Question 1

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 2

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

Accepted Answer

Britain ultimately decided against inter

Question 3

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-To help pay for the Civil War, both the North and the South

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A) raised taxes. 
B) printed paper currency. 
C) sold bonds. 
D) imposed high protective tariffs. 
E) borrowed from foreign governments. 
A) raised taxes. 
B) printed paper currency. 
C) sold bonds. 
D) imposed high protective tariffs. 
E) borrowed from foreign governments.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Save the Union"

Accepted Answer

"Save the Union" refers to the primary g

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Trent affair

Accepted Answer

The Trent Affair was a diplomatic incide

Question 6

The Civil War was a women's war in all of the following ways except

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A) as men left for war, women gained new job opportunities in government. 
B) military demand for shoes and clothing drew women into industrial employment. 
C) women were encouraged to run for office to fill political posts abandoned by men. 
D) women aided men on the battlefront as spies or by posing as male soldiers 
E) women were able to professionalize nursing. 
A) as men left for war, women gained new job opportunities in government. 
B) military demand for shoes and clothing drew women into industrial employment. 
C) women were encouraged to run for office to fill political posts abandoned by men. 
D) women aided men on the battlefront as spies or by posing as male soldiers 
E) women were able to professionalize nursing.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Laird rams

Accepted Answer

The Laird rams refer to two ironclad war

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-martial law

Accepted Answer

Martial law is the imposition of direct

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Border States

Accepted Answer

The Border States refer to the slave sta

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Napoleon III

Accepted Answer

Napoleon III, born Charles-Louis Napoleo

Question 11

All of the following are true statements about the federal conscription (draft) law except

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A) it allowed draftees to hire substitutes 
B) its provisions were unfair to the poor. 
C) it was passed despite a healthy rate of volunteers. 
D) men could pay $300 to purchase an exemption. 
E) it inspired resentment and riots. 
A) it allowed draftees to hire substitutes 
B) its provisions were unfair to the poor. 
C) it was passed despite a healthy rate of volunteers. 
D) men could pay $300 to purchase an exemption. 
E) it inspired resentment and riots.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Clara Barton

Accepted Answer

Clara Barton, born Clarissa Harlowe Bart

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William H. Seward

Accepted Answer

William H. Seward was an American politi

Question 14

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.

Question 15

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 16

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 17

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 18

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.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​the Ohio River

Accepted Answer

The Ohio River is a significant waterway

Question 20

During the Civil War, many poor Southerners complained that it was a rich man's war but a poor man's fight. On what basis did they make this complaint? Could Northerners have made the same accusation for the same reason? Explain.

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The complaint that the Civil War was a r

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

The Southern cause was weakened by

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

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -To help pay for the Civil War, both the North and the South

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Save the Union"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Trent affair

The Civil War was a women's war in all of the following ways except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Laird rams

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -martial law

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Border States

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Napoleon III

All of the following are true statements about the federal conscription (draft) law except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Clara Barton

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William H. Seward

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

Most working people in Britain sided with the North because

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​the Ohio River

During the Civil War, many poor Southerners complained that it was a rich man's war but a poor man's fight. On what basis did they make this complaint? Could Northerners have made the same accusation for the same reason? Explain.

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The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

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The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

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Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

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Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

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American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

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America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

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Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -To help pay for the Civil War, both the North and the South

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -the Ohio River