US HISTORY CIVIL WAR TEST REVIEW

Question 1

lincoln justified the emancipation proclaimation as the first steps to realizing the goals of the

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declaration of independance

Question 2

the disorder in kansas was caused by

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interference from the outsiders (north and south on the slavery issue)

Question 3

confederate troops fired on fort sumter when lincoln ordered

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supplies to be sent to the fort

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early military actions seemed to indicate that the

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southern generals were superior

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the emancipation proclaimation promised freedom to slaves

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in the confederate held states and territories

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_________ built some powerful _______________for the confederacy

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france
iron clad cruisers

Question 7

lincolns primary goal was to

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preserve the union

Question 8

in lincolns second inaugural address he urged ______________________ towards the south

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the tolerance and mercy

Question 9

who was lincolns running mate in1864

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andrew johnson

Question 10

what president served prior to lincoln and was considered weak

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james buchanan

Question 11

___________ was a famous ____________ republican

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thaddeaus stevens
radical

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he southern idea that __________played a major role in their ___________

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cotton is king
foreign affairs

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the nyc draft riots were mainly against

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conscription (drafts into army)

Question 14

the north had many advantages such as more _______ more ___________and more __________ capabilities but they did not have ____________

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people
railroads
industiral
superior military leadership

Question 15

an advantage for the confederacy was that they were fighting a

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defensive war

Question 16

the south believed that the ________ would come to their aid because they ______________

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british
needed southern cotton

Question 17

general george mccleallan was too ______ for lincoln

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cautious

Question 18

__________ march through georgia contributed greatly to __________election

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shermans
lincolns

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the 14th ammendment gave

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US citizenship to former slaves

Question 20

the 15th ammendment gave

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african american males the right to vote

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the major american export was

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cotton

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the general believed in the doctrine of total war

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william t sherman

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whi was the president of the confederact

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jefferson davis

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jefferson davis did not use lincolns unrestrained powers because of the souths

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emphasis on state rights

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lees last attempt to invade the north ended in defeat at the battle of

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gettysburg

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where did robert e lee surrender to grant

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applomax court house

Question 27

in the decades before the civil war the north ________________ lincoln suspended the __________ during the war and applied __________

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rapidly expanded industry
writ of habeus corpus
martial law freely

Question 28

the first major battle of the civil war was

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bull run (north wins)

Question 29

the union victory at _________ gave them control of the __________

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vicksburg
mississippi river

Question 30

the south was divided into _______ under the provisions of the ________

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5 military districts
reconstruction act

Question 31

senator _______ was beated unconsious by a member of the ________ for an anti slavery speech

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charles sumner
house of representatives

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dred scott decision

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the supreme court says that african americans were not citizens and that congress could not outlaw slavery

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secede

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when the southern states choose to leave the US and form their own country

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abolitionist

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a person who wanted to eliminate slavery

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sectionalism

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putting local interest ahead of the entire country

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mason-dixon line

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a border that seperated free and slave states

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fugitive slave laws

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states that escaped slaves had to be returned to their owners

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emancipation proclaimation

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an executive oreder by president lincoln stating that slaves were to be set free