Civil War Exam Questions with Correct Answers (Rated A+)

Civil War Exam Questions with Correct Answers (Rated A+) secession - Answer-formal separation from an alliance or federation Compromise of 1850 - Answer-(1) California admitted as free state, (2) territorial status and popular sovereignty of Utah and New Mexico, (3) resolution of Texas-New Mexico boundaries, (4) federal assumption of Texas debt, (5) slave trade abolished in DC, and (6) new fugitive slave law; advocated by Henry Clay and Stephen A. Douglas border state - Answer-in the civil war the states between the north and the south: delaware, mayland, kentucky, and missouri Merrimac and Monitor - Answer-battle between the ironclad ships that the North and South used during the Civil War; the Merrimac (south) fought breaking through the blockade placed around the their seaports; the Monitor (North) fought to keep it in place Thirteenth Amendment - Answer-1865 - Freed all slaves, abolished slavery. greenback - Answer-Name for Union paper money not backed by gold or silver. Value would fluctuate depending on status of the war (plural) Battle of Antietam - Answer-Civil War battle in which the North suceedeed in halting Lee's Confederate forces in Maryland. Was the bloodiest battle of the war resulting in 25,000 casualties