Question 1

Over the course of the Civil War, a larger proportion of the North's male population of military age served in the military than did in the South.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

All of the following statements regarding Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 are true except he

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A)   only carried one southern state.
B)   received less than 40 percent of the popular vote.
C)   won every free state.
D)   won by a substantial margin in the electoral college.
E)   received more popular votes than Breckinridge.

Question 3

The young, heralded commander-in-chief of the Army of the Potomac in 1861 was ____________________.

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Question 4

All states with slaves seceded from the union between 1860 and 1861.

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A) True 
 B)False

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Question 6

The vice president of the Confederacy was ____________________.

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Question 7

In the election of 1860, John Bell was nominated by the ____________________ Party.

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Question 8

The 1860 Republican Party platform called for all of the following except

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A)   a higher tariff.
B)   a homestead act.
C)   abolition.
D)   federal aid for a transcontinental railroad.
E)   federal program to improve river transportation.

Question 9

On the issue of secession, most Northerners agreed that

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A)   the union was a voluntary association and therefore could be dissolved.
B)   the Southern states were an economic drain on the nation and so the North would actually profit from secession.
C)   secession was unconstitutional, treasonable, and impossible.
D)   the issue should be decided by the Supreme Court, not by the president.
E)   the issue should be decided by a nationwide referendum.

Question 10

The 1860 Republican platform was designed to appeal to many groups in the North.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A total of ____________________ states passed secession ordinances and joined the Confederate States of America.

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Question 12

The essence of "King Cotton Diplomacy" was to

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A)   cut off the supply of cotton to the North and to force Lincoln to the bargaining table.
B)   cut off the supply of cotton to England and gain British recognition of the Confederacy.
C)   sell Southern cotton abroad and use it for collateral for loans to purchase war materials.
D)   use the lure of cotton exports to win support from France.
E)   reopen the African slave trade and increase cotton production.

Question 13

The victorious forces at the Second Battle of Bull Run were ____________________.

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Question 14

The Republican platform of 1860 called for the abolition of slavery.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Examine the establishment of the Confederacy in 1860.Compare and contrast the new government with that of the Union.

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Question 16

Which of the following slave states did not secede from the United States?

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A)   Kansas
B)   Kentucky
C)   Arkansas
D)   Tennessee
E)   Texas

Question 17

The Constitution of the Confederate States of America was drawn up in

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A)   Atlanta, Georgia.
B)   Montgomery, Alabama.
C)   Richmond, Virginia.
D)   Charleston, South Carolina.
E)   Austin, Texas

Question 18

The Confederacy reaped great profits from the sale of the 1861 cotton crop.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The higher the proportion of slaves in a southern state, the greater the intensity of secessionist sentiment and likelihood that that state would be among the first to secede from the Union.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Democratic Party rules in effect gave Southerners veto power over the selection of the party's presidential nominee.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

The 1860 Republican Party platform called for all of the following except

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The young, heralded commander-in-chief of the Army of the Potomac in 1861 was ____________________.

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The vice president of the Confederacy was ____________________.

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The higher the proportion of slaves in a southern state, the greater the intensity of secessionist sentiment and likelihood that that state would be among the first to secede from the Union.

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Which of the following slave states did not secede from the United States?

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The Confederacy reaped great profits from the sale of the 1861 cotton crop.

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Over the course of the Civil War, a larger proportion of the North's male population of military age served in the military than did in the South.

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All states with slaves seceded from the union between 1860 and 1861.

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Democratic Party rules in effect gave Southerners veto power over the selection of the party's presidential nominee.

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The Constitution of the Confederate States of America was drawn up in

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All of the following statements regarding Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 are true except he

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A total of ____________________ states passed secession ordinances and joined the Confederate States of America.

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On the issue of secession, most Northerners agreed that

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In the election of 1860, John Bell was nominated by the ____________________ Party.

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The Republican platform of 1860 called for the abolition of slavery.

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Examine the establishment of the Confederacy in 1860.Compare and contrast the new government with that of the Union.

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The essence of "King Cotton Diplomacy" was to

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The victorious forces at the Second Battle of Bull Run were ____________________.

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The 1860 Republican platform was designed to appeal to many groups in the North.

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