Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of "Billy Yank".

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The nickna

Question 2

President Lincoln's decision on what to do about the situation at Fort Sumter in the first weeks of his administration can best be characterized as

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A)  ill thought out. 
B)  rash and hotheaded. 
C)  the only possible option. 
D)  a strategic blunder. 
E)  a middle of the road solution. 
A)  ill thought out. 
B)  rash and hotheaded. 
C)  the only possible option. 
D)  a strategic blunder. 
E)  a middle of the road solution.

Question 3

The greatest weakness of the South during the Civil War was its

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A)  inferior military leadership. 
B)  weak overall morale for the Confederacy among most Confederate soldiers. 
C)  slave population. 
D)  economy, particularly its limited manufacturing capacity and inferior railroad network. 
E)  inefficient political system. 
A)  inferior military leadership. 
B)  weak overall morale for the Confederacy among most Confederate soldiers. 
C)  slave population. 
D)  economy, particularly its limited manufacturing capacity and inferior railroad network. 
E)  inefficient political system.

Question 4

Confederate commerce-raiders

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A)  operated near New York and Boston. 
B)  dealt a devastating blow to the Union's merchant marine. 
C)  severely crippled the Union war effort. 
D)  established an effective blockade of Union ports. 
E)  were almost all built in Britain. 
A)  operated near New York and Boston. 
B)  dealt a devastating blow to the Union's merchant marine. 
C)  severely crippled the Union war effort. 
D)  established an effective blockade of Union ports. 
E)  were almost all built in Britain.

Question 5

What were the advantages and disadvantages for the Confederacy entering the war? How did resources, military leadership, and troop availability impact the Confederate cause?

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The Confederacy entering the Civil War h

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of King Cotton.

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The main resource seen as prov

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of Elizabeth Blackwell.

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The first American female phys

Question 8

Homestead Act

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Congressional act in 1862 that

Question 9

America's minister to Britain, during the Civil War, under President Lincoln was

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A)  Charles Francis Adams. 
B)  William H. Seward. 
C)  Jefferson Davis. 
D)  Edwin M. Stanton. 
E)  Clara Barton. 
A)  Charles Francis Adams. 
B)  William H. Seward. 
C)  Jefferson Davis. 
D)  Edwin M. Stanton. 
E)  Clara Barton.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of writ of habeas corpus.

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A fundamental civil liberty th

Question 11

Assess the validity of the following statement, "The South's devotion to states' rights was a major reason for its failure to win the Civil War."

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The statement that "The South's devotion

Question 12

Northern advantages at the outset of the Civil War included

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A)  naval control of the seas. 
B)  more banks, factories, railroads, and people. 
C)  superior interior lines of military operation than the Confederacy. 
D)  the superior ability to wage offensive strategic warfare, which the Confederacy struggled to initiate. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  naval control of the seas. 
B)  more banks, factories, railroads, and people. 
C)  superior interior lines of military operation than the Confederacy. 
D)  the superior ability to wage offensive strategic warfare, which the Confederacy struggled to initiate. 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 13

The problems that President Abraham Lincoln experienced in conducting the Civil War were less harmful than those experienced by Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, partly because the Union

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A)  had a long-established and fully recognized government. 
B)  had strong political support from Britain and France. 
C)  held firm to states' rights principles. 
D)  was united in the cause of abolitionism. 
E)  had fewer internal political divisions. 
A)  had a long-established and fully recognized government. 
B)  had strong political support from Britain and France. 
C)  held firm to states' rights principles. 
D)  was united in the cause of abolitionism. 
E)  had fewer internal political divisions.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the U.S. Sanitary Commission.

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An organization foun

Question 15

States that joined the Confederacy after the firing on Fort Sumter included

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A)  Virginia. 
B)  North Carolina. 
C)  Missouri. 
D)  Tennessee. 
E)  Arkansas. 
A)  Virginia. 
B)  North Carolina. 
C)  Missouri. 
D)  Tennessee. 
E)  Arkansas.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the National Banking System.

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Established by Congr

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of Napoleon III.

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Emperor of France wh

Question 18

How did technological inventions like the mechanical reaper impact the course of the Civil War?

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Technological inventions like the mechan

Question 19

Why did Britain move to establish the Dominion of Canada following the Civil War? Were their concerns reasonable? Why?

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Following the Civil War, Britain moved t

Question 20

Despite the war, 300,000 people migrated to the West, lured mainly by

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A)  the prospect of free land under the Homestead Act. 
B)  the ability to push Indians off their land without government interference. 
C)  the opportunity to flee from federal draft laws. 
D)  the hope of fleeing slavery. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  the prospect of free land under the Homestead Act. 
B)  the ability to push Indians off their land without government interference. 
C)  the opportunity to flee from federal draft laws. 
D)  the hope of fleeing slavery. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Exam 19: Girding for War the North and the South

Identify and state the historical significance of "Billy Yank".

President Lincoln's decision on what to do about the situation at Fort Sumter in the first weeks of his administration can best be characterized as

The greatest weakness of the South during the Civil War was its

Confederate commerce-raiders

What were the advantages and disadvantages for the Confederacy entering the war? How did resources, military leadership, and troop availability impact the Confederate cause?

Identify and state the historical significance of King Cotton.

Identify and state the historical significance of Elizabeth Blackwell.

Homestead Act

America's minister to Britain, during the Civil War, under President Lincoln was

Identify and state the historical significance of writ of habeas corpus.

Assess the validity of the following statement, "The South's devotion to states' rights was a major reason for its failure to win the Civil War."

Northern advantages at the outset of the Civil War included

The problems that President Abraham Lincoln experienced in conducting the Civil War were less harmful than those experienced by Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, partly because the Union

Identify and state the historical significance of the U.S. Sanitary Commission.

States that joined the Confederacy after the firing on Fort Sumter included

Identify and state the historical significance of the National Banking System.

Identify and state the historical significance of Napoleon III.

How did technological inventions like the mechanical reaper impact the course of the Civil War?

Why did Britain move to establish the Dominion of Canada following the Civil War? Were their concerns reasonable? Why?

Despite the war, 300,000 people migrated to the West, lured mainly by

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