Question 1

During the Civil War, in the Confederacy

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A)  Southern politicians were strongly united in supporting secession and the war.
B)  formal political parties quickly developed.
C)  President Jefferson Davis developed a reputation for reckless political action.
D)  many Southerners resisted efforts by the Davis government to exert its authority.
E)  the national government was almost completely impotent in its dealings with the states.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

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

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A)  200 percent.
B)  600 percent.
C)  1,000 percent.
D)  3,000 percent.
E)  9,000 percent.F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 3

"Cotton diplomacy" worked to the extent that England extended diplomatic recognition to the Confederacy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Jefferson Davis was popularly elected to be the president of the Confederacy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Richmond was captured by Union forces before Lee's surrender at Appomattox.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Confederate constitution was almost identical to the Constitution of the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Military campaigns during the Civil War came to be organized around railroad lines.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Peninsular campaign in 1862

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A)  saw General George McClellan plan an ambitious assault on Richmond.
B)  was an example of General McClellan's conservative approach to battle.
C)  ultimately ended in a Union withdrawal back to northern Virginia.
D)  All the answers are correct.
E)  None of the answers are correct.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 9

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 10

The Battle of Antietam in 1862

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A)  led President Abraham Lincoln to remove George McClellan from command.
B)  was a significant Confederate victory.
C)  saw Robert E.Lee field an army twice the size of the Union forces.
D)  all answers are correct.
E)  no answers are correct.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 11

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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Question 12

As president, Jefferson Davis

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A)  deferred all major military strategy to Robert E.Lee.
B)  created an effective central command system.
C)  had virtually no knowledge at all of military tactics and strategy.
D)  relied heavily on the advice of Braxton Bragg.
E)  offered experienced military advice to his generals.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

To build up the Union army, Lincoln originally relied much more on volunteers in state militias than he did an increase in the regular army.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

No additional states seceded from the Union once the war had begun.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Despite being a Democrat, Andrew Johnson was selected to run with Lincoln in 1864.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The National Woman's Loyal League worked simultaneously for the abolition of slavery and for the vote for women.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

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Question 18

In 1861, the First Battle of Manassas

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A)  saw a much larger Union force oppose Confederate troops.
B)  was a victory for the Confederates.
C)  ended in a stalemate.
D)  was witnessed by President Lincoln.
E)  proved a severe blow to Confederate morale.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Lincoln dared to fight the Civil War without a formal declaration of war, but he did not dare suspend habeas corpus.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: The Civil War

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

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To build up the Union army, Lincoln originally relied much more on volunteers in state militias than he did an increase in the regular army.

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