Question 1

Republicans generated the economic power they needed to fight a successful war in the early 1860s by

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A)   creating special government bonds that paid investors a high rate of interest.
B)   revolutionizing U.S. banking, monetary, and tax structures.
C)   eliminating the federal income tax previously supported by Democrats.
D)   negotiating to secure the complete cooperation of the Democrats.

Question 2

Why did the "twenty-Negro law" enrage many white southerners during the Civil War?

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A)   It exempted from military service one white man on every plantation with twenty or more slaves.
B)   It paid slaveholders scarce government funds for every twenty slaves they owned or supervised.
C)   It forced every slaveholder with at least forty slaves to turn over twenty of them for use by the government.
D)   It targeted for military service every slaveholder with at least twenty slaves.

Question 3

What peace terms did Grant offer Lee at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865?

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A)   Grant allowed Lee to keep his slaves.
B)   Lee's men could keep their horses.
C)   Grant required Confederate officers to serve prison time.
D)   Lee would be tried for treason in a military court.

Question 4

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 5

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 6

Lincoln justified the Emancipation Proclamation as

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A)   a military necessity.
B)   a personal moral statement.
C)   a response to the lobbying of abolitionists.
D)   a way to appease the entire northern population. A

Question 7

"I think the people will be bound to suffer for something to eat[;] the grain is all destroid and nearly all the fenses is burnt up from yorktown to Richmond: it looks distressing just to travel along the road: the wheat up waist hi some of it and horses and cattle has eat the most of it to the ground and I think the yankees will make a finish of the ballans [balance] that is left but the[y] cant doo much more damage than our army did[;] our own men killed all the cattle and hogs & sheep that the farmers had[,] even took ther chickens[;] every thing is totally destroid in this part of the State. . . . I hope and pray this awful war will soon come to a close some way or another[,] any way to get pease in the world wonst more[;] it seems to me I had drather be at home and live on bred and water than to have this war hanging over us but I pray god pease will soon be made[.] I dont think the war can last long."
Who did Marion Epperly accuse of destroying much of Virginia?

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A)   Confederate soldiers
B)   Union soldiers
C)   Angry slaves
D)   Disgruntled civilians

Question 8

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.

Question 9

Why did the South experience greater inflation than the North during the Civil War?

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A)   The South increased its taxes.
B)   The Confederacy issued war bonds.
C)   The South owed substantial debt to the North.
D)   The Confederacy printed more money.

Question 10

What did southern clergymen think about the Civil War?

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A)   They argued the time had come for the South to free its slaves.
B)   They supported the war effort but opposed slavery.
C)   They believed God had blessed slavery and the new nation.
D)   They believed the war was punishment for southern greed.

Question 11

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 12

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 13

Match the term with the definition.
-Military campaign from September through December 1864 in which Union forces marched from Atlanta, Georgia, to the coast at Savannah, carving a path of destruction as they progressed.

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A)  battle of Antietam
B)  battle of Bull Run (Manassas) 
C)  battle of Gettysburg
D)  battle of Shiloh
E)  contraband of warF) Emancipation ProclamationG) Fort SumterH) King Cotton diplomacyI) New York City draft riotsJ) Sherman's March to the SeaK) siege of VicksburgL) Union blockade

Question 14

Women served which of the following roles during the Civil War?

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A)   As government secretaries
B)   As spies
C)   As soldiers
D)   As President Lincoln's advisors A

Question 15

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 16

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. B

Question 17

Match the term with the definition.
-Tennessee battle on April 6-7, 1862, between Albert Sidney Johnston's Confederate forces and Ulysses S. Grant's Union army. The Union army ultimately prevailed, though at great cost to both sides. The battle ruined the Confederacy's bid to control the war in the West.

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A)  battle of Antietam
B)  battle of Bull Run (Manassas) 
C)  battle of Gettysburg
D)  battle of Shiloh
E)  contraband of warF) Emancipation ProclamationG) Fort SumterH) King Cotton diplomacyI) New York City draft riotsJ) Sherman's March to the SeaK) siege of VicksburgL) Union blockade

Question 18

Describe General Ulysses S. Grant's approach to defeating the Confederates, which in time fashioned the North's victory in the war.

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Northern P...

Question 19

Identify three areas in which northern women contributed to the Union war effort.

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Women's Wa...

Question 20

Match the term with the definition.
-Battle fought in Maryland on September 17, 1862, between the Union forces of George McClellan and Confederate troops of Robert E. Lee. The battle-a Union victory that left 6,000 dead and 17,000 wounded-was the bloodiest day of the war.

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A)  battle of Antietam
B)  battle of Bull Run (Manassas) 
C)  battle of Gettysburg
D)  battle of Shiloh
E)  contraband of warF) Emancipation ProclamationG) Fort SumterH) King Cotton diplomacyI) New York City draft riotsJ) Sherman's March to the SeaK) siege of VicksburgL) Union blockade

Exam 15: The Crucible of War

Republicans generated the economic power they needed to fight a successful war in the early 1860s by

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Why did the "twenty-Negro law" enrage many white southerners during the Civil War?

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What peace terms did Grant offer Lee at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865?

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

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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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Lincoln justified the Emancipation Proclamation as

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

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Why did the South experience greater inflation than the North during the Civil War?

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What did southern clergymen think about the Civil War?

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

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

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Match the term with the definition. -Military campaign from September through December 1864 in which Union forces marched from Atlanta, Georgia, to the coast at Savannah, carving a path of destruction as they progressed.

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Women served which of the following roles during the Civil War?

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Describe General Ulysses S. Grant's approach to defeating the Confederates, which in time fashioned the North's victory in the war.

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Identify three areas in which northern women contributed to the Union war effort.

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Match the term with the definition. -Battle fought in Maryland on September 17, 1862, between the Union forces of George McClellan and Confederate troops of Robert E. Lee. The battle-a Union victory that left 6,000 dead and 17,000 wounded-was the bloodiest day of the war.

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

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Match the term with the definition. -Military campaign from September through December 1864 in which Union forces marched from Atlanta, Georgia, to the coast at Savannah, carving a path of destruction as they progressed.

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Women served which of the following roles during the Civil War?

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