Which group was MOST affected by President Lincoln's statement? ¨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 wherof 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, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom.¨ -- Abraham Lincoln, 1863

The Northern Democrat position towards slavery in the election of 1860 was that

Which presidential candidate in the Election of 1860 is being described by these facts? He was represented by the Southern Democratic Party in the Election of 1860 He was from Kentucky, and was the popular choice for pro-slavery and pro-secession southerners He carried 18% of the popular vote but finished second in the election with 72 electoral votes

Which presidential candidate in the Election of 1860 is being described by these facts? He represented the Democratic Party in the Election of 1860 He was from Illinois, and was nicknamed the "Little Giant" because of his short stature and his dominance in political debates He argued in favor of popular sovereignty and believed that the will of the people should be the decisive factor regarding slavery in the U.S He carried 29% of the popular vote but finished fourth in the election with only 12 electoral votes

What presidential candidate in the Election of 1860 is being described by these facts? He was represented by the Constitutional Union Party in the Election of 1860 He was from Tennessee, and although he owned slaves, he argued against secession He carried only 12.6% of the popular vote and 3 states in the election; Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia

The North's naval superiority was most important in the U.S. Civil War because

All of the below characteristics are of which particular sides economy? 92% of United States Industrial Output Efficient rail transport system 71% of the United States population Favored high tariffs on imported goods

The relative absence of enterprises engaged in manufacturing and finance prior to the Civil War in the Southern states is MOST LIKELY due to

Confederate soldiers during the Civil War enjoyed a geographic advantage over Union soldiers because

Which of the following were aspects of the Anaconda Plan?

What is one major similarity between Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis?

Ft. Sumter is MOST significant for being

What Grand Division of Tennessee was known for its pro-secession stance during the Civil War?

In 1863, Which border state broke away from its original state and formed a new state?

At the First Battle of Bull Run, the Union Army launched an attack. The Confederacy was determined to stop them. The Confederate States of America and Union armies met about 25 miles outside of Washington D.C near Manassas, VA. There were actual Spectators from Washington D.C that came to the battle to watch. About 30K soldiers on each side fought on each side and it resulted in a Confederate Victory Why did Union troops attack at Bull Run?

This Civil War battle took place in April 1862 in south-central Tennessee (Hardin County) and was a major victory for Union General Ulysses S. Grant, despite nearly 13,000 Union- and 11,000 Confederate- casualties. It forced the Confederate States of America to withdraw from their critical railroad center in Northern Mississippi and the Union Army also gained control of West Tennessee and part of the Mississippi River.

These are describing the Civil War Battle of... Took place on September 17th, 1862 Robert E. Lee and George McClellan faced each other The Confederate offensive was stopped It was the bloodiest day of the Civil War

Lincoln had wanted to sign the Emancipation Proclamation after a Union victory, but the Union had, up until this battle, endured a string of defeats. The Emancipation Proclamation was announced after the Battle of

Which Civil War battle was significant in that the Union army was able to halt Robert E. Lee's invasion of the north? Had the Union lost this battle, they may have been able to force the Union in to a truce. Robert E. Lee made a critical mistake launching a charge across Pickett's Ridge. This battle had around 51,000 casualties and was seen to be a major turning point in the war.

Which Civil War event are these facts related to? It cut off the States of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas from the rest of the Confederacy It gave the Union Navy complete control over the Mississippi River It, along with the Battle of Gettysburg, is considered one of the major turning points in the Civil War

This battle took place in Tennessee in December of 1864, and was not only a Union victory but resulted in the near complete destruction of the forces of Confederate General John Bell Hood. The battle was partially fought with black soldiers from 13th U.S. Colored Troops. This, and the Battle of Franklin, led to the end of fighting in Tennessee because the Confederate Army was essentially decimated

This Union soldier rose from obscurity to become a general in the western theater of the Civil War to accepting the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia.

General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea" was important to the Union war effort because

This battle was fought on November 30, 1864. It was fought mostly in the dark in Tennessee and resulted in a Union victory. The Confederacy suffered great losses, especially among senior leadership  as 6 generals were killed, 8 were wounded and 1 was captured.

Which Confederate general was accidentally shot and killed by his own men in 1863?

Robert E. Lee considered this person to be his most important general. He made his reputation at the First Battle of Bull Run and at one point won five battles in one month.

The KKK was a terrorist organization that sought to deny African-Americans the new civil rights they gained after the passage of the Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution). Which of these native Tennesseans was a Confederate Army general and the first leader of the Ku Klux Klan? T

This person became the first Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy, and is known for this phrase during the 1864 Battle of Mobile: \" the torpedoes, full speed ahead!\". He also commanded the Union blockade of Southern ports, helped capture the the Confederate city of New Orleans and provided support for General Ulysses S. Grant

According to this passage, what was Abraham Lincoln's intention on this section of his Gettysburg Address?  ¨The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task here before us... that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion... that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom...¨

Lincoln's "Emancipation Proclamation" had all of the following effects EXCEPT

According to this document, how was the federal government willing to provide for freed slaves? And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self defense; and I recommend to them that, in all cases when allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable wages. And I further declare and make known, that such persons of suitable condition, will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels in all sorts in said service. -- The Emancipation Proclamation

The last five words in this excerpt is referencing what document? ¨Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.¨ - excerpt from ¨The Gettysburg Address¨ Abraham Lincoln, November 19, 1863

Which group was MOST affected by President Lincoln's statement? ¨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, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom.¨ -- Abraham Lincoln, 1863

These people and events are MOST closely associated with... - The Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry - The Battle of Fort Wagner and the Battle of Chaffin´s Farm - The Fort Pillow Massacre - Colonel Robert Gould Shaw

What cause is Douglass advocating in this statement? ¨Our Presidents, Governors, Generals and Secretaries are calling, with almost frantic vehemence, for men. - ¨Men! men! send us men!¨ they scream, or the cause of the Union is gone... and yet these very officers, representing the people and the Government, steadily, and persistently refuse to receive the very class of men which have a deeper interest in the defeat and humiliation of the rebels than all the others.¨ - Frederick Douglass, 1863

This quotation is from the journal of a soldier named Elisha Hunt Rhodes. Based on the quote, Rhodes LIKELY fought for the ¨ It has rained for a week and the roads are muddy. After marching for twenty miles it is not pleasant to lie down at night in the wet without any cover. I am tired - in fact I never was so tired in my life. But Hurrah! ¨It is all for the Union¨ - July 1, 1863

In this quote Sam Watkins explains a realization he had after he began to fight in the Civil War. Based on this quote, what was his mindset BEFORE the war began? ¨But we soon found out that the glory of war was at home among the ladies and not upon the field of blood and carnage of death, where our comrades were mutilated and torn by shot and shell.¨ - Samuel Rush Watkins, Co. Aytch: A Confederate Memoir of the Civil War

According to this account, it is clear that... ¨The Tennessee river is about a quarter of a mile wide at Chattanooga. Right across the river was an immense corn-field. The green corn was waving with every little breeze that passed; the tassels were bowing and nodding their heads; the pollen was flying across the river like little snowdrops, and everything seemed to say, ¨Come hither, Johnny Reb; come hither, Johnny; come hither.¨ The river was wide, but we were hungry. The roastingears looked tempting. We pulled off our clothes and launched into the turbid stream, and were soon on the other bank. Here was the field, and here were the roastingears; but where was the raft of canoe?¨ -- Corporal Sam Watkins, First Tennessee Infantry, 1862

What was Sam Watkins referring to in this quote? ¨America has no north, no south, no east, no west. The sun rises over the hills and sets over the mountains, the compass just points up and down, and we can laugh now at the absurd notion of there being a north and a south. We are one and undivided.¨