Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-National Banking System

Accepted Answer

The National Banking System in the Unite

Question 2

The European great powers welcomed a civil war in the United States for all of the following reasons except

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A) war would weaken the power of the United States in the western hemisphere. 
B) a divided America would likely put a halt to European immigration. 
C) they could play the two nations off against one another in a game of balance of power. 
D) their existing colonies would be safe against further American expansion. 
E) they might more readily seize new colonial territory in the Americas. 
A) war would weaken the power of the United States in the western hemisphere. 
B) a divided America would likely put a halt to European immigration. 
C) they could play the two nations off against one another in a game of balance of power. 
D) their existing colonies would be safe against further American expansion. 
E) they might more readily seize new colonial territory in the Americas.

Question 3

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 4

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 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President o

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Alabama

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Alabama is a state located in the southe

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Homestead Act

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The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 8

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 9

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 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Sally Tompkins​

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Sally Tompkins was a notable figure in A

Question 11

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 12

"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 13

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 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Billy Yank"

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"Billy Yank" is a term used to refer to

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Charles Francis Adams

Accepted Answer

Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886) was an

Question 16

Much of the hunger experienced by Confederate soldiers in the Civil War was due to

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A) poor agricultural production. 
B) the Union's naval blockade. 
C) the South's rickety transportation system. 
D) the fact that slaves abandoned the plantations. 
E) profiteering by military suppliers. 
A) poor agricultural production. 
B) the Union's naval blockade. 
C) the South's rickety transportation system. 
D) the fact that slaves abandoned the plantations. 
E) profiteering by military suppliers.

Question 17

A supposed asset for the South at the beginning of the Civil War that never materialized to its real advantage was

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A) effective military leadership. 
B) naval intervention from Britain and France. 
C) the fighting skill of Southern males. 
D) its ability to fight on its own soil. 
E) its belief that it was defending its way of life. 
A) effective military leadership. 
B) naval intervention from Britain and France. 
C) the fighting skill of Southern males. 
D) its ability to fight on its own soil. 
E) its belief that it was defending its way of life.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Fort Sumter

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Question 19

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 seventy-five thousand 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 seventy-five thousand militia troops to form a voluntary Union army. 
E) southern support for secession was weakening.

Question 20

During the Civil War, Britain and the United States were nearly provoked into war by

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A) the incompetence of Charles Francis Adams, the United States ambassador to London. 
B) Britain's refusal to observe the Union's blockade of Southern ports. 
C) the Trent affair, involving the removal of Southern diplomats from a British ship by a Union warship in 1861. 
D) Napoleon III's effort to place Maximilian on the Mexican throne. 
E) British working-class support for the South. 
A) the incompetence of Charles Francis Adams, the United States ambassador to London. 
B) Britain's refusal to observe the Union's blockade of Southern ports. 
C) the Trent affair, involving the removal of Southern diplomats from a British ship by a Union warship in 1861. 
D) Napoleon III's effort to place Maximilian on the Mexican throne. 
E) British working-class support for the South.

Exam 20: Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -National Banking System

The European great powers welcomed a civil war in the United States for all of the following reasons except

To find effective high-level commanders, the Union

Northern soldiers eventually became known for their

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Abraham Lincoln

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Alabama

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Homestead Act

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."

Billy Yank tended to be all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Sally Tompkins​

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

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Billy Yank"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles Francis Adams

Much of the hunger experienced by Confederate soldiers in the Civil War was due to

A supposed asset for the South at the beginning of the Civil War that never materialized to its real advantage was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Fort Sumter

Confederate batteries fired on Fort Sumter when it was learned that

During the Civil War, Britain and the United States were nearly provoked into war by

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