Question 1

To achieve its independence, the Confederacy had to

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A)  invade the Union. 
B)  win a decisive military victory on its own soil. 
C)  fight the invading Union army to a draw. 
D)  attract more talented military commanders. 
E)  capture Washington, D.C. 
A)  invade the Union. 
B)  win a decisive military victory on its own soil. 
C)  fight the invading Union army to a draw. 
D)  attract more talented military commanders. 
E)  capture Washington, D.C.

Question 2

Border slave states that remained loyal to the Union included

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A)  Kentucky. 
B)  Missouri. 
C)  Tennessee. 
D)  Maryland. 
E)  West Virginia. 
A)  Kentucky. 
B)  Missouri. 
C)  Tennessee. 
D)  Maryland. 
E)  West Virginia.

Question 3

Of all the hardships faced by the soldiers during the Civil War, the greatest was

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A)  starvation. 
B)  disease. 
C)  decline of moral standards. 
D)  lack of proper clothing. 
E)  constant fighting. 
A)  starvation. 
B)  disease. 
C)  decline of moral standards. 
D)  lack of proper clothing. 
E)  constant fighting.

Question 4

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 5

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)  navalintervention 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)  navalintervention 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 6

All of the following were similar characteristics that both Union and Confederate soldiers shared except

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A)  most soldiers had been farmers or farm laborers. 
B)  poor, immigrants from Europe were well represented in both armies. 
C)  most troops were native born. 
D)  almost half were under the age of 22. 
E)  both shared a common commitment to patriotism. 
A)  most soldiers had been farmers or farm laborers. 
B)  poor, immigrants from Europe were well represented in both armies. 
C)  most troops were native born. 
D)  almost half were under the age of 22. 
E)  both shared a common commitment to patriotism.

Question 7

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 8

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 9

Like the North during the Civil War, the South

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A)  exempted the wealthy from military service. 
B)  experienced a high rate of desertion. 
C)  relied mainly on volunteer enlistments. 
D)  drafted men into military service. 
E)  used black soldiers. 
A)  exempted the wealthy from military service. 
B)  experienced a high rate of desertion. 
C)  relied mainly on volunteer enlistments. 
D)  drafted men into military service. 
E)  used black soldiers.

Question 10

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 11

As president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis did not exercise the arbitrary power wielded by Abraham Lincoln because

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A)  of the South's emphasis on states' rights. 
B)  there was such strong agreement on policy in the South. 
C)  he did not believe in strong executive action. 
D)  Confederate General Robert E. Lee's insistence on keeping his army out of politics. 
E)  the Confederate Constitution gave him all the power he needed. 
A)  of the South's emphasis on states' rights. 
B)  there was such strong agreement on policy in the South. 
C)  he did not believe in strong executive action. 
D)  Confederate General Robert E. Lee's insistence on keeping his army out of politics. 
E)  the Confederate Constitution gave him all the power he needed.

Question 12

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 13

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 14

Confederate commerce-raiders such as the Alabama

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A)  were of little value. 
B)  proved effective against Union shipping. 
C)  were supplied by the French. 
D)  lasted less than a year. 
E)  operated mostly off the Atlantic coast. 
A)  were of little value. 
B)  proved effective against Union shipping. 
C)  were supplied by the French. 
D)  lasted less than a year. 
E)  operated mostly off the Atlantic coast.

Question 15

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 16

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 17

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 18

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 19

In Lincoln's attempts to preserve the Union, he did all of the following questionable actions as president except

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A)  proclaimed a blockade of the Southern ports. 
B)  increased the size of the federal army. 
C)  suspended the writ of habeas corpus. 
D)  advanced federal funds to private citizens without authorization. 
E)  refused to implement a draft, or conscription law, during the war. 
A)  proclaimed a blockade of the Southern ports. 
B)  increased the size of the federal army. 
C)  suspended the writ of habeas corpus. 
D)  advanced federal funds to private citizens without authorization. 
E)  refused to implement a draft, or conscription law, during the war.

Question 20

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.

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

To achieve its independence, the Confederacy had to

Border slave states that remained loyal to the Union included

Of all the hardships faced by the soldiers during the Civil War, the greatest was

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

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

All of the following were similar characteristics that both Union and Confederate soldiers shared except

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

Northern advantages at the outset of the Civil War included

Like the North during the Civil War, the South

Confederate batteries fired on Fort Sumter when it was learned that

As president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis did not exercise the arbitrary power wielded by Abraham Lincoln because

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

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

Confederate commerce-raiders such as the Alabama

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

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

Billy Yank tended to be all of the following except

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

In Lincoln's attempts to preserve the Union, he did all of the following questionable actions as president except

As a result of the Civil War, the Northern economy

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