Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of Joseph ("Fighting Joe") Hooker.

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General who replaced

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of Thomas J. ("Stonewall') Jackson.

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Confederat

Question 3

Slaves hindered the Confederacy's war efforts by

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A)  work slowdowns and strikes that diminished productivity. 
B)  instilling a fear of insurrections. 
C)  creating the need for white men to guard slaves when they could have been on the warfront. 
D)  serving as spies, guides and scouts for the Union army. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  work slowdowns and strikes that diminished productivity. 
B)  instilling a fear of insurrections. 
C)  creating the need for white men to guard slaves when they could have been on the warfront. 
D)  serving as spies, guides and scouts for the Union army. 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.

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Regiment of black Am

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the Merrimack (the Virginia).

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A wooden ship that was fitted

Question 6

The Civil War resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  expanded federal powers of taxation. 
B)  the end of nullification and secession. 
C)  the creation of the first federal social welfare agency. 
D)  the end of slavery. 
E)  the end of protective tariffs and isolationism. 
A)  expanded federal powers of taxation. 
B)  the end of nullification and secession. 
C)  the creation of the first federal social welfare agency. 
D)  the end of slavery. 
E)  the end of protective tariffs and isolationism.

Question 7

Clement L. Vallandigham, a Southern sympathizer and a tempestuous opponent of the draft and of the war, was derisively labeled by supporters of President Lincoln as a

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A)  Carpetbagger. 
B)  Contraband. 
C)  Copperhead. 
D)  Doughface. 
E)  foreign agent of Great Britain. 
A)  Carpetbagger. 
B)  Contraband. 
C)  Copperhead. 
D)  Doughface. 
E)  foreign agent of Great Britain.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of John Wilkes Booth.

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Pro-Southe

Question 9

The Union victory at Vicksburg was of major importance for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

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A)  it reopened the Mississippi River to Northern trade. 
B)  coupled with the victory at Gettysburg, foreign help for the Confederacy was irretrievably lost. 
C)  it helped to quell Northern peace agitation. 
D)  it cut off the supply of cattle and other goods from Texas and Louisiana. 
E)  it was the last major battle of the Civil War. 
A)  it reopened the Mississippi River to Northern trade. 
B)  coupled with the victory at Gettysburg, foreign help for the Confederacy was irretrievably lost. 
C)  it helped to quell Northern peace agitation. 
D)  it cut off the supply of cattle and other goods from Texas and Louisiana. 
E)  it was the last major battle of the Civil War.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of George B. McClellan.

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Union General whose

Question 11

The Civil War has also been called the "War Between the States" and the "War for Southern Independence." Which of the three titles do you find most apt? Why?

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I find the title "The Civil War" to be t

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of William Tecumseh Sherman.

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Union general who seized Atlan

Question 13

As a result of the Union fighting to a draw militarily at Antietam Creek with Robert E. Lee's Confederate army

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A)  Lincoln named George McClellan commander of the Union forces. 
B)  the North decided to fight a war of containment. 
C)  Lincoln was now prepared to issue his Emancipation Proclamation. 
D)  Lincoln decided that the key to the war was controlling the Mississippi River. 
E)  the Union commanders were left without an overall military strategy. 
A)  Lincoln named George McClellan commander of the Union forces. 
B)  the North decided to fight a war of containment. 
C)  Lincoln was now prepared to issue his Emancipation Proclamation. 
D)  Lincoln decided that the key to the war was controlling the Mississippi River. 
E)  the Union commanders were left without an overall military strategy.

Question 14

The Union's defeat in battle at Bull Run in 1861 was better than a victory because

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A)  Ulysses S. Grant took command of the army immediately after the setback. 
B)  the defeat caused Northerners to face up to the reality of a long, difficult war. 
C)  "Stonewall" Jackson was killed. 
D)  it caused Lincoln to replace George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac. 
E)  it allowed European powers the chance to intervene on behalf of the South. 
A)  Ulysses S. Grant took command of the army immediately after the setback. 
B)  the defeat caused Northerners to face up to the reality of a long, difficult war. 
C)  "Stonewall" Jackson was killed. 
D)  it caused Lincoln to replace George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac. 
E)  it allowed European powers the chance to intervene on behalf of the South.

Question 15

Which of the following represented dangerous political opponents to President Lincoln and the Union cause during the course of the Civil War?

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A)  Copperheads 
B)  War Democrats 
C)  Congressman Clement L. Vallandigham 
D)  Congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War 
E)  Union party 
A)  Copperheads 
B)  War Democrats 
C)  Congressman Clement L. Vallandigham 
D)  Congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War 
E)  Union party

Question 16

After defeating McClellan at the Second Battle of Bull Run, Robert E. Lee decided to

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A)  consolidate his forces to protect the Confederate capital. 
B)  send Jeb Stuart's cavalry to raid northern lines. 
C)  invade the Union via Maryland. 
D)  call for a ceasefire and peace negotiations. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  consolidate his forces to protect the Confederate capital. 
B)  send Jeb Stuart's cavalry to raid northern lines. 
C)  invade the Union via Maryland. 
D)  call for a ceasefire and peace negotiations. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 17

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

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An attempt by Lincol

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of George Pickett.

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Southern general who

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Accepted Answer

Speech delivered by Abraham Li

Question 20

In the l864 election, the Democratic party nominated ____ to oppose Lincoln's reelection.

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A)  George McClellan 
B)  Ulysses S. Grant 
C)  Andrew Johnson 
D)  Clement C. Vallandigham 
E)  Horace Greeley 
A)  George McClellan 
B)  Ulysses S. Grant 
C)  Andrew Johnson 
D)  Clement C. Vallandigham 
E)  Horace Greeley

Exam 20: The Furnace of Civil War

Identify and state the historical significance of Joseph ("Fighting Joe") Hooker.

Identify and state the historical significance of Thomas J. ("Stonewall') Jackson.

Slaves hindered the Confederacy's war efforts by

Identify and state the historical significance of The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment.

Identify and state the historical significance of the Merrimack (the Virginia).

The Civil War resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

Clement L. Vallandigham, a Southern sympathizer and a tempestuous opponent of the draft and of the war, was derisively labeled by supporters of President Lincoln as a

Identify and state the historical significance of John Wilkes Booth.

The Union victory at Vicksburg was of major importance for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of George B. McClellan.

The Civil War has also been called the "War Between the States" and the "War for Southern Independence." Which of the three titles do you find most apt? Why?

Identify and state the historical significance of William Tecumseh Sherman.

As a result of the Union fighting to a draw militarily at Antietam Creek with Robert E. Lee's Confederate army

The Union's defeat in battle at Bull Run in 1861 was better than a victory because

Which of the following represented dangerous political opponents to President Lincoln and the Union cause during the course of the Civil War?

After defeating McClellan at the Second Battle of Bull Run, Robert E. Lee decided to

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

Identify and state the historical significance of George Pickett.

Identify and state the historical significance of the Emancipation Proclamation.

In the l864 election, the Democratic party nominated ____ to oppose Lincoln's reelection.

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Settling the English Colonies

American Life in the Seventeenth Century

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America Secedes From the Empire

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