Question 1

President Abraham Lincoln believed the main objective of the Union armies was to

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A)   occupy Confederate territory.
B)   free Southern slaves.
C)   destroy Confederate armies.
D)   control Confederate ports.
E)   capture Richmond.F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Charles Sumner was a "Radical Republican."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Union's national draft law

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A)   proved to be unnecessary in the war effort.
B)   severely discouraged voluntary enlistment.
C)   allowed no provisions for escaping service.
D)   saw little in the way of opposition from the public.
E)   resulted in murderous attacks in New York City against free blacks.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 4

The Confederacy financed the Civil War primarily by printing paper money.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Ulysses S.Grant believed in using the North's great advantage in troops and material resources to overwhelm the South.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Why might the Civil War be described as the first "modern war"?

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Question 7

Describe the debate in the North over the involvement of African Americans in the Civil War,and assess the significance of their participation in the war.

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Question 8

The last-ditch effort by a Kentucky senator to avoid the Civil War was called the ________ Compromise.

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Question 9

The Peninsular campaign in 1862

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A)   saw General George McClellan plan an ambitious assault on Charleston, South Carolina.
B)   was an example of General McClellan's conservative approach to battle.
C)   ultimately ended in a major Union victory and signaled a turning point in the war.
D)   saw the first Confederate siege of Washington,D.C.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

Both Antietam and Shiloh could be described as Union victories.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

As commander in chief,Lincoln was given a fairly free hand by Congress in conducting the war as he saw fit.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which battle-Vicksburg or Gettysburg-was more significant in determining the outcome of the Civil War?

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Both the Battle of Vicksburg and the Bat...

Question 13

At the start of the Civil War,the

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A)   South had a massive reserve of cash.
B)   South had more combat-age males.
C)   South had more and better railroads.
D)   North was unified by a commitment to end slavery.
E)   North had a much more substantial economy.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

Jefferson Davis,unlike Lincoln,was a trained professional soldier.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The 1862 Morrill Land Grant Act was designed to help

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A)   industry.
B)   education.
C)   banks.
D)   railroads.
E)   free blacks.F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

In 1864,General William T.Sherman's "March to the Sea"

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A)   attempted to avoid the civilian population.
B)   saw him face more resistance than Grant faced to his north.
C)   never reached the Atlantic Ocean.
D)   resulted in mass starvation among Sherman's troops.
E)   was designed in part to demoralize Southerners.F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

The First Battle of Bull Run dealt a severe blow to Union morale and dispelled the illusion that the war would be a short one.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

During the siege of ________,Lee proposed an invasion of Pennsylvania,which would,he argued,divert Union troops north and remove the pressure on the lower Mississippi.

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Question 19

Not until 1864 did Lincoln find a military commander he could trust: ________.

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Question 20

Military campaigns during the Civil War came to be organized around railroad lines.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: The Civil War

During the siege of ________,Lee proposed an invasion of Pennsylvania,which would,he argued,divert Union troops north and remove the pressure on the lower Mississippi.

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The 1862 Morrill Land Grant Act was designed to help

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The Confederacy financed the Civil War primarily by printing paper money.

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Charles Sumner was a "Radical Republican."

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Not until 1864 did Lincoln find a military commander he could trust: ________.

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As commander in chief,Lincoln was given a fairly free hand by Congress in conducting the war as he saw fit.

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President Abraham Lincoln believed the main objective of the Union armies was to

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The Union's national draft law

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Why might the Civil War be described as the first "modern war"?

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Both Antietam and Shiloh could be described as Union victories.

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Military campaigns during the Civil War came to be organized around railroad lines.

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Ulysses S.Grant believed in using the North's great advantage in troops and material resources to overwhelm the South.

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The First Battle of Bull Run dealt a severe blow to Union morale and dispelled the illusion that the war would be a short one.

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The Peninsular campaign in 1862

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In 1864,General William T.Sherman's "March to the Sea"

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The last-ditch effort by a Kentucky senator to avoid the Civil War was called the ________ Compromise.

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Describe the debate in the North over the involvement of African Americans in the Civil War,and assess the significance of their participation in the war.

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Which battle-Vicksburg or Gettysburg-was more significant in determining the outcome of the Civil War?

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Jefferson Davis,unlike Lincoln,was a trained professional soldier.

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