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Civil War
Mr. Segool's 4th grade StudyStack covering the Civil War.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" helped this movement grow. | The Abolition Movement |
| How did Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" help cause the Civil War? | The novel increased the numbers of people demanding that the government end slavery. |
| Why did John Brown attack the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia? | The arsenal was a storage place for weapons. Brown planned to use the weapons to arm slaves and carry out a rebellion. |
| John Brown threatened to change the way of life for many Southerners. Why? | Slaves did much of the work in the South, and Brown wanted to free them. |
| What was a main aspect of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850? | Slaves who managed to escape to the North would have to be returned to their Southern masters. |
| The South and North had become very distinct from each other before the Civil War. How? | The South had more slaves. If the federal government ended slavery, wealthy slave owners believed their way of life would end. |
| What does "secede" mean? | "Secede" means to break away or separate. It is a verb. As a noun, it becomes "secession". |
| Describe the Northern economy after the Civil War. | Northern factories continued to do well. They produced many manufactured goods and jobs for Northern workers. |
| "Confederate" refers to which group of states? | The Southern states |
| "Union" refers to which group of states? | The Northern states. (Also called "federals".) |
| The differences between Northern and Southern states, including differences over slavery, helped lead to which war? | The Civil War |
| The Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, changed the course of the Civil War. How? | The Union won this battle, forcing the Confederates out of Union territory. |
| What did "states rights" mean to Southern leaders in the years before the Civil War? | Each state had the right to secede from (separate from) the Union. |
| This first major battle of the Civil War was fought in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. | The Battle of Fort Sumter |
| At the Battle of Fort Sumter, who attacked whom? | The Confederates attacked the Union troops, who were controlling the fort. |
| He had been a capable leader during the Mexican War, but was ineffective as the Confederate president. | Jefferson Davis |
| This fearless and fierce Confederate general was General Lee's "right-hand man" and a hero to Confederate forces. | Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson |
| At Appomattox Court House, Virginia, who surrendered to whom? | Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. |
| The March to the Sea especially impacted people living in which three states? | Especially Georgia, and later South and North Carolina. |
| What was the purpose of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation? | It freed all slaves in areas that had revolted against the USA. |
| How did the North and South differ in the way they recovered from the Civil War. | The North recovered quickly, but the South struggled to recover. |
| List three negative affects the Civil War had on the South. | The South had shortages of many resources, transportation was destroyed, and there was a labor shortage due to slaves being freed. |
| Who was William T. Sherman? | Sherman was a Union general who led the March to the Sea and captured Atlanta, gaining control over Southern railroads and factories. |
| What were two goals of Sherman's March to the Sea? | To destroy Confederate supply lines and to convince Southerners to give up the Confederate cause. |
| What parts of the Civil War was General Sherman most known for? | The March to the Sea and the Atlanta Campaign (Battle of Atlanta) |
| Robert E. Lee was opposed to secession before the Civil War. Why did he end up fighting for the Confederates? | Lee was loyal to his home state of Virginia. Virginia seceded from the Union, so Lee supported the Confederate cause. |
| Who was president of the Union (United States of America) for almost all of the Civil War? | Abraham Lincoln |
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