Question 1

Initially the Confederacy sought King Cotton diplomacy,a strategy based on the belief that

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A)   European nations' need for cotton would lead them to support the Confederacy.
B)   raising the price of cotton would force the North to negotiate a peaceful settlement.
C)   European nations would loan the South more money if it reduced the price of cotton.
D)   growing less cotton and freeing more slaves would convince England to recognize the Confederacy.

Question 2

What was the purpose of the 1862 Homestead Act?

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A)   It granted every former slave a homestead with forty acres and a mule.
B)   It offered Western land to settlers who would live and labor on it.
C)   It instituted America's first public education system.
D)   It ended speculation on western land purchases.

Question 3

How did slaves use the chaos and turmoil of the Civil War to whittle away at their bondage?

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A)   Most used violence against their masters when they had the chance.
B)   They banded together to sabotage the efforts of the Confederate army.
C)   They served in the Union army in exchange for their freedom.
D)   They forced concessions from their masters and mistresses.

Question 4

Why did President Lincoln choose not to make the Civil War a struggle over slavery?

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A)   He believed slavery to be a relatively insignificant issue.
B)   He doubted his power to tamper with the "domestic institutions" of any state.
C)   He doubted that destroying slavery was the best thing for African Americans.
D)   He believed that eradicating slavery would destroy the economy of the South.

Question 5

Identify key reasons why southerners believed they could win the Civil War.

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Question 6

What disadvantage did the South face when it came to supplying the Confederate armies?

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A)   It failed to mobilize enough troops.
B)   It lacked the resources available to the North.
C)   It found it more difficult to build intricate weapons.
D)   The Confederate Ordinance Bureau folded a month after it began.

Question 7

Near the end of the Civil War,Generals Grant and Sherman used a strategy that inflicted hardships on civilians in an attempt to break the will of the Confederacy.What were the pros and cons of this strategy?

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Question 8

What was the result of the Battle of Vicksburg in July 1863?

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A)   A Confederate victory forced Union commanders to question whether they could win the war.
B)   Weeks of battle and horrendous casualties produced only a stalemate.
C)   The Union army's victory opened up a large portion of the Mississippi River.
D)   The Confederates forced the Union army out of the deep South.

Question 9

Why did southerners believe they had a real chance of winning the Civil War?

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A)   Southern men believed they were physically tougher than northern men.
B)   The South had greater industrial might than the North.
C)   The South had a larger population of white men who could enlist in the military.
D)   The southern military planned to enlist the massive slave population into its ranks.

Question 10

How did the participation of black men in the U.S.army during the Civil War complicate attitudes toward race in the North?

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Question 11

What economic effect did the Civil War have on the rural North?

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A)   Plowing,planting,and harvesting were disrupted.
B)   Mechanization ceased as technological innovations focused on the war effort.
C)   High prices and increased production brought it prosperity.
D)   Women found their roles reduced because their husbands refused to fight in the war.

Question 12

The bloodiest day of the Civil War occurred September 17,1862,at

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A)   Fort Henry,Tennessee.
B)   Gettysburg,Pennsylvania.
C)   Fredericksburg,Virginia.
D)   Antietam Creek,Maryland.

Question 13

Compare and contrast Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as wartime leaders.Did their backgrounds and experience prepare them for the tasks they assumed? Whose leadership was more surprising? Explain why.

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Question 14

Which statement describes the fighting between Generals Grant and Lee in Virginia in May and June of 1864?

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A)   The Confederate and Union forces lost similar numbers of soldiers,and the fighting ended in stalemate.
B)   Grant's men suffered fewer casualties than Lee's at Spotsylvania Court House,but not at Cold Harbor.
C)   Lee's Confederate forces lost more soldiers than Grant's Union forces.
D)   More Union soldiers died,but because Grant had twice as many troops as Lee,his losses were equivalent.

Question 15

Who went on to found the Red Cross after serving as a nurse in Union battlefield units during the Civil War?

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A)   Dorothea Dix
B)   Clement Vallandigham
C)   Clara Barton
D)   Justin Morrill

Question 16

Under General Ulysses S.Grant's leadership,the Union armies

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A)   lost the majority of their battles.
B)   sustained few casualties.
C)   became a sophisticated war machine.
D)   focused primarily on the war in the West.

Question 17

What was the significance of the Battle of Shiloh?

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A)   The Confederate victory gave the South control of the Mississippi River.
B)   The Union victory ruined the Confederacy's chances to take control of the West.
C)   The Confederate victory ensured that the Union would not take New Orleans.
D)   The Union's easy victory convinced General Grant that victory was near.

Question 18

Which general won the battle of Gettysburg?

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A)   George G.Meade
B)   Robert E.Lee
C)   George E.Pickett
D)   Andrew "Stonewall" Jackson

Question 19

What irony emerges when considering the wartime leadership of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis?

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A)   Neither man was committed to the efforts he embarked on.
B)   While Lincoln was confident,Davis privately believed that the South never had a chance.
C)   The inexperienced Lincoln proved to be a more adept leader than the seasoned Davis.
D)   Davis and Lincoln agreed more than they disagreed on political policy.

Question 20

At the end of 1862,the eastern theater of the Civil War

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A)   made it obvious that the rebellion was nearly over.
B)   had been a great success for the Confederates.
C)   had seen one Union victory after another.
D)   had reached a stalemate.

Exam 15: The Crucible of War 1861-1865

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What was the purpose of the 1862 Homestead Act?

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How did the participation of black men in the U.S.army during the Civil War complicate attitudes toward race in the North?

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Why did southerners believe they had a real chance of winning the Civil War?

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What economic effect did the Civil War have on the rural North?

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Why did President Lincoln choose not to make the Civil War a struggle over slavery?

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What was the significance of the Battle of Shiloh?

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Compare and contrast Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as wartime leaders.Did their backgrounds and experience prepare them for the tasks they assumed? Whose leadership was more surprising? Explain why.

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