Chapter 10Secession & Civil

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What would be the position of a person who

supported the idea of states’ rights in the United States in the

18th century?

The rights of states should prevail over

the rights of the federal government

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What is the author’s intended message in this

political cartoon?

The argument over slavery was tearing the United States

apart

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What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of

1850?

To settle disputes over slavery

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What novel published in 1852 created great

sympathy for the suffering of slaves and advanced the abolitionists’ movement in

the North?

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

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What was the most controversial part of the Compromise of

1850?

Fugitive Slave Act

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According to the timeline, which event occurred in

1861?

Louisiana seceded from

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Disputes over which two issues led to the

creation of the Confederate States of

America?

slavery and states’ rights

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What happened as a direct result of

Lincoln’s election in 1860?

Southern states began to secede from the United

States

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Why did many Southerners feel Lincoln’s election was illegitimate?

His name was not on the ballots in ten of

the fifteen slave states

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What conclusion can be drawn from this sermon

excerpt by Reverend Benjamin Palmer of New

Orleans?

Palmer’s status and words helped to

persuade Louisiana’s citizens to secede

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What is the author’s intended message in this

political cartoon?

The argument over slavery was tearing the United States

apart

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What was the purpose of the Emancipation

Proclamation?

to pressure the Confederates to

end the war

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How was the complaint “a rich man’s struggle

but a poor man’s fight” related to the

Conscription Act?

Draft exemptions favored upper class professionals and

those who benefited from slavery

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What does the author want you to know about

Abraham Lincoln?

Lincoln would attack slavery in order to

force the Confederate States to stop fighting

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What conclusion can be drawn from the

graphs?

The Union would have a greater advantage during the Civil War

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Where did the longest siege of the Civil War

occur?

Port Hudson

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What conclusion can be drawn about the role of the

Mississippi in the Union strategy?

Much of the Union’s strategy depended on

controlling the Mississippi

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Why did Wheat’s unit

become known as the “Fighting

Tigers”?

They were ferocious with the enemy and

wild off the battlefield

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Why was Louisiana a primary target

for the Union?

The port of New Orleans and the Mississippi River

were crucial to Confederate trade and

transportation

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What was Louisiana’s primary concern when considering secession?

economic impact

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What conclusion can be drawn about the Union’s

plan to defeat the Confederacy?

Blockading the South’s major ports and

waterways would cripple their transportation,

supplies, and economy

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What was the Confiscation Act?

It allowed Union soldiers to take possession of property belonging to

Confederatesupporters

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Which Confederate capital was the last to

surrender?

Shreveport

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Who was the commander of the

United States Navy at New Orleans?

David Farragut

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What group did Kate Stone start a chapter of

in Madison Parish?

United Daughters of the Confederacy

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What is the meaning of the term

emancipate?

set free

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What is popular

sovereignty?

The ability of the people of an area to decide an issue for

themselves

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The division of the nation’s states based on slave or free would be the best example of

what term?

Sectionalism

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To which event is the text referring?

Emancipation Proclamation

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What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

It required all citizens to assist officials in

the locating and return of escaped

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Final Question

Why were Louisiana sugar planters

particularly concerned with secession?

Losing protective federal tariffs would affect prices

and markets for their crop

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