Question 1

The Border States offered all of the following strategic advantages EXCEPT

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A)  a large population. 
B)  a good supply of horses and mules. 
C)  valuable manufacturing capacity. 
D)  shipbuilding facilities. 
E)  large navigable rivers. 
A)  a large population. 
B)  a good supply of horses and mules. 
C)  valuable manufacturing capacity. 
D)  shipbuilding facilities. 
E)  large navigable rivers.

Question 2

Of all the hardships faced by the soldiers during the Civil War, the greatest was

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A)  starvation. 
B)  disease. 
C)  decline of moral standards. 
D)  lack of proper clothing. 
E)  constant fighting. 
A)  starvation. 
B)  disease. 
C)  decline of moral standards. 
D)  lack of proper clothing. 
E)  constant fighting.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of Charles Francis Adams.

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American minister wh

Question 4

What was the impact of the Pacific Railroad Act?

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A)  The federal government became a major investor in the transcontinental railroad. 
B)  The price of cotton rose as new railroads fueled demand and enhanced Southern power. 
C)  The British moved through the creation of a new fleet to blockage U.S. cotton exports. 
D)  The price of steel rose, fueling economic interdependence with newly free Canada. 
E)  Private lands were seized by the federal government and gifted to the railroads. 
A)  The federal government became a major investor in the transcontinental railroad. 
B)  The price of cotton rose as new railroads fueled demand and enhanced Southern power. 
C)  The British moved through the creation of a new fleet to blockage U.S. cotton exports. 
D)  The price of steel rose, fueling economic interdependence with newly free Canada. 
E)  Private lands were seized by the federal government and gifted to the railroads.

Question 5

During the Civil War

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A)  relations between the Union and Canada were at times very poor. 
B)  Southerners were unable to use Canada as a base from which to attack the Union. 
C)  the Union and Canada became very close allies. 
D)  France made an effort to regain control of Canada. 
E)  the British army in Canada mobilized for intervention. 
A)  relations between the Union and Canada were at times very poor. 
B)  Southerners were unable to use Canada as a base from which to attack the Union. 
C)  the Union and Canada became very close allies. 
D)  France made an effort to regain control of Canada. 
E)  the British army in Canada mobilized for intervention.

Question 6

Explain why Britain finally decided against intervention on behalf of the Confederacy. In what ways was Britain helpful to the South anyway?

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Britain ultimately decided against inter

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of Clara Barton.

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Nurse for the Union army who h

Question 8

Describe the role of women in the military campaigns of both the Union and Confederacy. How did the actions of women transform work? What were the significant firsts in this period?

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During the Civil War, women played a sig

Question 9

Lincoln declared from the outset of the Civil War that

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A)  he was not fighting to free black slaves. 
B)  he wanted to see an end to slavery. 
C)  slaves in all the Confederate states were now legally emancipated. 
D)  he believed blacks and whites were equal. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  he was not fighting to free black slaves. 
B)  he wanted to see an end to slavery. 
C)  slaves in all the Confederate states were now legally emancipated. 
D)  he believed blacks and whites were equal. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 10

Billy Yank tended to be all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  religious. 
B)  literate. 
C)  intellectual. 
D)  practical. 
E)  efficient. 
A)  religious. 
B)  literate. 
C)  intellectual. 
D)  practical. 
E)  efficient.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of William H. Seward.

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Secretary of State who conside

Question 12

One reason that the British did NOT try to break the Union blockade of the South during the Civil War was that

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A)  they feared losing Northern grain shipments. 
B)  they did not want to fight against the superior American navy. 
C)  the British upper class had supported the North from the onset of hostilities. 
D)  the war caused no economic problems for Britain. 
E)  the South resented British interference. 
A)  they feared losing Northern grain shipments. 
B)  they did not want to fight against the superior American navy. 
C)  the British upper class had supported the North from the onset of hostilities. 
D)  the war caused no economic problems for Britain. 
E)  the South resented British interference.

Question 13

As leader of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis

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A)  enjoyed real personal popularity despite the South's loss. 
B)  was a poor administrator. 
C)  developed a good relationship with his congress. 
D)  effectively articulated southern ideals. 
E)  defied rather than followed southern public opinion and his congress on several key issues regarding conduct of the Civil War. 
A)  enjoyed real personal popularity despite the South's loss. 
B)  was a poor administrator. 
C)  developed a good relationship with his congress. 
D)  effectively articulated southern ideals. 
E)  defied rather than followed southern public opinion and his congress on several key issues regarding conduct of the Civil War.

Question 14

In 1861, many Northerners were willing to allow Southern states to leave the Union until

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A)  John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. 
B)  the South attacked Fort Sumter. 
C)  Robert E. Lee was named to head the potential new nation's army. 
D)  South Carolina seceded from the United States. 
E)  Virginia and Tennessee joined the seceding states. 
A)  John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. 
B)  the South attacked Fort Sumter. 
C)  Robert E. Lee was named to head the potential new nation's army. 
D)  South Carolina seceded from the United States. 
E)  Virginia and Tennessee joined the seceding states.

Question 15

The Cherokees' decision to side with the South during the Civil War was based on

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A)  the North's reservation policies. 
B)  the fact that the Cherokees also owned slaves and felt they were making common cause with the South. 
C)  disbelieving promises by the Lincoln administration to continue making payments to the tribe. 
D)  the invitation by Union leaders to send tribal delegates to Congress. 
E)  the offer of a large cash payment from the Confederacy in return for military support. 
A)  the North's reservation policies. 
B)  the fact that the Cherokees also owned slaves and felt they were making common cause with the South. 
C)  disbelieving promises by the Lincoln administration to continue making payments to the tribe. 
D)  the invitation by Union leaders to send tribal delegates to Congress. 
E)  the offer of a large cash payment from the Confederacy in return for military support.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of Laird rams.

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Two large ships designed to destroy wood

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of greenbacks.

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Paper money issued by the Wash

Question 18

Confederate batteries fired on Fort Sumter when it was learned that

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A)  Lincoln had ordered the fort reinforced with federal troops. 
B)  Lincoln had ordered supplies sent to the fort. 
C)  the fort's commander was planning to evacuate his troops secretly from the fort. 
D)  Lincoln had called for 75,000 militia troops to form a voluntary Union army. 
E)  Southern support for secession was weakening. 
A)  Lincoln had ordered the fort reinforced with federal troops. 
B)  Lincoln had ordered supplies sent to the fort. 
C)  the fort's commander was planning to evacuate his troops secretly from the fort. 
D)  Lincoln had called for 75,000 militia troops to form a voluntary Union army. 
E)  Southern support for secession was weakening.

Question 19

During the Civil War, most of the Five Civilized Tribes in the Indian Territory of present-day Oklahoma

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A)  supported the Confederacy. 
B)  supported the Union. 
C)  remained neutral. 
D)  gave up their slaves. 
E)  sought admission as a Confederate state. 
A)  supported the Confederacy. 
B)  supported the Union. 
C)  remained neutral. 
D)  gave up their slaves. 
E)  sought admission as a Confederate state.

Question 20

Who was the first female American physician in the United States?

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A)  Elizabeth Blackwell 
B)  Sally Tompkins 
C)  Dorothea Dix 
D)  Clara Barton 
E)  Mary Todd 
A)  Elizabeth Blackwell 
B)  Sally Tompkins 
C)  Dorothea Dix 
D)  Clara Barton 
E)  Mary Todd

Exam 19: Girding for War the North and the South

The Border States offered all of the following strategic advantages EXCEPT

Of all the hardships faced by the soldiers during the Civil War, the greatest was

Identify and state the historical significance of Charles Francis Adams.

What was the impact of the Pacific Railroad Act?

During the Civil War

Explain why Britain finally decided against intervention on behalf of the Confederacy. In what ways was Britain helpful to the South anyway?

Identify and state the historical significance of Clara Barton.

Describe the role of women in the military campaigns of both the Union and Confederacy. How did the actions of women transform work? What were the significant firsts in this period?

Lincoln declared from the outset of the Civil War that

Billy Yank tended to be all of the following EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of William H. Seward.

One reason that the British did NOT try to break the Union blockade of the South during the Civil War was that

As leader of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis

In 1861, many Northerners were willing to allow Southern states to leave the Union until

The Cherokees' decision to side with the South during the Civil War was based on

Identify and state the historical significance of Laird rams.

Identify and state the historical significance of greenbacks.

Confederate batteries fired on Fort Sumter when it was learned that

During the Civil War, most of the Five Civilized Tribes in the Indian Territory of present-day Oklahoma

Who was the first female American physician in the United States?

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