The Civil War And Georgia (Syphertt)

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    What is a tarriff?

    • Tax on foreign goods
    • Tax on cotton
    • State has the right not to follow a federal law
    • State has to follow federal laws
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Use this quiz to assess your knowledge of Georgia Performance Standard SS8H6ab about the Civil War.

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  • 2. 

    What is nullification?

    • Tax on foreign goods

    • Tax on cotton

    • State has the right not to follow a federal law

    • State has to follow federal laws

    Correct Answer
    A. State has the right not to follow a federal law
    Explanation
    pg 86

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  • 3. 

    What did Lincoln's victory in the Election of 1860 led the south to do?

    • Join the Union

    • Seceed (separate) from the Union

    • Support the Dred Scott decision

    • Not to support the Dred Scott decision

    Correct Answer
    A. Seceed (separate) from the Union
    Explanation
    pg. 89

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  • 4. 

    Which statement BEST describes the outcome of the Dred Scott case?

    • The New York court system changed the laws of Missouri

    • Missouri granted Scott the right to be free

    • The U.S. Supreme Court decided against Scott

    • The U.S. Supreme Court sent the case back to the Missouri Supreme Court

    Correct Answer
    A. The U.S. Supreme Court decided against Scott
    Explanation
    CRCT pg. 88

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  • 5. 

    The term "popular sovereignty" describes

    • Abolitionism

    • The right of states to vote on laws

    • The right of the federal government to nullify laws

    • The nullification of tariffs

    Correct Answer
    A. The right of states to vote on laws
    Explanation
    CRCT Coach pg. 88

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  • 6. 

    Which of the following is described by the statements below?-Maine had to agree to outlaw slavery-Territories wanted to become new states-Abolitionists wanted to change the laws

    • Tarriff of 1832

    • Georgia Platform

    • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    • Missouri Compromise

    Correct Answer
    A. Missouri Compromise
    Explanation
    CRCT COach pg. 86

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  • 7. 

    What was at stake in the Battle of Chichamauga?

    • Access to ammunition

    • The fate of Washington, D.C.

    • Control of the railroad center in nearby Chattanooga

    • Access to the port city of Savannah

    Correct Answer
    A. Control of the railroad center in nearby Chattanooga
    Explanation
    pg. 94

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  • 8. 

    Why was the Gettysburg Address important?

    • Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves

    • Abraham Lincoln urged the North to win the war to perserve the democratic ideals on which the nation was founded

    • Alexander Stephens freed the slaves

    • Alexander Stephens urged the North to win the war to perserve the democratic ideals on which the nation was founded

    Correct Answer
    A. Abraham Lincoln urged the North to win the war to perserve the democratic ideals on which the nation was founded
    Explanation
    textbook pg. 212

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  • 9. 

    What was the Georgia Platform?

    • Georgians wanted the North not to support the Fugitive Slave Act and to ban slavery in new states

    • Georgians wanted to separate from the Union

    • Georgians wanted the North to support the Fugitive Slave Act and to stop banning slavery in new states

    • Georgians wanted to separate from the Confederate

    Correct Answer
    A. Georgians wanted the North to support the Fugitive Slave Act and to stop banning slavery in new states
    Explanation
    pg. 87

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  • 10. 

    Which representative from Georgia wanted the south to remain loyal to the Union and was against secession?

    • Dred Scott

    • Abraham Lincoln

    • Jefferson Davis

    • Alexander Stephens

    Correct Answer
    A. Alexander Stephens
    Explanation
    pg.89

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  • 11. 

    What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

    • Free all the slaves

    • Free only slaves in the Confederate (southern) states

    • Free only slaves in the Union (northern) states

    • Free slaves in new states

    Correct Answer
    A. Free only slaves in the Confederate (southern) states
    Explanation
    92

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  • 12. 

    Why was the Union victory at Antietam important?

    • It stopped Confederate forces from advancing to Washington, D.C

    • It cut the Confederate forces off from their supplies

    • The Confederate forces lost thousands more soldiers than the Union forces

    • It put an end to the war

    Correct Answer
    A. It stopped Confederate forces from advancing to Washington, D.C
    Explanation
    93

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  • 13. 

    Why was Andersonville prison important?

    • It was a prison for Confederate soldiers in South Carolina

    • It was a prison for Confederate soldiers in Georgia

    • It was a prison for Union soldiers in South Carolina

    • It was a prison for Union soldiers in Georgia

    Correct Answer
    A. It was a prison for Union soldiers in Georgia
    Explanation
    95

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