Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​greenbacks

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Question 2

During the Civil War, practicing effective diplomacy for the Union and the Confederacy in their respective relations with Great Britain

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A) played only a small role in the evolution of the war efforts of the Union and the Confederacy. 
B) was important for the Union but not for the Confederacy. 
C) was critical for both the Union and the Confederacy 
D) was important for the Confederacy but not for the Union. 
E) was completely irrelevant to the outcome of the Civil War.

Question 3

Lincoln declared from the outset of the Civil War that

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A) he was not fighting to free black slaves. 
B) he wanted to see an end to slavery. 
C) slaves in all the Confederate states were now legally emancipated. 
D) he believed blacks and whites were equal. 
E) None of these choices are correct.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Butternut Region

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Question 5

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-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.

Question 6

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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Question 7

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.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-West Virginia

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Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-The Seceding States of the Confederacy

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Question 10

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.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-New York draft riots

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Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-writ of ha​beas corpus

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Question 13

The Cherokees' decision to side with the South during the Civil War was based on

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A) the North's reservation policies. 
B) the fact that the Cherokees also owned slaves and felt they were making common cause with the South. 
C) disbelieving promises by the Lincoln administration to continue making payments to the tribe. 
D) the invitation by Union leaders to send tribal delegates to Congress. 
E) the offer of a large cash payment from the Confederacy in return for military support.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​U.S. Sanitary Commission

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Question 15

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.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-The Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles)

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Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Jefferson Davis

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Question 18

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.

Question 19

France abandoned its attempt to control Mexico

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A) because the effort proved to be unprofitable. 
B) when the British pressured them to leave. 
C) when the American Civil War began. 
D) because the Mexicans declared independence. 
E) when the United States threatened to use military force after the conclusion of the Civil War to expel France from Mexico and overthrow the French puppet leader, Maximilian.

Question 20

In order to persuade the Border States to remain in the Union, President Lincoln

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A) relied solely on moral appeal. 
B) used only totally legal methods. 
C) guaranteed that they could keep slavery permanently. 
D) never had to use troops. 
E) used legally dubious methods including the declaration of martial law in Maryland and the deployment of Union soldiers in a local civil war in Missouri.

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

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

During the Civil War, practicing effective diplomacy for the Union and the Confederacy in their respective relations with Great Britain

Lincoln declared from the outset of the Civil War that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Butternut Region

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Border slave states that remained loyal to the Union included

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

As a result of the Civil War, the Northern economy

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -West Virginia

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Seceding States of the Confederacy

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 following: -New York draft riots

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -writ of habeas corpus

The Cherokees' decision to side with the South during the Civil War was based on

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

Confederate commerce-raiders such as the Alabama

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles)

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jefferson Davis

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

France abandoned its attempt to control Mexico

In order to persuade the Border States to remain in the Union, President Lincoln

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​greenbacks

During the Civil War, practicing effective diplomacy for the Union and the Confederacy in their respective relations with Great Britain

Lincoln declared from the outset of the Civil War that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Butternut Region

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Border slave states that remained loyal to the Union included

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

As a result of the Civil War, the Northern economy

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -West Virginia

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Seceding States of the Confederacy

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 following: -New York draft riots

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -writ of ha​beas corpus

The Cherokees' decision to side with the South during the Civil War was based on

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​U.S. Sanitary Commission

Confederate commerce-raiders such as the Alabama

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles)

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jefferson Davis

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

France abandoned its attempt to control Mexico

In order to persuade the Border States to remain in the Union, President Lincoln

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

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Border slave states that remained loyal to the Union included

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -writ of habeas corpus

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