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This Civil War-era illustration is showing
29Sherman's "March to the Sea".
the Union blockade of the South.
Grant's victory at Shiloh.
Scott's victory at Gettysburg.
- Q1
This Civil War-era illustration is showing
Sherman's "March to the Sea".
the Union blockade of the South.
Grant's victory at Shiloh.
Scott's victory at Gettysburg.
45sSS8H6 - Q2
General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea" was important to the Union war effort because
Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender his forces as a direct result of Sherman's victory.
important railroad tracks were destroyed, severing supply lines for Confederate forces.
it placed the Mississippi River under Union control.
it convinced Great Britain to stop supporting the Confederacy.
30sSS8H6 - Q3
Lincoln's "Emancipation Proclamation" had all of the following effects EXCEPT
it freed the slaves in the ten states that were still in rebellion against the Union.
it led to mass movements of slaves out of "border states".
it led to the British and French refusal to support the Confederate States.
it caused the Union to change its Confiscation Acts.
30sSS8H6 - Q4
Which of these battles is remembered for being both the largest battle ever fought in Georgia and for being one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War?
Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of Savannah
Battle of Atlanta
Battle of Fort Pulaski
30sSS8H6 - Q5
How did the Missouri Compromise deal with the issue of slavery?
It made the Mississippi River the dividing line between slave states and free states.
It stated that all future states would be required to be slave states except for Missouri.
It required all territories to abolish slavery before becoming states.
It prohibited slavery in most of the former Louisiana Territory except for Missouri.
30sSS8H6 - Q6
Which of these BEST describes the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?
It allowed slavery to remain unaltered in states who already used slave labor.
Former slaves were afforded the right to join the war effort.
The President publicly endorsed the abolition of slavery in southern states.
It immediately freed the slaves throughout the country.
30sSS8H6 - Q7
The political conflict surrounding the Compromise of 1850 showed that people in the United States
believed Native Americans should be forced to live on reservations.
were opposed to westward expansion.
were consumed by the desire to "get rich quick" from gold mining.
continued to be divided on the issue of slavery.
30sSS8H6 - Q8
The Georgia Platform succeeded in saving the Union from collapse by
quieting radicals who wanted to secede after the Compromise of 1850.
establishing the guidelines for the creation of the Compromise of 1850.
threatening a Civil War if the North decided to secede from the Union.
balancing the number of slave states with the number of free states.
30sSS8H6 - Q9
What role did Alexander Stephens fulfill following Georgia’s secession from the Union?
leader of the Georgia state convention
vice president of the Confederacy
cooperationist
Republican
30sSS8H6 - Q10
The site of the biggest and bloodiest Civil War battle in Georgia was
Atlanta.
Savannah.
Augusta.
Chickamauga.
30sSS8H6 - Q11
The MOST LIKELY reason General William T. Sherman wanted to control the rail lines running through Atlanta, Georgia, during his "Atlanta Campaign" was that he wanted to
prevent residents of the city from fleeing to the North.
extend the rail lines into the northern states.
use the rail lines to quickly transport his troops.
cut off the flow of supplies to the Confederate army.
30sSS8H6 - Q12
One purpose of General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea" was to
prove that he was the most skilled Union general.
find ships to sail his soldiers to the North.
break the spirits of Confederate citizens.
allow troops under his command to get rest.
30sSS8H6 - Q13
The reason many people MOST LIKELY attacked the Emancipation Proclamation was that it
allowed some states to continue to use slave labor.
opposed the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
prompted foreign countries to support the Confederacy.
did not allow freed slaves to join the U.S. military.
30sSS8H6 - Q14
Which had the GREATEST impact on Atlanta, Georgia, after the Civil War?
the abolition of slavery
the closing of textile factories
the destruction of the railroads
the burning of government buildings
30sSS8H6 - Q15
Early in his Presidency, Abraham Lincoln declared that his primary goal as President was to
end slavery throughout the Southern states.
encourage sectionalism.
enforce the Emancipation Proclamation.
preserve the Union.
30sSS8H6