Honors US History Unit 2 Lesson 1 The Civil War Answers
1. Which of the following describes the impact the Dred Scott v. Sanford case had on slavery and enslaved persons?
Answer - It denied Congress the power to abolish slavery in the territories.
2. How did the proposals in the Crittenden Compromise seek to avoid secession of the southern states? Select the two correct responses.
(2 Answers) - One proposal included clear boundaries for where slavery could and couldn't exist. and One proposal included a clause to compensate slave owners if fugitives could not be returned.
3. Which strategies did the Union intend to use as part of its Anaconda Plan? Select the two correct responses.
(2 Answers) - to set up a naval blockade along the southern coast and to seize control of the Mississippi River
4. What effect did the Emancipation Proclamation have on how the Civil War progressed? Select the two correct responses.
(2 Answers) - It decreased the likelihood that European countries would help the Confederacy. and It gave African Americans the right to fight in the war.
5. In Lincoln’s first inaugural address he states the following: "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war…etc...etc... What is his message to the secessionists? Select the two correct responses.
(2 Answers) - Lincoln places blame on the secessionists if the country goes to war. and Lincoln will do his best to find a peaceful resolution.
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