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MS Studies
The Civil War 1861-1865
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fort Sumter is located in what state? | South Carolina |
| Most southerners believed that Lincoln would do what once he was in office? | Abolish slavery |
| Lincoln's main goal as President was to do what? | Preserve the Union |
| List the four border states that did not secede from the Union. | Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, and Maryland |
| Most people in Missouri and Maryland favored what side? | The South. Thus, Lincoln sent troops to occupy the state of Missouri and declared martial law in Maryland. |
| How many states seceded from the Union to create the Confederacy? | eleven |
| What were some advantages for the North during the Civil War? | More factories, people, farmland, etc.... |
| What were some advantages for the South during the Civil War? | Fighting in their own territory and their officers were considered superior. |
| What was the main goal of the Union blockade? | Dissrupt and prevent trade of goods from coming in and going out |
| What was the result of the First Battle of Bull Run? | A confederate victory....many union soldiers panicked and fled the battle |
| What was an Ironclad? | warship covered with protective iron plates |
| When did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? | Jan 1, 1863 |
| Why didn't Lincoln free the slaves at the beginning of the Civil War? | He feared that the border states would secede from the Union. |
| What does "emancipation" mean? | setting free |
| Why were railroads an important resource during the Civil War? | Trains could move supplies and troops needed during the war |
| Who was Dredd Scott? | A slave whose case for freedom went before the Supreme Court |
| What was Dredd Scott's argument? | He should be set free because his owner had brought him and lived in a state where slavery was illegal. |
| What was the South's war strategy going into the Civil War? | Fight in their own territory and trade and finance the war through cotton sales in Europe. |
| What were the wear strategies of the North? | Blockade, control of the Mississippi river, capture capitol of Richmond, VA. |
| Who shot and killed Lincoln? | John Wilkes Booth |
| What Union General was famous for his destructive "March to the Sea?" | General Sherman |
| "Four score and seven years ago, " is how long? | 87 years |
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