Question 1

In the 1864 election, Abraham Lincoln's running mate was

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A)  Salmon P. Chase. 
B)  Wendell Phillips. 
C)  William Tecumseh Sherman. 
D)  William Seward. 
E)  Andrew Johnson. 
A)  Salmon P. Chase. 
B)  Wendell Phillips. 
C)  William Tecumseh Sherman. 
D)  William Seward. 
E)  Andrew Johnson. E

Question 2

After assuming command of the Army of the Potomac, General George McClellan made the mistake of

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A)  taking too many strategic and tactical risks that endangered his troops. 
B)  relying on Lincoln's military judgment. 
C)  being unconcerned about the morale of his troops. 
D)  not drilling his troops enough to prepare them for battle. 
E)  consistently believing that the enemy outnumbered him. 
A)  taking too many strategic and tactical risks that endangered his troops. 
B)  relying on Lincoln's military judgment. 
C)  being unconcerned about the morale of his troops. 
D)  not drilling his troops enough to prepare them for battle. 
E)  consistently believing that the enemy outnumbered him. E

Question 3

George B. McClellan, commander of the Army of the Potomac, is best described as

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A)  disliked by his own men. 
B)  aggressive. 
C)  overly cautious. 
D)  poorly prepared for military leadership. 
E)  strategically inept. 
A)  disliked by his own men. 
B)  aggressive. 
C)  overly cautious. 
D)  poorly prepared for military leadership. 
E)  strategically inept. C

Question 4

Historians usually rank the "Great Emancipator," Abraham Lincoln, as the greatest of American presidents. Do you agree? Why or why not?

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As an AI language model, I do not have p

Question 5

Southern slaves ran away to Union camps at the rate of

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A)  one in three. 
B)  one in four. 
C)  one in five. 
D)  one in six. 
E)  one in seven. 
A)  one in three. 
B)  one in four. 
C)  one in five. 
D)  one in six. 
E)  one in seven.

Question 6

Which of the following represent contributions made by Northern blacks to the North's Civil War military efforts?

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A)  Nearly 180,000 black enlistees serving in the Union Army following the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. 
B)  Blacks serving mostly as cooks, stewards, and firemen in the Union navy from the outset of the war. 
C)  The able and courageous fighting of the all-black volunteer 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment against Confederate armies. 
D)  Northern blacks serving as Union army spies and intelligence officers in the Union army. 
E)  Northern blacks serving as Gullah translators for Northern armies proceeding down South with Sherman's army. 
A)  Nearly 180,000 black enlistees serving in the Union Army following the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. 
B)  Blacks serving mostly as cooks, stewards, and firemen in the Union navy from the outset of the war. 
C)  The able and courageous fighting of the all-black volunteer 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment against Confederate armies. 
D)  Northern blacks serving as Union army spies and intelligence officers in the Union army. 
E)  Northern blacks serving as Gullah translators for Northern armies proceeding down South with Sherman's army.

Question 7

Approximately how many black soldiers served in the Union army?

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A)  180,000 
B)  800,000 
C)  3,000 
D)  180 
E)  0 
A)  180,000 
B)  800,000 
C)  3,000 
D)  180 
E)  0

Question 8

At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln favored

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A)  postponing military action as long as possible. 
B)  making the Civil War about ending slavery. 
C)  long-term enlistments for Union soldiers. 
D)  quick military action to show the folly of secession. 
E)  seizing control of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. 
A)  postponing military action as long as possible. 
B)  making the Civil War about ending slavery. 
C)  long-term enlistments for Union soldiers. 
D)  quick military action to show the folly of secession. 
E)  seizing control of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of David G. Farragut.

Accepted Answer

Northern a

Question 10

When it was issued in 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation declared free only those slaves in

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A)  the Border States. 
B)  slave states that remained loyal to the Union. 
C)  United States territories. 
D)  Confederate states still in rebellion against the United States. 
E)  specific conquered areas in the South controlled by the Union army. 
A)  the Border States. 
B)  slave states that remained loyal to the Union. 
C)  United States territories. 
D)  Confederate states still in rebellion against the United States. 
E)  specific conquered areas in the South controlled by the Union army.

Question 11

To what extent did the Civil War slow or delay the onset and development of the Industrial Revolution in the United States? Alternatively, did the war help usher in modern America including advancing overall industrialization and a transportation revolution throughout the United States?

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The Civil War had both a slowing and acc

Question 12

Slavery was legally abolished in the United States by the

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A)  ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. 
B)  surrender terms of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox. 
C)  Emancipation Proclamation. 
D)  congressional statute banning slavery in all the states and territories of America. 
E)  ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution. 
A)  ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. 
B)  surrender terms of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox. 
C)  Emancipation Proclamation. 
D)  congressional statute banning slavery in all the states and territories of America. 
E)  ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution.

Question 13

Union General Ulysses S. Grant's basic strategy in the Civil War involved

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A)  using long-range artillery assaults. 
B)  striking tactically from the flanks. 
C)  assailing the enemy's armies simultaneously, massively, and directly. 
D)  destroying the enemy's economy and undermining civilian morale. 
E)  a series of multiple hit and run attacks by small Union forces designed to keep the opposing army off-guard. 
A)  using long-range artillery assaults. 
B)  striking tactically from the flanks. 
C)  assailing the enemy's armies simultaneously, massively, and directly. 
D)  destroying the enemy's economy and undermining civilian morale. 
E)  a series of multiple hit and run attacks by small Union forces designed to keep the opposing army off-guard.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the Thirteenth Amendment.

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Amendment to the Uni

Question 15

As a result of the Confederate victory in the Peninsula Campaign

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A)  Britain and France committed to sending economic and military aid to the Confederacy. 
B)  Lincoln named Ulysses S. Grant as commander of the Union forces. 
C)  Lincoln delayed his issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. 
D)  the Union turned to a strategy of total war. 
E)  Lincoln abandoned the war in the West. 
A)  Britain and France committed to sending economic and military aid to the Confederacy. 
B)  Lincoln named Ulysses S. Grant as commander of the Union forces. 
C)  Lincoln delayed his issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. 
D)  the Union turned to a strategy of total war. 
E)  Lincoln abandoned the war in the West.

Question 16

The North's victory at Antietam allowed President Lincoln to

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A)  issue the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, making the Civil War more of a moral crusade against slavery. 
B)  include freeing slaves in the loyal Border states in the final Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863. 
C)  force the Border States to remain in the Union. 
D)  keep General McClellan as commander of the Union forces. 
E)  suppress Copperhead opposition in the North. 
A)  issue the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, making the Civil War more of a moral crusade against slavery. 
B)  include freeing slaves in the loyal Border states in the final Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863. 
C)  force the Border States to remain in the Union. 
D)  keep General McClellan as commander of the Union forces. 
E)  suppress Copperhead opposition in the North.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the Peninsula Campaign.

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McClellan's waterbor

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of George G. Meade.

Accepted Answer

Union general at Get

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the Second Battle of Bull Run.

Accepted Answer

Robert E. Lee's defe

Question 20

A Confederate victory at Antietam in September 1862 probably would have won the Confederacy independence because

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A)  the Union armies were already heavily demoralized. 
B)  France and Britain were on the verge of recognizing the Confederate government and providing it with critically needed military assistance. 
C)  the Republicans would have lost the subsequent congressional elections. 
D)  Lincoln would have been unable to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. 
E)  the Border States would have joined the Confederacy. 
A)  the Union armies were already heavily demoralized. 
B)  France and Britain were on the verge of recognizing the Confederate government and providing it with critically needed military assistance. 
C)  the Republicans would have lost the subsequent congressional elections. 
D)  Lincoln would have been unable to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. 
E)  the Border States would have joined the Confederacy.

Exam 20: The Furnace of Civil War

In the 1864 election, Abraham Lincoln's running mate was

After assuming command of the Army of the Potomac, General George McClellan made the mistake of

George B. McClellan, commander of the Army of the Potomac, is best described as

Historians usually rank the "Great Emancipator," Abraham Lincoln, as the greatest of American presidents. Do you agree? Why or why not?

Southern slaves ran away to Union camps at the rate of

Which of the following represent contributions made by Northern blacks to the North's Civil War military efforts?

Approximately how many black soldiers served in the Union army?

At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln favored

Identify and state the historical significance of David G. Farragut.

When it was issued in 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation declared free only those slaves in

To what extent did the Civil War slow or delay the onset and development of the Industrial Revolution in the United States? Alternatively, did the war help usher in modern America including advancing overall industrialization and a transportation revolution throughout the United States?

Slavery was legally abolished in the United States by the

Union General Ulysses S. Grant's basic strategy in the Civil War involved

Identify and state the historical significance of the Thirteenth Amendment.

As a result of the Confederate victory in the Peninsula Campaign

The North's victory at Antietam allowed President Lincoln to

Identify and state the historical significance of the Peninsula Campaign.

Identify and state the historical significance of George G. Meade.

Identify and state the historical significance of the Second Battle of Bull Run.

A Confederate victory at Antietam in September 1862 probably would have won the Confederacy independence because

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