Question 1

The development of the rifle was important because it

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A)  forced generals to rely less on cavalry. 
B)  permitted more effective use of the bayonet. 
C)  eliminated the value of trenches in defensive action. 
D)  meant that cavalry could be more lethal. 
E)  invalidated traditional military tactics. 
A)  forced generals to rely less on cavalry. 
B)  permitted more effective use of the bayonet. 
C)  eliminated the value of trenches in defensive action. 
D)  meant that cavalry could be more lethal. 
E)  invalidated traditional military tactics.

Question 2

Black soldiers in the Union army

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A)  were less likely than whites to die of diseases. 
B)  were usually treated as prisoners of war when captured by Confederate troops. 
C)  comprised nearly one-quarter of the Union army by the end of the war 
D)  were, from the start, paid the same as white soldiers. 
E)  typically assigned to labor detachments or garrison duty and were therefore less likely to be killed in action. 
A)  were less likely than whites to die of diseases. 
B)  were usually treated as prisoners of war when captured by Confederate troops. 
C)  comprised nearly one-quarter of the Union army by the end of the war 
D)  were, from the start, paid the same as white soldiers. 
E)  typically assigned to labor detachments or garrison duty and were therefore less likely to be killed in action.

Question 3

Hardtack was

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A)  the nickname for the bayonet that was used by Union forces. 
B)  a type of biscuit was that was a mainstay in the rations of Union forces. 
C)  the tactic of quickly changing the direction of a military unit and hitting the enemy from an unexpected direction. 
D)  the ammunition that was used in the Enfield rifle. 
E)  a medal that all Union forces got to where after the war recognizing their service. 
A)  the nickname for the bayonet that was used by Union forces. 
B)  a type of biscuit was that was a mainstay in the rations of Union forces. 
C)  the tactic of quickly changing the direction of a military unit and hitting the enemy from an unexpected direction. 
D)  the ammunition that was used in the Enfield rifle. 
E)  a medal that all Union forces got to where after the war recognizing their service.

Question 4

Who was exempted from conscription during the Civil War?

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A)  Northerners who paid the government $300 
B)  All white southerners 
C)  Southerners who could not afford the $300 conscription fee 
D)  Southerners who sent their slaves to fight as substitutes 
E)  Northerners who objected to war on moral grounds 
A)  Northerners who paid the government $300 
B)  All white southerners 
C)  Southerners who could not afford the $300 conscription fee 
D)  Southerners who sent their slaves to fight as substitutes 
E)  Northerners who objected to war on moral grounds

Question 5

Which Union general burned Atlanta during the Civil War?

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A)  William Tecumseh Sherman 
B)  Philip Sheridan 
C)  Ulysses S. Grant 
D)  George Hooker 
E)  Ambrose Burnside 
A)  William Tecumseh Sherman 
B)  Philip Sheridan 
C)  Ulysses S. Grant 
D)  George Hooker 
E)  Ambrose Burnside

Question 6

Of all the methods the northern and southern governments used to finance the war, which was the most effective in raising revenue?

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A)  Income taxes 
B)  Property taxes 
C)  Government war bonds 
D)  Printing paper money 
E)  Sales taxes 
A)  Income taxes 
B)  Property taxes 
C)  Government war bonds 
D)  Printing paper money 
E)  Sales taxes

Question 7

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-Fredericksburg, Virginia

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Question 8

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-New Orleans, Louisiana

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Question 9

The Battle of Antietam in September 1862

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A)  was a strategic victory for the South because General Grant called off his invasion of Richmond. 
B)  encouraged Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. 
C)  encouraged Great Britain and France to recognize the Confederacy as an independent nation. 
D)  was General Ambrose Burnside's most famous victory 
E)  revealed Robert E. Lee's genius in staging a battle. 
A)  was a strategic victory for the South because General Grant called off his invasion of Richmond. 
B)  encouraged Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. 
C)  encouraged Great Britain and France to recognize the Confederacy as an independent nation. 
D)  was General Ambrose Burnside's most famous victory 
E)  revealed Robert E. Lee's genius in staging a battle.

Question 10

What happened at Fort Pillow, Tennessee in 1864?

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A)  Union forces seized the fort and forced Southern forces to abandon Chattanooga. 
B)  Ulysses S. Grant seized the fort and gained control of the Tennessee River. 
C)  Confederate forces captured and massacred black soldiers serving in the Union army. 
D)  Robert E. Lee seized the fort and forced Union forces to evacuate Knoxville. 
E)  Union forces laid siege to the fort and forced the Confederate forces to surrender. 
A)  Union forces seized the fort and forced Southern forces to abandon Chattanooga. 
B)  Ulysses S. Grant seized the fort and gained control of the Tennessee River. 
C)  Confederate forces captured and massacred black soldiers serving in the Union army. 
D)  Robert E. Lee seized the fort and forced Union forces to evacuate Knoxville. 
E)  Union forces laid siege to the fort and forced the Confederate forces to surrender.

Question 11

What was the most important factor in Abraham Lincoln's 1864 reelection victory?

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A)  He furloughed Union soldiers so that they could vote for him. 
B)  Atlanta fell to Union forces in September 1864. 
C)  There was no organized political opposition to his re-election. 
D)  Lincoln's lenient plan for postwar reconstruction appealed to many. 
E)  He issued the Emancipation Proclamation. 
A)  He furloughed Union soldiers so that they could vote for him. 
B)  Atlanta fell to Union forces in September 1864. 
C)  There was no organized political opposition to his re-election. 
D)  Lincoln's lenient plan for postwar reconstruction appealed to many. 
E)  He issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

Question 12

Which of the following did not happen to southern agriculture during the Civil War?

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A)  Wheat and corn production declined. 
B)  Planters continued to plant cotton rather than grow food. 
C)  There was a serious shortage of agricultural workers. 
D)  Cotton production declined. 
E)  Southern farmwives took control of their farms and encouraged their husbands to stay in the army. 
A)  Wheat and corn production declined. 
B)  Planters continued to plant cotton rather than grow food. 
C)  There was a serious shortage of agricultural workers. 
D)  Cotton production declined. 
E)  Southern farmwives took control of their farms and encouraged their husbands to stay in the army.

Question 13

Approximately how many Americans died in the Civil War?

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A)  125,000 
B)  330,000 
C)  620,000 
D)  950,000 
E)  1.2 million 
A)  125,000 
B)  330,000 
C)  620,000 
D)  950,000 
E)  1.2 million

Question 14

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Vicksburg, Mississippi

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Question 15

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-Richmond, Virginia

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Question 16

How did the Trent affair almost trigger a war between the United States and Great Britain?

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A)  American frontiersmen crossed the Canadian border and attacked some settlers. 
B)  A Union diplomat insulted the British monarch. 
C)  The Union navy seized a ship carrying Confederate diplomats going to Great Britain and France. 
D)  British shipyards built the Trent to serve in the Confederate navy as a commerce raider. 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  American frontiersmen crossed the Canadian border and attacked some settlers. 
B)  A Union diplomat insulted the British monarch. 
C)  The Union navy seized a ship carrying Confederate diplomats going to Great Britain and France. 
D)  British shipyards built the Trent to serve in the Confederate navy as a commerce raider. 
E)  None of these choices

Question 17

Why was Dorothea Dix significant during the Civil War?

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A)  She headed the Union's nursing corps. 
B)  She became the first woman general in the army. 
C)  She was one of President Lincoln's principal advisers. 
D)  She served as a Union spy in the Confederate government. 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  She headed the Union's nursing corps. 
B)  She became the first woman general in the army. 
C)  She was one of President Lincoln's principal advisers. 
D)  She served as a Union spy in the Confederate government. 
E)  None of these choices

Question 18

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

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Question 19

Why was the Union more politically cohesive than the Confederacy?

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A)  There was little political dissent in the North because northerners were united in a crusade against slavery. 
B)  The multiplicity of political parties in the South made Confederate party politics vicious and divisive. 
C)  The presence of a vocal and politically powerful opposition in the North forced the Republicans to unite behind their leader. 
D)  Jefferson Davis encouraged dissent as a way of sharpening Confederate resolve. 
E)  The South had no tradition of vigorous politics or strong political leadership. 
A)  There was little political dissent in the North because northerners were united in a crusade against slavery. 
B)  The multiplicity of political parties in the South made Confederate party politics vicious and divisive. 
C)  The presence of a vocal and politically powerful opposition in the North forced the Republicans to unite behind their leader. 
D)  Jefferson Davis encouraged dissent as a way of sharpening Confederate resolve. 
E)  The South had no tradition of vigorous politics or strong political leadership.

Question 20

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Sea Islands

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The development of the rifle was important because it

Black soldiers in the Union army

Hardtack was

Who was exempted from conscription during the Civil War?

Which Union general burned Atlanta during the Civil War?

Of all the methods the northern and southern governments used to finance the war, which was the most effective in raising revenue?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Fredericksburg, Virginia

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -New Orleans, Louisiana

The Battle of Antietam in September 1862

What happened at Fort Pillow, Tennessee in 1864?

What was the most important factor in Abraham Lincoln's 1864 reelection victory?

Which of the following did not happen to southern agriculture during the Civil War?

Approximately how many Americans died in the Civil War?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Vicksburg, Mississippi

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Richmond, Virginia

How did the Trent affair almost trigger a war between the United States and Great Britain?

Why was Dorothea Dix significant during the Civil War?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Why was the Union more politically cohesive than the Confederacy?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Sea Islands

Native Peoples of America, to 1500

The Rise of the Atlantic World, 1400-1625

The Emergence of Colonial Societies, 1625-1700

The Bonds of Empire, 1660-1750

Roads to Revolution, 1750-1776

Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-1788

Launching the New Republic, 1788-1800

America at War and Peace, 1801-1824

The Transformation of American Society, 1815-1840

Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform, 1824-1840

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life, 1840-1860

The Old South and Slavery, 1830-1860

Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict, 1840-1848

From Compromise to Secession, 1850-1861

The Crises of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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Exam 15: Crucible of Freedom: Civil War, 1861-1865

The development of the rifle was important because it

Black soldiers in the Union army

Hardtack was

Who was exempted from conscription during the Civil War?

Which Union general burned Atlanta during the Civil War?

Of all the methods the northern and southern governments used to finance the war, which was the most effective in raising revenue?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Fredericksburg, Virginia

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -New Orleans, Louisiana

The Battle of Antietam in September 1862

What happened at Fort Pillow, Tennessee in 1864?

What was the most important factor in Abraham Lincoln's 1864 reelection victory?

Which of the following did not happen to southern agriculture during the Civil War?

Approximately how many Americans died in the Civil War?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Vicksburg, Mississippi

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Richmond, Virginia

How did the Trent affair almost trigger a war between the United States and Great Britain?

Why was Dorothea Dix significant during the Civil War?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Why was the Union more politically cohesive than the Confederacy?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Sea Islands

Native Peoples of America, to 1500

The Rise of the Atlantic World, 1400-1625

The Emergence of Colonial Societies, 1625-1700

The Bonds of Empire, 1660-1750

Roads to Revolution, 1750-1776

Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-1788

Launching the New Republic, 1788-1800

America at War and Peace, 1801-1824

The Transformation of American Society, 1815-1840

Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform, 1824-1840

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life, 1840-1860

The Old South and Slavery, 1830-1860

Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict, 1840-1848

From Compromise to Secession, 1850-1861

The Crises of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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