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Study Guide: The Civil War (SS8H6) Standard: SS8H6a. Explain the importance of key issues and events that led to the Civil War; include slavery, states’ rights, and nullification. Instructions: Describe the viewpoints of the North and the South on the issues listed below. View of the North View of the South 1. Slavery (p.216)- Believed that slavery was a moral evil and should be abolished. 1. Slavery (p.216)- Needed slavery to support its plantation system economy. 2. States’ Rights (p.216) Believed that the states did NOT have the right to decide which National laws they were going to obey 2. States’ Rights (p.216) Believed that states had the right to decide which of National laws it was going to obey. 3. Nullification- Believed that the states had to follow the laws passed by the national government. 3. Nullification- Believed that the states had the right to be able to ignore laws passed by the national government. Standard: SS8H6a. Explain the importance of key issues and events that led to the Civil War; the Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850 and the Georgia Platform, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Instructions: Use pages 222-225 and page 242-244 in your textbook to fully explain each of the following terms. 1. Missouri Compromise- The first compromise that allowed Missouri to become a slave state, created Maine as a free state, and drew an imaginary line across the rest of the country. 2. Compromise of 1850- The compromise that was established when California became a free state and Texas became a slave state. This compromise also included the Fugitive Slave Act. 3. Georgia Platform- Georgia’s request for the other Southern states to agree to the Compromise of 1850. 4. Kansas-Nebraska Act- The law that allowed Kansas and Nebraska citizens to vote for themselves whether or not they were going to become free states or slave states. Study Guide: The Civil War (SS8H6) Standard: SS8H6a.- Explain the importance of key issues and events that led to the Civil War include; the Dred Scott case, election of 1860, the debate over secession in Georgia, and the role of Alexander Stephens. Instructions: Identify who was involved, what was the outcome, and explain why it was an important event up to the Civil War. Event Dred Scott Case Election of 1860 Alexander Stephens’ Debate p.223 p. 245-247 Over Secession p. 246-248 Who was The Supreme involved? Court case that involved a Northern Republican candidate, Southern Congressman slave that was taken by his Abraham Lincoln, defeats Alexander Stephens master to a free state Democrats Stephen Douglas and John Breckenridge What was the outcome? Why was it an important event leading up to the Civil War? Name The court said that slaves did not have any rights angered Northern Abolitionists North or South Abraham Lincoln Lincoln, defeats Stephen Douglas and John Breckenridge to become President of the United States. Lincoln’s election angers the Southern states so much that they secede (leave) the Union. tried to persuade the South from seceding (leaving) the Union The Southern states ignore his pleads and form their own country, the Confederate States of America. Leadership Position During the War Republican President of the United States. North Alexander Stephens South Southern Congressman that was Vice President of the Confederacy. William T. Sherman North The Union (Northern) General that attacks Atlanta and Savannah. Robert E. Lee The Confederate (Southern) General that led troops in the Battle of Antietam and the Battle of Gettysburg. South Ulysses S. Grant North The Union (Northern) General that accepted Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomatox Courthouse in 1865. Study Guide: The Civil War (SS8H6) Standard: SS8H6b.- State the importance of key events of the Civil War; include Antietam, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, and Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign Instruction: Use your textbook (p.266-274) or worksheet to complete the chart. Make sure that you are very clear when you state the importance of each battle. Battle Location Antietam Which Side Won? Draw (Union claims victory) Maryland Gettysburg North Pennsylvania Chickamauga South Georgia Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign North Georgia Importance of the Battle The bloodiest single day in American history. It was the first time the South invaded the North. The Union defeats the South. It was the last time the South tried to invade the North. One of the first major battles in Georgia. The Southern victory slowed down the Northern invasion of Georgia. The Union victory that ended with the destruction of Atlanta and divided the Confederacy in two. Standard: SS8H6b. State the importance of key events of the Civil War; the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union blockade of Georgia’s coast, Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and Andersonville Prison. Instructions: Indentify who was involved, what the outcome was, and explain why the event was an important event or location during the Civil War. Event/Location Importance Emancipation Proclamation p. 267 The order issued by Abraham Lincoln after the Northern victory at Antietam that freed the slaves in the Confederate states once they were taken over by the North. Union Blockade of Georgia p.260-263 The strategy used by the North in which they used their superior Navy to cut off supplies to Georgia and the rest of the Confederacy. Andersonville Prison p.275-276 The Southern prisoner of war camp for Union soldiers where poor conditions lead to the deaths of thousands of Union prisoners. Study Guide: The Civil War (SS8H6) 1. What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau? To help former slaves and poor whites 2. After the Civil War, what system was developed to provide labor to work the former plantations? Sharecropping. 3. How did sharecroppers pay their landowners? By providing labor and a large percentage of their crop 4. How were tenant farmers different from sharecroppers? Tenant farmers usually owned some agricultural equipment 5. How did the Reconstruction plans of Presidents Lincoln and Johnson differ from the plans of the radical Republicans? The radical Republicans’ plan treated the southern states like conquered provinces requiring Congress to monitor the treatment of freedmen 6. What did the 13th Amendment do? Abolished slavery in all territories forever. 7. What did the 14th Amendment do? Gave African-Americans equal citizenship. 8. What did the 15th Amendment do? Allowed African-Americans the right to vote. 9. Why were Henry McNeal Turner and other black legislators expelled from their seats in the Georgia state legislator? They were told they didn’t have the right to hold political office (See previous blog post’s ppt) 10. What was the main purpose of the Ku Klux Klan? To return control of the southern state governments to Democrats and suppress the African-Americans’ newly given rights.