Question 1

In naval warfare during the Civil War,

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A)   the Union blockade of the South was largely ineffective.
B)   the Confederacy managed to build a navy equal to that of the Union.
C)   both the Union and Confederate militaries developed ironclads.
D)   the Confederacy devastated Union fleets with ironclad warships.
E)   the Confederacy managed to seize key Union ports such as Baltimore.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Why might the Civil War be described as the first "modern war"?

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Question 4

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) B) and E)

Question 5

The First Battle of Bull Run dealt a severe blow to Union morale and dispelled the illusion that the war would be a short one.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

By the end of the Civil War, telegraph communication was used by both the North and South.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

Politically, the Confederate constitution

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A)   was almost identical in many respects to the Constitution of the United States.
B)   gave states the right to secede.
C)   allowed states the right to abolish slavery.
D)   gave the president and vice president four-year terms.
E)   did not allow anti-secessionists to serve in the Confederate government.F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 9

In 1864 the Republicans changed their name to the ________ Party.

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Question 10

Which battle-Vicksburg or Gettysburg-was more significant in determining the outcome of the Civil War?

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Question 11

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 12

President Abraham Lincoln believed the main objective of the Union armies was to

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A)   occupy Confederate territory.
B)   free Southern slaves.
C)   destroy Confederate armies.
D)   control Confederate ports.
E)   capture Richmond.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

An English steamer, the ________, was carrying Confederate diplomats when it was boarded by Union troops; the diplomats were arrested and taken to Boston.

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Question 14

Between 1861 and 1864, the cost of goods in the Confederacy rose by

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A)   200 percent.
B)   600 percent.
C)   1,000 percent.
D)   3,000 percent.
E)   9,000 percent.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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