Question 1

The United States Sanitary Commission,an organization of civilian volunteers,was led by Horace Greeley.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

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 4

The Emancipation Proclamation did not apply to all of the slave states.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Four days of draft riots in ________ in 1863 constituted the bloodiest riot in all of American history.

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Question 6

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

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The American Civil War, which took place...

Question 7

Southern cotton was important enough to England that England extended diplomatic recognition to the Confederacy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In 1860,President James Buchanan asserted that

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A)  no state had the constitutional right to secede from the United States.
B)  the federal government had the authority to stop a state from seceding from the Union.
C)  South Carolina could take Fort Sumter.
D)  war had begun.
E)  he was unwilling to compromise on the issue of slavery.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 9

The Confederacy financed the Civil War primarily by printing paper money.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Why did the North have to effectively destroy much of the South in order to the win the Civil War?

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The North had to effectively destroy muc...

Question 11

The 1862 Morrill Land Grant Act was designed to help

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A)  industry.
B)  education.
C)  banks.
D)  railroads.
E)  free blacks.F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 12

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 C)
G) B) and C)

Question 14

The state that was admitted to the Union during the Civil War was

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A)  Iowa.
B)  Minnesota.
C)  Wisconsin.
D)  West Virginia.
E)  Nevada.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

The material advantages of the South were obvious right from the start of the war.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The South was committed to fighting a defensive war.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Democrats opposed to the war were known by their opponents as "Peace Democrats" or ________.

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The answer of Democrats opposed to the war were known...

Question 18

At the start of the Civil War,the armed forces of the United States

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A)  saw many of their soldiers stationed in the West.
B)  did not include a navy.
C)  consisted of roughly 400,000 troops.
D)  were largely made up of military draftees.
E)  had almost entirely defected to the Confederate side.F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 19

Lincoln understood that the proper objective of his armies was the occupation of Confederate territory.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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...

Exam 14: The Civil War

Southern cotton was important enough to England that England extended diplomatic recognition to the Confederacy.

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The state that was admitted to the Union during the Civil War was

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The Confederacy financed the Civil War primarily by printing paper money.

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

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Four days of draft riots in ________ in 1863 constituted the bloodiest riot in all of American history.

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In 1860,President James Buchanan asserted that

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

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

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Lincoln understood that the proper objective of his armies was the occupation of Confederate territory.

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At the start of the Civil War,the armed forces of the United States

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In naval warfare during the Civil War,

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The 1862 Morrill Land Grant Act was designed to help

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

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The United States Sanitary Commission,an organization of civilian volunteers,was led by Horace Greeley.

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The South was committed to fighting a defensive war.

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The Emancipation Proclamation did not apply to all of the slave states.

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Democrats opposed to the war were known by their opponents as "Peace Democrats" or ________.

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

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Why did the North have to effectively destroy much of the South in order to the win the Civil War?

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The material advantages of the South were obvious right from the start of the war.

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