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03/04/2013

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According to Lincoln’s plan, which southerners would be pardoned after taking an oath of allegiance?

 

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Former Soldiers and Prisoners of War
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After the Civil War, the only railroad operating in Georgia was the _____________.

 

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Western and Atlantic Railroad
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After the Civil War, which industries were revived by the increased production of transporting?

 

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1.     Shipping, manufacturing, dry goods.

 

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After the firing on Fort Sumter, which states seceded?

 

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Tennessee, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Virginia (TN, AR, NC, VA)
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During Reconstruction, the Freedmen’s Bureau __________________

 

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Helped former slaves and poor whites settle into newfound freedom.
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For how long was Atlanta occupied before it was burned?

 

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More than two months.
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How long did Reconstruction last in Georgia?
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Five years.
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How was the Emancipation Proclamation a concession to the South?
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The South could keep their slaves if they stopped fighting.

 

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In what state did the Battle of Gettysburg take place?
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Pennsylvania
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The 14th Amendment was passed in response to ___________
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the Black Codes passed by Southern states.
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The main goal of the Ku Klux Klan was originally to __________
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Give power back to the Democrats.
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To be pardoned, former Confederates had to agree to ____________
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defend the U.S. Constitution
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To whom did Johnson's Reconstruction plan deny a general pardon?
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Southern landowners with more than $20,000 worth of land.
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Under the Radical Congressional plan, the South had to ratify which Constitutional Amendment?
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The 14th Amendment
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What battle was the Emancipation Proclamation after?
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The Battle of Antietam
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What Confederate states would be isolated if the Anaconda Plan was successful?
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States west of the Mississippi River, such as Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas.
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What contributed to the lack of success of the Union blockade?
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Blockade runners slipped through the blockade.
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What describes the difference between Lincoln and the radical congressional Reconstruction plan?
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The radical congressional plan treated the Southern states like conquered states.
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What did the 13th Amendment do?
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Abolished slavery
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What did the 14th Amendment do?
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It made freed slaves citizens.
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What did the 15th Amendment do?
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It gave black men the right to vote.
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What did the Black Codes do?
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Limited jobs, restricted voting rights, and allowed unemployed blacks to go to prison.
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What was Chickamauga?
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A railroad center
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What was Lincoln's plan for reconstruction called?
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The Ten Percent Plan
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What was the Georgia Act of 1862 and why was it posted?
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It was a federal legislation returning Georgia to military control because of the Ku Klux Klan
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What ws the importance of Fort Sumter?
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It was the first skirmish of the Civil War.
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What were the contributions of the Freedmen's Bureau?
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It set up primary schools, industrial or vocational schools, and teacher training centers.
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What were the two major campaign fought in the Georgia?
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The Atlanta and Savannah Campaigns
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Where and what did the Ku Klux Klan begin as?
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It began as a social club.
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Where did the bloodiest one day battle of the Civil War take place?
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Antietam
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Where was a notorious Confederate prison in Georgia?
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Andersonville
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Which action led Congress to argue that Georgia wasn’t “adequately reconstructed?”
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Passage of the Black Codes to restrict rights of the newly freed slaves.
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Which battlefield is an Indian name meaning “River of Death?”
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Chickamauga
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Which provisions were parts of Johnson’s Reconstruction plan?
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Ratify 15th amendment, nullify secessions, and promise not to repay sponsers of the Confederacy
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Which state was among the first seven states to leave the Union?

 

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Georgia
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Which Union general led the March to the Sea?
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William T. Sherman
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Why wasn’t Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan enacted?
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Lincoln was assassinated before it could be enacted.
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Which were three advantages of the North as it prepared for war?
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Industry and more factories, better transportation, Larger and better educated population
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Which were three advantages of the South as it prepared for war?
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Better leaders, fighting for a cause, familiar fighting grounds
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Who did Governor Rufus Bullock secretly swear in 1870 before the Democrats could regain control?
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Benjamin Conley
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Who was one of the first two African Americans to serve in the US Senate?
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Blanche Bruce
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Who was the Confederate commander at the Battle of Atlanta?
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John Hood
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Who was the Confederate general at Chickamauga?

 

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Braxton Bragg
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Who was the general who headed the Confederate forces?
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Robert E. Lee
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Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
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Jefferson Davis
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Who was the Union commander at Andersonville?
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Henry Wirz
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Who was the Union commander during the battle for Atlanta?
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William T. Sherman
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Who was the Union general at Chickamauga?
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William Rosecrans
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Why did Johnson appoint James Johnson as provisional governor of Georgia in 1865?
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He opposed secession as a state congressman.
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Why did northern businessmen invest money in the South?
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There was plenty of cotton, land and water, and inexpensive labor.
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Why did Sherman attack civilian infrastructure in Georgia?

 

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To decrease civilian support and shorten the war.
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Why didn't General Sherman burn Savannah?

 

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There were $28 million worth of cotton.
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Why was Henry McNeal Turner expelled from his seat in the state legislature?
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He was black and did not have right to hold office.
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