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