Question 1

Despite their ideological commitment to states' rights and limited government, Confederate leaders

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A)   denied the right of West Virginians to create their own state.
B)   expanded their power by drafting soldiers into the Confederate army.
C)   continued their staunch support of states' rights critic Jefferson Davis.
D)   forced every state to issue resolutions in opposition to the Emancipation Proclamation.

Question 2

How did northerners view the Civil War once it began?

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A)   It was a chance to punish the South after decades of political rivalry.
B)   It provided an opportunity to integrate all slaves into American society.
C)   It was a struggle to preserve the Union.
D)   It was an ideal time to emancipate slaves in the Union-loyal border states.

Question 3

What role did slaves play in destroying slavery during the Civil War?

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Question 4

What was the significance of the first battle at Manassas (or Bull Run)  in July 1861?

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A)   It disheartened northerners to the extent that men stopped volunteering for the Union army.
B)   The Union's defeat encouraged Lincoln to authorize the enlistment of one million more men for three years.
C)   It was a bloodbath in which over ten thousand men died.
D)   Confederate soldiers questioned whether they had the mettle to compete with Union troops.

Question 5

What event marked the official beginning of armed hostilities between the North and South in April 1861?

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A)   Confederates firing on the frigate Star of the West
B)   An assault on Washington, D.C.
C)   The assault on federal troops passing through Baltimore
D)   Confederates firing on Fort Sumter

Question 6

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Some terms may be used more than once; some may not be used at all.
-Tennessee battle on April 6-7, 1862, between Albert Sidney Johnston's Confederate forces and Ulysses S. Grant's Union army. The Union army ultimately prevailed, though at great cost to both sides. The battle ruined the Confederacy's bid to control the war in the West.

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A)  battle of Antietam
B)  battle of Bull Run (Manassas) 
C)  battle of Gettysburg
D)  battle of Shiloh
E)  contraband of warF) Emancipation ProclamationG) Fort SumterH) King Cotton diplomacyI) New York City draft riotsJ) Sherman's March to the SeaK) siege of VicksburgL) Union blockade

Question 7

Lincoln justified the Emancipation Proclamation as

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A)   a military necessity.
B)   a personal moral statement.
C)   a response to the lobbying of abolitionists.
D)   a way to appease the entire northern population.

Question 8

What was the purpose of the 1862 Homestead Act?

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A)   It granted every former slave a homestead with forty acres and a mule.
B)   It offered Western land to settlers who would live and labor on it.
C)   It instituted America's first public education system.
D)   It ended speculation on western land purchases.

Question 9

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Some terms may be used more than once; some may not be used at all.
-First major battle of the Civil War, fought at a railroad junction in northern Virginia on July 21, 1861. The Union suffered a sobering defeat, while the Confederates' felt affirmed in their superiority and the inevitability of Confederate nationhood.

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A)  battle of Antietam
B)  battle of Bull Run (Manassas) 
C)  battle of Gettysburg
D)  battle of Shiloh
E)  contraband of warF) Emancipation ProclamationG) Fort SumterH) King Cotton diplomacyI) New York City draft riotsJ) Sherman's March to the SeaK) siege of VicksburgL) Union blockade

Question 10

What happened in the loyal border states of Missouri and Kentucky during the Civil War?

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A)   State leaders emancipated their slaves.
B)   A violent pro-southern minority remained sympathetic to the southern cause.
C)   Most soldiers refused to fight against the Confederates.
D)   The citizens threatened to split off and create their own separate nation.

Question 11

Identify key reasons why southerners believed they could win the Civil War.

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Question 12

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Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Some terms may be used more than once; some may not be used at all.
-Battle fought in Maryland on September 17, 1862, between the Union forces of George McClellan and Confederate troops of Robert E. Lee. The battle-a Union victory that left 6,000 dead and 17,000 wounded-was the bloodiest day of the war.

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A)  battle of Antietam
B)  battle of Bull Run (Manassas) 
C)  battle of Gettysburg
D)  battle of Shiloh
E)  contraband of warF) Emancipation ProclamationG) Fort SumterH) King Cotton diplomacyI) New York City draft riotsJ) Sherman's March to the SeaK) siege of VicksburgL) Union blockade

Question 13

Which general won the battle of Gettysburg?

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A)   George G. Meade
B)   Robert E. Lee
C)   George E. Pickett
D)   Andrew "Stonewall" Jackson

Question 14

In March 1862, Congress tilted toward emancipating slaves when it

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A)   forbade the practice of returning fugitive slaves to their masters.
B)   labeled all slaves coming within Union military lines as contraband of war.
C)   presented emancipation legislation only to see it defeated by Democrats.
D)   declared all children born of slave parents free.

Question 15

Who led the Union forces to victory at the Battle of Shiloh?

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A)   William Clarke Quantrill
B)   "Bloody Bill" Anderson
C)   Albert Sidney Johnston
D)   Ulysses S. Grant

Question 16

Use the following to answer questions :
Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Some terms may be used more than once; some may not be used at all.
-President Lincoln's January 1, 1863, declaration that all slaves in Confederate-controlled territory were free. This made the Civil War a war to free slaves, although its limitations-exemptions for loyal border states and Union-occupied areas of the Confederacy-made some ridicule the act.

Accepted Answer

A)  battle of Antietam
B)  battle of Bull Run (Manassas) 
C)  battle of Gettysburg
D)  battle of Shiloh
E)  contraband of warF) Emancipation ProclamationG) Fort SumterH) King Cotton diplomacyI) New York City draft riotsJ) Sherman's March to the SeaK) siege of VicksburgL) Union blockade

Question 17

Explain why non-slaveholding white southerners were willing to risk their lives fighting in the Civil War.

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Southern w...

Question 18

What economic effect did the Civil War have on the rural North?

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A)   Plowing, planting, and harvesting were disrupted.
B)   Mechanization ceased as technological innovations focused on the war effort.
C)   High prices and increased production brought it prosperity.
D)   Women found their roles reduced because their husbands refused to fight in the war.

Question 19

What motivated so many Americans to fight and kill one another in the long and bloody American Civil War? What did they believe they were fighting for?

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Question 20

Why did President Lincoln criticize General George B. McClellan early in the war?

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A)   McClellan had amassed a huge military force but refused to attack.
B)   McClellan frequently requested to be reassigned.
C)   McClellan took too many unnecessary risks on the battlefield.
D)   Congress had appointed McClellan without Lincoln's approval.

Exam 15: The Crucible of War, 1861-1865

Why did President Lincoln criticize General George B. McClellan early in the war?

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Explain why non-slaveholding white southerners were willing to risk their lives fighting in the Civil War.

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What happened in the loyal border states of Missouri and Kentucky during the Civil War?

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Despite their ideological commitment to states' rights and limited government, Confederate leaders

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What was the purpose of the 1862 Homestead Act?

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What role did slaves play in destroying slavery during the Civil War?

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What event marked the official beginning of armed hostilities between the North and South in April 1861?

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Which general won the battle of Gettysburg?

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What economic effect did the Civil War have on the rural North?

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Who led the Union forces to victory at the Battle of Shiloh?

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How did northerners view the Civil War once it began?

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In March 1862, Congress tilted toward emancipating slaves when it

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What was the significance of the first battle at Manassas (or Bull Run) in July 1861?

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