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Chpt 18 SS
Civil War
Question | Answer |
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1. Which Texan became the second highest ranking officer in the Confederate army? | Albert Sydney Johnston |
2. Define secede | To formally withdraw |
3. Explain state's rights | The state's power is more than the federal government |
4. What were the advantages of the South? | skilled military men and cotton diplomacy |
5. What were Sam Houston's feelings about the war? | He said the north was determined to keep the union together |
6. What was the major cash crop in the south? | cotton |
7. What was Sherman's contribution to the war? | Led a destructive march through Georgia and the Carolinas |
8. What was Texas like after the Civil War? | state of political and economic collapse |
9. Where did most of the major battles of the Civil War take place? | East of the Mississippi River |
10. What area did General Grant fight for? | Mississippi River Valley |
11. What city did Grant take that split the Confederacy in half? | Vicksberg |
12. Where were Sibley and the Texan forces defeated? | Glorietta Pass |
13. Where did Major Dowling fight the Union army? | Sabine Pass |
14. Why did some Texans attempt to leave during the war? | To avoid the draft |
15. Which two generals were present at the defeat of the Confederacy? | Lee and Grant |
16. What was the last battle of the Civil War fought? | Palmito Ranch |
17. What document freed the slaves? | Emancipation Proclamation |
18. In what year did the Civil War end? | 1865 |
19. What were three main issues between North and South? | slavery, tariffs, state's rights |
20. Explain the connection between abolitionists and free speech | Abolitionists used free speech to argue against slavery |
21. Explain the Kansas-Nebraska Act | The states can decide by themselves whether to be slave or free |
22. What is the Dred-Scott decision? | People who have African ancestors are not citizens and cannot sue in court |