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At Petersburg:

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Grant put the Confederates under siege

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In his inaugural speech, Lincoln:

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said the Union is eternal

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All of the following were advantages the North held over the South EXCEPT:

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more experienced military leaders

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All of the following are true of religion during the war EXCEPT:

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Lincoln claimed to be certain of God's purpose

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General Grant's strategy was to relentlessly attack the Confederates, grind down their numbers, and reduce their will to fight.

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true

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One of the reasons that the First Battle of Bull Run was such a sobering experience for both North and South was that both sides:

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underestimated the other's strength and tenacity

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Of all the women who served during the war, some twenty-thousand did so as:

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nurses and other health-related volunteers

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Which of the following is NOT true of the Civil War?

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Most of the deaths occurred in battle.

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The Emancipation Proclamation:

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was justified as a military necessity

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All of the following are true about the Battle of Antietam EXCEPT:

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McClellan vigorously pursued the retreating Lee

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Lincoln responded to the fall of Fort Sumter in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

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making one last offer to the South to avoid war in exchange for protecting slavery in perpetuity

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At the beginning of the Civil War, the North:

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had an edge of about four to one in potential manpower

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What statement best describes Missouri's position in the Civil War?

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Officially part of the Union, but with pro-Confederate forces and rebel militia that supported and fought for the Confederacy

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Why did the greatest challenges to Confederate President Jefferson Davis come from other southern politicians?

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Their insistence on "state's rights" made it difficult for the Confederate government to exert its authority.

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The first real battle of the war:

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was the First Battle of Bull Run

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Much of the Confederacy's diplomatic efforts were aimed at:

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Britain

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All of the following were strategies used to build the armies of the Civil War EXCEPT:

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kidnapping recent immigrants

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Lincoln's second inaugural address:

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was a plea for reconciliation

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After a succession of devastating defeats in 1863, why did Confederate leaders still believe they could achieve a favorable negotiated peace settlement?

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They hoped that by fighting a war of attrition, war-weary northerners would eventually agree to negotiate peace.

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Why did anti-draft rioters in New York City target African Americans for their violence?

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African Americans were blamed for causing the war and taking jobs from white workers.

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All of the following battles resulted in Confederate victories EXCEPT:

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Vicksburg

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By late in the war, food in the Confederacy:

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was outrageously expensive

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Lincoln's first cabinet:

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was filled with strong leaders of better-than-average ability, several of whom had been Lincoln's rivals for the presidency

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At Gettysburg, the Confederate Army:

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was repulsed with terrible losses

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All of the following slave states remained in the Union EXCEPT:

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Tennessee

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Fighting along the Kansas-Missouri border:

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featured brutal guerrilla warfare

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At the battle of Chancellorsville:

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the Confederates lost Stonewall Jackson

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The South had a chance to win the Civil War despite substantial northern advantages because:

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it had the advantage of fighting a defensive war

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How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the nature of the Civil War?

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It transformed the Civil War from a war to restore the Union to a struggle over slavery.

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As Union commander, Grant was best characterized by his:

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plan to relentlessly attack

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The 54th Massachusetts Regiment's attack on the defenses of Charleston, South Carolina, was significant because:

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It did much to win acceptance in the North for both black soldiers and emancipation

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Why was the U.S. Treasury's decision to issue greenbacks a profoundly important development for the U.S. economy?

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It was the first time U.S. currency could not be exchanged for gold or silver and instead relied on public trust in the government.

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Which of the following statements best describes the Civil War at the end of 1862?

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The war in the East was a virtual deadlock.

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Slavery was ultimately eradicated by:

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the Thirteenth Amendment

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All of the following statements about the formation of black army units are true EXCEPT:

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black army units never saw any significant action

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Why is the battle at Fort Donelson significant?

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It was the site of the first major Union victory.

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What does the "anaconda strategy" refer to?

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It was the initial three-pronged Union strategy that included, among other things, a blockade of the southern coast to strangle the South.

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After the fall of Fort Sumter, what common hope did partisans on both sides hold?

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The war would be quick, ending with one sudden bold stroke, like the capture of the enemy's capital.

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Robert E. Lee joined the Confederates because he:

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was loyal to Virginia

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More than any other general, William T. Sherman recognized:

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the connection between the South's economy, its morale, and its ability to wage war

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In the weeks after his election to the presidency, Abraham Lincoln

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continued Buchanan's policy of waiting.

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Blacks provided about 25 percent of the Union sailors.

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true

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The federal government financed the Union war effort by

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enacting the Morrill Tariff. printing greenbacks. borrowing money by issuing bonds.

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Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation partly to

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inspire northern support for a moral cause. undermine slave labor in the Confederacy. prevent active British or French support for the Confederacy.

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Radical Republicans wanted to stop the war and let the South secede.

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false

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One important advantage for the South was that it

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fought a defensive war.

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The Confederacy's final victory occurred at Appomattox.

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false

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The Confederacy's "anaconda" plan called for dividing the Union at the Ohio River.

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false

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American deaths in the Civil War

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were due to disease more than battle, amounted to 620,000, and exceeded the deaths of Americans in World War II.

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The destructive march across Georgia was led by

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William Tecumseh Sherman.

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Jefferson Davis hoped to win the war by

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stalemating the Union army.

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The three great Union victories of 1863 were at

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Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and Chattanooga.

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Fighting during the Civil War did not extend to Kansas or the Indian Territory.

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false

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In 1862, Congress adopted a protective tariff, a transcontinental railroad, and a Homestead Act as a result of

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a decisive shift in congressional power to northern influences.

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Copperheads were southerners who sympathized with the North.

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false

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During the war, a general began to declare escaped slaves as free, designating them "contraband of war."

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true

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The last Confederate state to secede from the Union was

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North Carolina.

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All of the slave states joined the Confederacy

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false

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It was the Thirteenth Amendment that finally freed all slaves in the United States.

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true

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In April 1861, the Confederate military forced the federal garrison at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, to surrender.

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true

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The Emancipation Proclamation was passed as a military necessity.

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true

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The Emancipation Proclamation

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freed slaves only in the remaining rebel states.

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The turning point of the war was the battle of

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Antietam.

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In the election of 1864, Lincoln defeated

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George B. McClellan.

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Lee's last significant victory came at

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Chancellorsville.

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Mountainous areas of the South tended to be rabidly in favor of secession.

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false

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At the end of 1862, the North clearly had the military advantage.

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false

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During the Peninsula Campaign of 1862,

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Robert E. Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia.

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Religious revivals occurred in military camps on both sides of the conflict.

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true

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Clara Barton served as the superintendent of Women Nurses for the Confederacy.

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false

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