Question 1

The wartime South saw

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A)  an increase in the sale of cotton overseas.
B)  numerous bloody slave revolts.
C)  almost no black-market commerce.
D)  a significant decline in the production of goods.
E)  women forced out of the public sphere.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

The Confederate constitution explicitly acknowledged the sovereignty of the individual states and the right of secession.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The prominent commander who died in the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863 was

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A)  George McClellan.
B)  Joseph Hooker.
C)  Ambrose Burnside.
D)  Thomas Jackson.
E)  George Meade.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

The Emancipation Proclamation was made into law by Congress.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 5

General Ulysses S.Grant

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A)  did not agree with Abraham Lincoln's general strategic objectives.
B)  followed Winfield Scott as Lincoln's military chief of staff.
C)  believed the key to victory was to capture the Confederate capital.
D)  was ultimately succeeded by Henry W.Halleck as chief of staff of the army.
E)  thought the main Union effort should target enemy armies and resources.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

The most celebrated battle of the Civil War was fought at ________ in early July of 1863.

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Question 7

Black enlistment in the Union military increased after the ________ was issued.

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Emancipati...

Question 8

The first state to secede from the Union in 1860 was

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A)  Alabama.
B)  South Carolina.
C)  Georgia.
D)  Mississippi.
E)  Virginia.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

What advantages and disadvantages did each side have when the Civil War began?

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At the beginning of the Civil War, the U...

Question 10

Prior to becoming president of the Confederacy,Jefferson Davis had

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A)  been vice president of the United States.
B)  called for a gradual phase-out of slavery.
C)  begged South Carolina not to leave the Union.
D)  called for the imprisonment of abolitionists.
E)  been regarded as a moderate on secession.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 11

A major federal victory occurred in April 1862 when Union troops captured the city of

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A)  New Orleans.
B)  Vicksburg.
C)  Mobile.
D)  Chattanooga.
E)  Charleston.F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

As commander in chief,Lincoln was given a fairly free hand by Congress in conducting the war as he saw fit.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In 1861,President Abraham Lincoln realized that volunteer state militias

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A)  would have to do the bulk of fighting for the Union.
B)  could not wage an effective military campaign.
C)  would provide all the military manpower the Union would require.
D)  could not be counted on to serve longer than three months.
E)  would operate as a drag on the more efficient and experienced United States Army.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

The ________ Infantry was the best known of the black Union regiments.

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Fifty-four...

Question 15

The Battle of Vicksburg in 1863

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A)  saw a quick Union victory.
B)  allowed the North to split the Confederacy in two.
C)  briefly revived the military hopes of the Confederacy.
D)  was decided by a massive assault by Union troops.
E)  put George McClellan back in good standing with President Lincoln.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

In the Civil War,at lower levels of military command

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A)  northern and southern commanders had markedly different backgrounds.
B)  amateur officers played important roles in both the Union and Confederate armies.
C)  the professional officers on both sides were mostly Ivy League graduates.
D)  amateur officers played important roles in both the Union and Confederate armies; and the professional officers on both sides were mostly Ivy League graduates.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B) B

Question 17

Fort Sumter surrendered on April 14,1861,after

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A)  Confederate forces bombarded it.
B)  President Lincoln chose to not resupply the fort.
C)  southern soldiers occupied the fort.
D)  the fort's commander decided to join the Confederacy.
E)  the Union commanding officer,Robert Anderson,was killed.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do,and how did it alter the Civil War?

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The Emancipation Proclamation was a pres...

Question 19

In the Emancipation Proclamation,President Abraham Lincoln declared freedom for slaves

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A)  in the parts of the Confederacy already under Union control.
B)  in the slave states that had remained loyal to the Union.
C)  that joined the Union military.
D)  throughout all states that existed as part of the United States prior to the Civil War.
E)  in the parts of the Confederacy still in rebellion.F) All of the above
G) A) and E) E

Question 20

The Confederacy financed its war effort primarily through

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A)  selling bonds.
B)  printing money.
C)  foreign loans.
D)  an income tax.
E)  seizure of northern assets.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

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The wartime South saw

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The Confederate constitution explicitly acknowledged the sovereignty of the individual states and the right of secession.

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The prominent commander who died in the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863 was

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The Emancipation Proclamation was made into law by Congress.

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General Ulysses S.Grant

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The most celebrated battle of the Civil War was fought at ________ in early July of 1863.

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Black enlistment in the Union military increased after the ________ was issued.

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The first state to secede from the Union in 1860 was

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What advantages and disadvantages did each side have when the Civil War began?

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As commander in chief,Lincoln was given a fairly free hand by Congress in conducting the war as he saw fit.

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In 1861,President Abraham Lincoln realized that volunteer state militias

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The ________ Infantry was the best known of the black Union regiments.

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