totally unprepared." The quote above was spoken by William T. Sherman upon hearing the news that the southern states had begun to secede. Which of the following is Sherman's projection as the outcome and/or consequence of southern secession? A. There will be a war in which the South will win due to their militaristic nature and abundance of weapons. B. There will be a war in which the South will win due to their governmental dominance and obvious determination. C. There will be a war in which the North will win due to their technological advancements and lack of southern military. D. There will be a war in which the North will win due to their stability though political, social, and economic conditions

There will be a war in which the North will win due to their technological advancements and lack of southern military.

What did Sherman's troops do after leaving Vicksburg?

They headed east to prevent Johnston's troops from reaching Vicksburg.

What was the aim of Sherman's TOTAL WAR

To break the South's will to fight

How were Jackson and Vicksburg connected?

by a railroad

The Homestead Act, the mass killing of buffalo, and the completion of the transcontinental railroad are most closely associated with the

decline of the Plains Indians

Many Southern States tried to limit the effects of Radical Reconstruction by

enacting Jim Crow laws

Which condition in society was primarily responsible for the change in urban population?

prevalence of racial equality in Northern cities.

The most direct effect of poll taxes and literacy tests on African Americans was to:

prevent them from voting

In the 1850s, the phrase "Bleeding Kansas" was used to describe clashes between

proslavery and antislavery groups

. What was the main accomplishment of the Freedmen's Bureau?

providing aid and education to emancipated slaves

The passage below is an excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment: No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. This amendment was proposed by Congress in response to which of the following?

the attempts of Democrats to limit the voting rights of African Americans