Question 1

At the beginning of the Civil War, the North:

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A)   generated less farm production than the South
B)   had about the same extent of railroad development as the South
C)   produced almost 60 percent of the nation's manufactures
D)   had an edge of about 4 to 1 in potential manpower
E)   had fewer ships and firearms than the South

Question 2

The military death toll in the Civil War was roughly:

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A)   1 million
B)   140,000
C)   375,000
D)   750,000
E)   2 million

Question 3

To deal with disloyalty, Lincoln sometimes:

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A)   had traitors shot
B)   postponed elections
C)   shut down the press
D)   suspended habeas corpus
E)   declared a temporary dictatorship

Question 4

Every state that had legal slavery seceded.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Why did Confederate President Jefferson Davis's greatest challenges come from other southern politicians?

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A)   They all coveted the office of the presidency.
B)   They were not enthusiastic supporters of the war.
C)   Their insistence on states' rights made it difficult for the Confederate government to exert its authority.
D)   They were all Republicans and Whigs.
E)   They objected to Davis's efforts to end slavery.

Question 6

Congress did all of the following during the war EXCEPT:

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A)   ban foreign immigration
B)   approve a transcontinental railroad
C)   raise tariff rates
D)   pass a Homestead Act
E)   establish state colleges teaching "agriculture and mechanic arts"

Question 7

Fighting along the Kansas-Missouri border:

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A)   pitted Indian tribes against each other
B)   featured brutal guerrilla warfare
C)   produced the war's highest casualties
D)   brought Grant to Lincoln's attention
E)   gave Confederates control of the West

Question 8

Which of the following statements accurately describes the response of increasing numbers of enslaved blacks in the South as the Civil War dragged on?

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A)   They volunteered to help the Confederacy.
B)   They remained neutral.
C)   They worked in a variety of ways to undermine and weaken the Confederacy.
D)   They fled to Canada.
E)   They enslaved their former masters.

Question 9

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

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A)   it immediately attacked Washington, D.C.
B)   it mobilized women to fight in the conflict
C)   it was equal to the North in manpower if you count the slaves
D)   the North needed southern markets to maintain its economic advantage
E)   it had the advantage of fighting a defensive war

Question 10

What effect did the Union naval blockade of southern ports have on the Confederacy?

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A)   It did not have much effect, since commerce continued mostly unmolested.
B)   It quickly choked off southern commercial activity.
C)   It inspired dramatic southern economic growth since the South was forced to become self-sufficient.
D)   Food prices declined as the economy slowed.
E)   It prompted Britain to offer diplomatic recognition to the Confederacy.

Question 11

Describe domestic politics during the war, both northern and southern. What problems did Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis face? How did they deal with these problems?

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Question 12

The first real battle of the war:

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A)   was the First Battle of Bull Run
B)   was the Battle of Harpers Ferry
C)   was a victory for the Union forces at Antietam
D)   resulted in the death of General Albert S. Johnston in Atlanta
E)   made both sides think victory would be quick and easy

Question 13

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

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A)   the Confederates were outnumbered more than 3 to 1
B)   it was the bloodiest single day of the war
C)   McClellan vigorously pursued the retreating Lee
D)   Lee hoped a victory would gain the Confederacy foreign recognition
E)   it helped inspire Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation

Question 14

What does the "Anaconda" Plan refer to?

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A)   It was the name of the South's strategy to choke northern industry.
B)   It was a strategy of passive resistance among slaves to strangle the southern plantation economy from within.
C)   It was the name of Britain's strategy to get the two sides to slither to the negotiating table and achieve a lasting peace.
D)   It was the initial three-pronged Union strategy that included, among other things, a blockade of the southern coast to strangle the South.
E)   It proposed to use biological warfare against the South developed from the poisonous venom of snakes.

Question 15

Slavery was ultimately eradicated by:

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A)   the Emancipation Proclamation
B)   Lee's surrender
C)   the Thirteenth Amendment
D)   an act of Congress
E)   divine intervention

Question 16

Lincoln replaced McClellan as Union commander because McClellan was overly aggressive.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Congress in 1862 resorted to printing paper money to address the shortfall in tax revenues.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The argument that the Civil War began primarily as a southern fight to defend liberty and the right of self-government is unsatisfactory because:

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A)   the Union already claimed to be fighting to defend liberty and self-government
B)   southerners never claimed to be concerned with liberty and self-government
C)   the South established a monarchy after secession
D)   the Confederacy envisioned a dictatorship as the ideal government
E)   it ignores the actual reason-slavery-southern leaders used in 1860-1861 to justify secession and war.

Question 19

Of all the women who served during the war, some 20,000 did so as:

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A)   soldiers and guerrillas
B)   spies and double agents
C)   cooks and washers
D)   nurses and other health-related volunteers
E)   chaplains and rabbis

Question 20

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Winfield Scott

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A)  was Lincoln's second vice president
B)  was killed at Chancellorsville by his own men
C)  had his division destroyed at the Battle of Gettysburg
D)  was one of the leaders of the Radical Republicans
E)  marched through Georgia living off the land while destroying plantations, crops,and railroad linesF) devised the Union's "Anaconda Plan"G) was the 1864 Democratic presidential candidateH) was the vice president of the ConfederacyI) was the Union admiral who captured Mobile, AlabamaJ) was the president of the Confederacy

Exam 15: The War of the Union, 1861-1865

What does the "Anaconda" Plan refer to?

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Of all the women who served during the war, some 20,000 did so as:

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The argument that the Civil War began primarily as a southern fight to defend liberty and the right of self-government is unsatisfactory because:

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Which of the following statements accurately describes the response of increasing numbers of enslaved blacks in the South as the Civil War dragged on?

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Every state that had legal slavery seceded.

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What effect did the Union naval blockade of southern ports have on the Confederacy?

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At the beginning of the Civil War, the North:

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To deal with disloyalty, Lincoln sometimes:

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Congress in 1862 resorted to printing paper money to address the shortfall in tax revenues.

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Lincoln replaced McClellan as Union commander because McClellan was overly aggressive.

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Describe domestic politics during the war, both northern and southern. What problems did Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis face? How did they deal with these problems?

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Slavery was ultimately eradicated by:

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

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The first real battle of the war:

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Fighting along the Kansas-Missouri border:

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Why did Confederate President Jefferson Davis's greatest challenges come from other southern politicians?

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The military death toll in the Civil War was roughly:

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Winfield Scott

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

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Congress did all of the following during the war EXCEPT:

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