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Which correctly explains the term "nullification"?
to put on hold
to ratify or approve
to do away with
to amend or change
Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Missouri Compromise?
Maine
Kansas
Missouri
California
Which state was added to the Union as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
Nebraska
Missouri
California
Maine
What stance did GA take concerning the Compromise of 1850 according to the GA Platform?
Supported the compromise
Called for secession
Called for nullification
Rejected the compromise
What event occurred as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Bleeding Kansas
South Carolina's secession
Nullification
Lincoln's election
Who was the Republican nominee for president in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
John Bell
Stephen Douglas
John Breckenrigde
Which accurately describes southern states' reaction to the election of Lincoln?
They demanded a recount of votes.
They began to secede from the Union.
They immediately attacked Fort Sumter.
They protested his election.
Which individual, though he argued against secession, went on to become VP of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Alexander Stephens
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Which was an organized escape plan for slaves fleeing their owners?
The slave code
The slave revolt
The Fugitive Slave Law
The underground railroad
Which battle is considered to be the turning point of the Civil War?
Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Antietam
The Civil War began when the South attacked
Fort Pulaski
Antietam
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
Which general was responsible for the burning of Atlanta?
Sherman
McClellan
Meade
Grant
What was the GA Platform?
Supported the Compromise of 1850
Supported popular sovereignty
Supported slavery throughout the US
Supported states' rights
After Lincoln's election, which man called for GA to remain in the Union?
Thomas Cobb
Joseph Brown
Alexander Stephens
Robert Toombs
Who was the general who headed the Confederate forces?
William T. Sherman
George B. McClellan
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
