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Georgia's Role In The Civil War - Antebellum And Civil War
Test Description: Covers SS8H6a,b,c - antebellum and Civil War
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is one reason the Civil War started in Georgia?
A
cotton
B
slavery
C
freedom of speech
D
right to bear arms
2) What is the definition of states' rights?
A
states should be able to make their own decisions about laws
B
the states' laws are not valid.
C
the state makes the decision over individuals
D
the state makes decisions over businesses
3) Which is correct about nullification?
A
Northern states wanted to nullify laws that weren't in the best interest of the nation
B
Southern states wanted to nullify laws that weren't in the south's best interest
4) What did the Missouri Compromise do?
A
Missouri entered the union as a free state; slavery not allowed north of the 36˚ 30’ parallel
B
MIssouri entered the union as a slave state; slavery not allowed north of the 36˚ 30’ parallel
5) The Fugitive Slave Act was part of which compromise?
A
It was not part of a compromise.
B
Missouri Compromise
C
Compromise of 1850
D
Georgia Platform
6) Which state was admitted as a free state to the union during the Compromise of 1850?
A
California
B
Maine
C
Missouri
D
Arkansas
7) Who was a political leader during the Georgia Platform?
A
Abraham Lincoln
B
Alexander Stephens
C
Ulysses Grant
D
Rhett Butler
8) The ability for the states to decide for themselves if they would be slave or free was determined during which decision?
A
Compromise of 1850
B
Kansas-Nebraska Act
C
Missouri Compromise
D
Fugitive Slave Act
9) Which court case stated that slaves and freed blacks were not citizens of the United States?
A
Worcester v Georgia
B
Plessy v Ferguson
C
Dred Scott case
10) Who won the election of 1860?
A
Stephen Douglas
B
Abraham Lincoln
C
John Bell
D
Alexander Stephens
11) Who was against Georgia seceeding?
A
Robert Douglas
B
William Sherman
C
Abraham Lincoln
D
Alexander Stephens
12) Where was the bloodiest one day battle of the Civil War?
A
Gettysburg
B
Atlanta
C
Antietam
D
Andersonville
13) What document said that all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed on January 1, 1863?
A
Missouri Compromise
B
Emancipation Proclamation
C
Gettysburg Address
D
Compromise of 1850
14) What was the battle that was considered the turning point of the war?
A
Gettysburg
B
Atlanta
C
Antietam
D
Andersonville
15) This was the largest battle fought in Georgia
A
Andersonville
B
Chickamauga
C
Antietam
D
Gettysburg
16) Another name for the Union blockade of Georgia's coast is
A
the Battle of Chickamauga
B
the Anaconda Plan
C
the Battle of Gettysburg
D
General Lee's plan
17) Who was the Union general who left an impact on the state of Georgia?
A
William Sherman
B
Elijah Clarke
C
Robert Lee
D
Ulysses Grant
18) What city was captured by William Sherman prior to the March to the Sea?
A
Savannah
B
Chickamauga
C
Andersonville
D
Atlanta
19) Sherman’s army created a path of destruction that was 300 miles long and 60 miles wide in the _______.
A
Andersonville
B
Battle of Chickamagua
C
March to the Sea
D
Battle of Atlanta
20) Which was the worst prisoner of war camp during the Civil War?
A
Chickamauga
B
Andersonville
C
Gettysburg
D
Marthasville
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