Question 1

Hood's attack at Franklin:

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A)  led to his army's slaughter.
B)  forced Sherman to abandon Atlanta.
C)  made him one of the South's greatest heroes.
D)  recaptured key rail lines.
E)  restored Tennessee to Confederate control.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 2

All of the following statements about the formation of black army units are true,EXCEPT that:

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A)  black army units never saw any significant action.
B)  the U.S.War Department Bureau of Colored Troops recruited free blacks and freed slaves,80 percent of whom came from southern states.
C)  blacks were paid less than their white counterparts.
D)  blacks could not be commissioned officers.
E)  only after the Emancipation Proclamation did the Union army recruit blacks in large numbers.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

The Battle of Antietam marked the bloodiest single day of the Civil War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

All of the following were strategies used to build the armies of the Civil War,EXCEPT:

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A)  calling for volunteers.
B)  implementing a draft.
C)  kidnapping recent immigrants.
D)  allowing former military personnel to reenlist.
E)  using currently enlisted military personnel.F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 5

The first real battle of the war:

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A)  was the First Battle of Bull Run.
B)  was the Battle of Harpers Ferry.
C)  was a victory for the Union forces at Antietam.
D)  resulted in the death of General Albert S.Johnston in Atlanta.
E)  made both sides think victory would be quick and easy.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 6

Trace the Battle of Antietam,and describe its overall significance for the outcome of the Civil War.

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Question 7

The argument that the Civil War began primarily as a southern fight to defend liberty and the right of self-government is unsatisfactory because:

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A)  the Union already claimed to be fighting to defend liberty and self-government.
B)  southerners never claimed to be concerned with liberty and self-government.
C)  the South established a monarchy after secession.
D)  the Confederacy envisioned a dictatorship as the ideal government.
E)  it ignores slavery,the actual reason that southern leaders used in 1860-1861 to justify secession and war.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

At the Battle of Chancellorsville:

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A)  the Union turned back a Confederate invasion.
B)  Lee displayed his typical caution.
C)  Lee gave Hooker a lesson in the art of "elusive mobility."
D)  black troops turned the tide for the Union.
E)  General Hooker delivered the big victory that Lincoln had been seeking.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

Slavery was ultimately eradicated by:

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A)  the Emancipation Proclamation.
B)  Lee's surrender.
C)  the Thirteenth Amendment.
D)  an act of Congress.
E)  divine intervention.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 10

Lincoln replaced McClellan as Union commander because McClellan was overly aggressive.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Much of the Confederacy's diplomatic efforts were aimed at:

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A)  Britain.
B)  Egypt and India.
C)  South America.
D)  Spain.
E)  China.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

List and briefly describe the reasons why the North won the Civil War.What were the North's strengths and advantages?

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Question 13

One of the reasons that the First Battle of Bull Run was such a sobering experience for both North and South was that both sides:

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A)  fled the battlefield before the battle was decided.
B)  mutinied against their leaders.
C)  tried to surrender after the first exchange of fire.
D)  realized they were not willing to fight a long war.
E)  underestimated the other's strength and tenacity.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Fighting along the Kansas-Missouri border:

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A)  pitted Indian tribes against each other.
B)  featured brutal guerrilla warfare.
C)  produced the war's highest casualties.
D)  brought Grant to Lincoln's attention.
E)  gave Confederates control of the West.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

The Emancipation Proclamation:

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A)  called for a slave uprising.
B)  was justified by Lincoln as a military necessity.
C)  hurt U.S.relations with Britain and France.
D)  immediately freed every slave.
E)  reflected Lincoln's changing views on the morality of slavery.F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 16

For many American women,the Civil War loosened traditional restraints on female activity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following statements best describes the Civil War at the end of 1862?

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A)  Union troops had a definite edge in the East.
B)  Union troops had a definite edge in the West.
C)  After the decisive victories at Fredericksburg and Antietam,Union officers anticipated a quick end to the war.
D)  The war in the East was a virtual deadlock.
E)  The recruitment of black troops had given the North a huge advantage.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

Copperheads were members of the extreme fringe of the peace wing of the Democratic party.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-David Farragut

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A)  a candidate for the presidency in the 1860 election
B)  led the Pottawatomie Massacre
C)  elected president of the Confederate States of America
D)  died in July 1850
E)  caned Charles SumnerF) the "Little Giant" who succeeded in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed by breaking it into separate proposalsG) argued that Congress needed to protect the right of slave owners to take their "property" into the territoriesH) the chief justice for the Dred Scott caseI) the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidateJ) the president who supported the Compromise of 1850K) B) and E)
L) A) and I)

Question 20

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Thaddeus Stevens

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A)  a candidate for the presidency in the 1860 election
B)  led the Pottawatomie Massacre
C)  elected president of the Confederate States of America
D)  died in July 1850
E)  caned Charles SumnerF) the "Little Giant" who succeeded in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed by breaking it into separate proposalsG) argued that Congress needed to protect the right of slave owners to take their "property" into the territoriesH) the chief justice for the Dred Scott caseI) the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidateJ) the president who supported the Compromise of 1850K) F) and I)
L) All of the above

Exam 15: The War of the Union, 1861-1865

Which of the following statements best describes the Civil War at the end of 1862?

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Slavery was ultimately eradicated by:

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The first real battle of the war:

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At the Battle of Chancellorsville:

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Thaddeus Stevens

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Much of the Confederacy's diplomatic efforts were aimed at:

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The Emancipation Proclamation:

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One of the reasons that the First Battle of Bull Run was such a sobering experience for both North and South was that both sides:

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Fighting along the Kansas-Missouri border:

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All of the following statements about the formation of black army units are true,EXCEPT that:

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -David Farragut

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The Battle of Antietam marked the bloodiest single day of the Civil War.

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List and briefly describe the reasons why the North won the Civil War.What were the North's strengths and advantages?

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All of the following were strategies used to build the armies of the Civil War,EXCEPT:

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For many American women,the Civil War loosened traditional restraints on female activity.

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Hood's attack at Franklin:

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Copperheads were members of the extreme fringe of the peace wing of the Democratic party.

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Lincoln replaced McClellan as Union commander because McClellan was overly aggressive.

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Trace the Battle of Antietam,and describe its overall significance for the outcome of the Civil War.

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The argument that the Civil War began primarily as a southern fight to defend liberty and the right of self-government is unsatisfactory because:

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