Question 1

The North financed the Civil War primarily by borrowing money.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

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Question 3

Which of the following is true of Jefferson Davis's leadership?

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A)   Davis was helpless to make command decisions without the presence of his top generals.
B)   Davis refused to appoint a cabinet to help him manage affairs of state.
C)   Davis spent most of his time dealing with party politics.
D)   Davis demonstrated few administrative abilities.
E)   Davis attempted to strategize, make, and control all military decisions personally.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

RobertE.Lee surrendered to Ulysses S.Grant at Appomattox Court House after

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A)   President Jefferson Davis announced the Confederate government was defeated.
B)   President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
C)   Lee recognized the futility of continued fighting.
D)   President Lincoln met President Davis.
E)   President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union forces.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

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 D)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

In the early part of the Civil War,the sympathies of the ruling classes in France and England lay with the Confederacy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Republicans sought to encourage the development of the West by passing the ________ Act.

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Question 8

Given the material and manpower advantage of the North,what factors enabled the South to wage war as long as it did?

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The South was able to wage war for as lo...

Question 9

The Crittenden Compromise was essentially acceptable to Lincoln and the Republicans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What problems did each side have as they mobilized to fight the Civil War?

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The Union and the Confederacy both faced...

Question 11

President Buchanan did not believe that a state had the legal right to secede from the Union.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Feelings of states' rights were so strong in the South that it was impossible for the Confederate government to take any steps toward centralization.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Battle of Gettysburg

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A)   represented the last time Confederate forces seriously threatened Union territory.
B)   saw Union General George Meade lose nearly a third of his army.
C)   saw Union General George Meade clearly be more aggressive than RobertE. Lee.
D)   saw Robert
E)   was a Union victory, thanks to Meade having found a copy of Lee's orders.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 14

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) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

Why did 1863 prove to be such a pivotal year on the battlefield?

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Question 16

All of the following slave states remained in the Union EXCEPT

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A)   Kentucky.
B)   Arkansas.
C)   Maryland.
D)   Missouri.
E)   Delaware.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

In the course of the Civil War,

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A)   the ruling classes of England and France strongly opposed the Confederacy.
B)   the English government consistently supported the Confederacy.
C)   the French government formally recognized the Confederacy.
D)   English textile workers thrown out of jobs came to resent and oppose the Union.
E)   popular support for the Union was strong in England.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

Torpedoes and submarines were used,to little effect,during the Civil War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Why was the South so confident of its "cotton diplomacy"? Why did it fail?

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The South was confident in its "cotton d...

Question 20

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) C) and E)

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