Question 1

How did the U.S. Sanitary Commission impact the Civil War and the status of women both during and after the war?

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The U.S. Sanitary Commission had a signi

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of Jefferson Davis.

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President

Question 3

The Southern cause was weakened by

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A)  the concept of states' rights that the Confederacy professed ran contrary to the vision of a tight, well-knit central government held by its president, Jefferson Davis. 
B)  a president, Jefferson Davis, who catered to public opinion and did not work hard at his job. 
C)  the failure of the Southern people to commit to the ideal of Southern independence. 
D)  a lack of sound military leadership. 
E)  the constant threat of slave rebellion. 
A)  the concept of states' rights that the Confederacy professed ran contrary to the vision of a tight, well-knit central government held by its president, Jefferson Davis. 
B)  a president, Jefferson Davis, who catered to public opinion and did not work hard at his job. 
C)  the failure of the Southern people to commit to the ideal of Southern independence. 
D)  a lack of sound military leadership. 
E)  the constant threat of slave rebellion.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of "Save the Union".

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A battle cry that symbolized a

Question 5

As a result of the Civil War, the Northern economy

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A)  became more dependent on international trade. 
B)  saw industrial profits improve but agricultural profits fall. 
C)  was notable for its honest and fair business practices. 
D)  experienced considerable unemployment despite military manpower demands. 
E)  greatly expanded its industrial and technological productivity. 
A)  became more dependent on international trade. 
B)  saw industrial profits improve but agricultural profits fall. 
C)  was notable for its honest and fair business practices. 
D)  experienced considerable unemployment despite military manpower demands. 
E)  greatly expanded its industrial and technological productivity.

Question 6

When confronted with Southern secession in 1861, why didn't Lincoln simply allow the South to separate from the Union peacefully?

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Lincoln did not allow the South to separ

Question 7

"Johnny Reb" tended to be all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  jocular. 
B)  emotional. 
C)  religious. 
D)  detached personally from the war. 
E)  bred to fight. 
A)  jocular. 
B)  emotional. 
C)  religious. 
D)  detached personally from the war. 
E)  bred to fight.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of West Virginia.

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An area of Virginia

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of Abraham Lincoln.

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President of the United States

Question 10

The South believed that the British would come to its aid because

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A)  the people in Britain would demand such action. 
B)  British Canada was strongly hostile to the Union. 
C)  Britain still had slavery in its empire. 
D)  the government had refused to allow Uncle Tom's Cabin to be sold in the empire. 
E)  Britain was dependent on Southern cotton. 
A)  the people in Britain would demand such action. 
B)  British Canada was strongly hostile to the Union. 
C)  Britain still had slavery in its empire. 
D)  the government had refused to allow Uncle Tom's Cabin to be sold in the empire. 
E)  Britain was dependent on Southern cotton.

Question 11

To find effective high-level commanders, the Union

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A)  took only top graduates of West Point. 
B)  drew on its reserve officer training program. 
C)  relied on the advice of foreign experts. 
D)  did not let politics enter the decision-making process. 
E)  used trial and error. 
A)  took only top graduates of West Point. 
B)  drew on its reserve officer training program. 
C)  relied on the advice of foreign experts. 
D)  did not let politics enter the decision-making process. 
E)  used trial and error.

Question 12

Lincoln's declaration that the North sought to preserve the Union with or without slavery

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A)  came as a disappointment to most Northerners and demoralized the Union. 
B)  revealed the influence of the Border States on his policies. 
C)  caused some seceded states to rejoin the Union. 
D)  contradicted the campaign promises of the Republican party. 
E)  cost him support in the Butternut region of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. 
A)  came as a disappointment to most Northerners and demoralized the Union. 
B)  revealed the influence of the Border States on his policies. 
C)  caused some seceded states to rejoin the Union. 
D)  contradicted the campaign promises of the Republican party. 
E)  cost him support in the Butternut region of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of Sally Tompkins.

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Awarded the rank of captain by

Question 14

The Confederacy's most effective commerce-raider was the

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A)  Monitor. 
B)  Merrimack. 
C)  Trent. 
D)  Virginia. 
E)  Alabama. 
A)  Monitor. 
B)  Merrimack. 
C)  Trent. 
D)  Virginia. 
E)  Alabama.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the Ohio River.

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The border

Question 16

Most working people in Britain sided with the North because

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A)  they relied on the Northern economy for their own jobs. 
B)  the North shared their feelings about whether Britain should enter the war. 
C)  they had developed a class consciousness and moral revulsion about the evils of slavery and hoped that the Civil War would eventually extinguish slavery in the South and the western territories. 
D)  they hoped to one day have the opportunity to relocate to and profit in the U.S. 
E)  France had sided with the South and they hated the French. 
A)  they relied on the Northern economy for their own jobs. 
B)  the North shared their feelings about whether Britain should enter the war. 
C)  they had developed a class consciousness and moral revulsion about the evils of slavery and hoped that the Civil War would eventually extinguish slavery in the South and the western territories. 
D)  they hoped to one day have the opportunity to relocate to and profit in the U.S. 
E)  France had sided with the South and they hated the French.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of The Seceding States of the Confederacy.

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The collection of So

Question 18

Northern soldiers eventually became known for their

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A)  discipline and determination. 
B)  cowardice in battle. 
C)  lack of proper training. 
D)  high-pitched battle yell. 
E)  love of military pomp and hierarchy. 
A)  discipline and determination. 
B)  cowardice in battle. 
C)  lack of proper training. 
D)  high-pitched battle yell. 
E)  love of military pomp and hierarchy.

Question 19

After the conclusion of the Civil War, the U.S. government rewarded the Union support provided by most of the Plains Indians by

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A)  giving them federal land in California. 
B)  increasing their federal payments. 
C)  allowing them to elect representatives to Congress. 
D)  making them scouts for the U.S. Army. 
E)  waging war on most of the Plains Indians and coercively herding them onto reservations. 
A)  giving them federal land in California. 
B)  increasing their federal payments. 
C)  allowing them to elect representatives to Congress. 
D)  making them scouts for the U.S. Army. 
E)  waging war on most of the Plains Indians and coercively herding them onto reservations.

Question 20

Napoleon III's attempt to install Maximilian on the Mexican throne was a clear violation of

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A)  French neutrality. 
B)  the Rush-Bagot agreement. 
C)  Spanish sovereignty. 
D)  the Monroe Doctrine. 
E)  Pan-American treaties. 
A)  French neutrality. 
B)  the Rush-Bagot agreement. 
C)  Spanish sovereignty. 
D)  the Monroe Doctrine. 
E)  Pan-American treaties.

Exam 19: Girding for War the North and the South

How did the U.S. Sanitary Commission impact the Civil War and the status of women both during and after the war?

Identify and state the historical significance of Jefferson Davis.

The Southern cause was weakened by

Identify and state the historical significance of "Save the Union".

As a result of the Civil War, the Northern economy

When confronted with Southern secession in 1861, why didn't Lincoln simply allow the South to separate from the Union peacefully?

"Johnny Reb" tended to be all of the following EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of West Virginia.

Identify and state the historical significance of Abraham Lincoln.

The South believed that the British would come to its aid because

To find effective high-level commanders, the Union

Lincoln's declaration that the North sought to preserve the Union with or without slavery

Identify and state the historical significance of Sally Tompkins.

The Confederacy's most effective commerce-raider was the

Identify and state the historical significance of the Ohio River.

Most working people in Britain sided with the North because

Identify and state the historical significance of The Seceding States of the Confederacy.

Northern soldiers eventually became known for their

After the conclusion of the Civil War, the U.S. government rewarded the Union support provided by most of the Plains Indians by

Napoleon III's attempt to install Maximilian on the Mexican throne was a clear violation of

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