Question 1

The United States Sanitary Commission

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A)  defied the traditional stereotype of women.
B)  banned women from working in frontline field hospitals.
C)  was welcomed by male doctors.
D)  helped turn nursing into a female-dominated profession.
E)  was organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B.Anthony.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

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 3

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

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Both the Battle of Vicksburg and the Bat...

Question 4

In 1864,General William T.Sherman's "March to the Sea"

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A)   attempted to avoid the civilian population.
B)   resulted in mass starvation among Sherman's troops.
C)   saw him face more resistance than Grant faced to his north.
D)   never reached the Atlantic Ocean.
E)   was designed in part to demoralize Southerners.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following statements about George B.McClellan is FALSE?

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A)  He ran against Abraham Lincoln in the election of 1864.
B)  He was found to have,in Lincoln's opinion,a wholly inadequate grasp of strategy,acting too slow for Lincoln's tastes.
C)  He was eventually replaced by General Henry W.Halleck.
D)  He originally served as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.
E)  He served briefly as chief of staff but returned to the field in March 1862.F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 6

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

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Question 7

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 8

General Grant's Union forces attacked General Lee's Confederate forces in the month-long

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A)   clash at Nashville.
B)   northern campaign.
C)   siege of Vicksburg.
D)   Battle of Chickamauga.
E)   Battle of Gettysburg.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 9

The most important Union military commander was

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A)   Ulysses S. Grant.
B)   George Meade.
C)   William Tecumseh Sherman.
D)   Abraham Lincoln.
E)   George McClellan.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

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

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

Question 11

Prior to becoming president of the Confederacy,Jefferson Davis had

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A)   been vice president of the United States.
B)   been regarded as a moderate on secession.
C)   called for the imprisonment of abolitionists.
D)   begged South Carolina not to leave the Union.
E)   called for a gradual phase-out of slavery.F) A) and B)
G) C) 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

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

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A)   destroy the Confederate armies' ability to fight.
B)   occupy Confederate territory.
C)   control Confederate ports.
D)   capture Richmond.
E)   free Southern slaves.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 14

During the Civil War,"greenbacks" issued by the federal government

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A)   were backed by gold.
B)   were backed by gold and silver.
C)   fluctuated in value depending on the fortunes of the Northern armies.
D)   steadily gained in value as the war progressed.
E)   were backed by silver.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

Which of the following technologies was used,but did not play a major part in,the Civil War?

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A)   railroads
B)   submarines
C)   the telegraph
D)   cannons
E)   repeating riflesF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

What methods did President Lincoln use to suppress popular opposition to the war in the North?

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President Lincoln used a variety of meth...

Question 17

General Sherman's "March to the Sea" faced bitter opposition through Georgia and South Carolina from Confederate forces.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

As president,Jefferson Davis

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A)  made clear to General Lee that he wanted to make all the basic war decisions.
B)  relied heavily on the advice of Braxton Bragg.
C)  deferred all major military strategy to Robert E.Lee.
D)  created an effective central command system.
E)  had virtually no knowledge at all of military tactics and strategy.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

In the Confederacy during the Civil War,

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

Question 20

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...

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