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Civil War
Study for your Civil War test!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where did most Southerners live by the mid 1850s? | farms and small towns |
| In the 1850s most of the nation's cities were in the... | north |
| What was the North's point of view on slavery by the mid 1850s? | had outlawed slavery |
| What was slavery'srole in the South? | Slavery was profitable for the South |
| When slaves resisted slavery they were... | fighting for their freedom |
| Slaves resisted by.. | pretending to be sick and working slowly |
| Southern states seceded from the Union because | they did not vote for Lincoln and they wanted to keep slavery |
| The battle of Fort Sumter | officially started the Civil War |
| By fighting in the Civil War the North hoped to | end slavery and keep the United States together |
| The Confederate soldiers of the South felt like their rural way of life was an | advantage |
| A war stategy used by the North was | a blockade |
| Confederates thought... | the North would get tired of fighting and give up |
| The early battles of the Civil War were... | confusing because the troops were new to war |
| Both Confederate and Union Troops | were unhappy with the food, saw friends die, and were drafted |
| The Emancipation Proclamation | gave freedom to slaves in all Confederate states who were at war with the Union |
| Women contributed to the war effort by | being spies, caring for soldiers, running businesses and farms |
| The Battle of Gettysburg | was a 3 day battle that was won by the North |
| Congress disagreed with Johnson's plan because | they felt he was too easy on the South |
| The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments | gave freedom to African Americans and the right to vote to African American men |
| John Browns raid at Harper's Ferry | further divided the North and the South |