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The idea that people should get to choose if they wanted slavery to be legal in their territory or not.
Pro-Slavery
Anti-Slavery
Popular Sovereignty
Why was the book, UNCLE TOM's CABIN written?
To make a lot of money
To fuel amnesty between the north and south
To start the Civil War
To help shape the public’s opinion of slavery
What effect did the Fugitive Slave Act have on America's opinion of slavery?
It caused fighting to break out in Kansas
It caused abolition to grow across the Northern states
It led to more slaves being recaptured and sent to Canada
It caused South Carolina to secede
Which compromise allowed for California to enter as a free state?
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
California Compromise
How did westward expansion of the U.S. add to the Civil War?
It caused controversy over territorial wars with Native Americans
It significantly increased the population of America
It led to disputes about whether to allow slavery or not
It ended the slave trade in Washington D.C.
Why was the Battle of Vicksburg important for the Union?
It cut the South into 2 parts - divide and conquer
It cut off the Confederacy from the Ohio River
It captured the Confederate capital
It burned everything across Georgia
Early in his career, Lincoln felt slavery should
be allowed in new states out West
not be allowed in new states out West
Be the right of all white men
When Robert E. Lee went to Appomattox Court House, which of the following happened next?
The South was cut into 2 parts
The Confederate army surrendered to the Union
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
John Wick made an appearance and killed everyone
Which of the following freed the slaves in the rebelling states?
Declaration of Rights of Man
Emancipation Proclamation
Declaration of Independence
Nullification Crisis
Which of the following was a 3-day battle and is still regarded as the turning point of the Civil War?
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Gettysburg
According to the Gettysburg Address, what did our Founding Fathers try and build?
A land built on slave labor
A country dedicated to liberty and equality
A nation that was meant to be temporary
A land that would fight against tyranny
Why is Antietam significant as a Civil War battle?
It was the turning point of the war
It was (and still is) the single bloodiest day of fighting
It ended the Civil War
It started the Civil War
What was the name of the plan that blockaded the South and tried to cut them off from outside support?
Cobra Plan
Anna Kendrick Plan
Anaconda Plan
Wakanda Forever Plan
What happened after the Battle of Fort Sumter?
Civil War began
Civil War ended
It was the turning point of the war
It caused Atlanta to burn
What is the highest award for military personnel?
Purple Heart
Medal of Honor
Navy Cross
Eagle Scout
Why is Gettysburg considered a turning point?
The South lost too money people to keep fighting
Lincoln couldn't stop Lee's army
Grant won the Mississippi River
Ghosts of the Confederates haunted the North forever
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