Question 1

Why did 1863 prove to be such a pivotal year on the battlefield?

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Question 2

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 3

The Emancipation Proclamation did not apply to all of the slave states.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Emancipation Proclamation was made into law by Congress.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do, and how did it alter the Civil War?

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The Emancipation Proclamation was a pres...

Question 6

As the Battle of Vicksburg was ending, another major battle was taking place in

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A)   Shiloh.
B)   Antietam.
C)   Chickamauga.
D)   Atlanta.
E)   Gettysburg.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

The first state to secede from the Union, in 1860, was

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A)   Alabama.
B)   South Carolina.
C)   Georgia.
D)   Mississippi.
E)   Virginia.F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

In what ways did women participate in the Civil War, and how did the conflict change the status of women in both the North and the South?

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During the Civil War, women participated...

Question 9

The most celebrated battle of the Civil War was fought at ________ in early July of 1863.

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The answer of The most celebrated battle of the Civil...

Question 10

The North financed the Civil War primarily by borrowing money.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The United States Sanitary Commission

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A)   was organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.
B)   helped turn nursing into a female-dominated profession.
C)   was welcomed by male doctors.
D)   defied the traditional stereotype of women.
E)   banned women from working in frontline field hospitals.F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

Both Antietam and Shiloh could be described as Union victories.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

At the Battle of ________ in May 1863, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson was wounded and subsequently died of pneumonia.

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The answer of At the Battle of ________ in May...

Question 15

What problems did each side have as they mobilized to fight the Civil War?

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The Union and the Confederacy both faced...

Question 16

In the South in 1865, as a result of the Civil War,

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A)   there were more women than men in some states.
B)   large numbers of widowed Southern women married Union soldiers.
C)   few women could find employment.
D)   the traditional roles of women were reinforced and maintained.
E)   women were granted the right to vote for their wartime service.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 17

In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln realized that volunteer state militias

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A)   would have to do the bulk of fighting for the Union.
B)   could not wage an effective military campaign.
C)   would provide all the military manpower the Union would require.
D)   could not be counted on to serve longer than three months.
E)   would operate as a drag on the more efficient and experienced United States army.F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

RobertE. Lee and Jefferson Davis both agreed that the Confederacy must surrender at the Appomattox Court House.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Battle of Gettysburg

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A)   represented the last time Confederate forces seriously threatened Union territory.
B)   saw Union General George Meade lose nearly a third of his army.
C)   saw Union General George Meade clearly be more aggressive than RobertE. Lee.
D)   saw Robert
E)   was a Union victory, thanks to Meade having found a copy of Lee's orders.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

The North had such an overwhelming advantage in naval power that its blockade of the South was completely effective from the start.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: The Civil War

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The Emancipation Proclamation was made into law by Congress.

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The North had such an overwhelming advantage in naval power that its blockade of the South was completely effective from the start.

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The Battle of Gettysburg

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What problems did each side have as they mobilized to fight the Civil War?

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

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At the Battle of ________ in May 1863, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson was wounded and subsequently died of pneumonia.

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In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln realized that volunteer state militias

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Why did 1863 prove to be such a pivotal year on the battlefield?

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The Emancipation Proclamation did not apply to all of the slave states.

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Both Antietam and Shiloh could be described as Union victories.

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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do, and how did it alter the Civil War?

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