Question 1

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the Emancipation Proclamation, President Abraham Lincoln declared freedom for slaves

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A)   in the parts of the Confederacy already under Union control.
B)   in the slave states that had remained loyal to the Union.
C)   that joined the Union military.
D)   throughout all states that existed as part of the United States prior to the Civil War.
E)   in the parts of the Confederacy still in rebellion.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

General Grant's Union forces attacked General Lee's Confederate forces in the month-long

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A)   Battle of Gettysburg.
B)   Wilderness campaign.
C)   Battle of Chickamauga.
D)   siege of Vicksburg.
E)   clash at Nashville.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 4

The Confederate constitution was almost identical to the Constitution of the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Republicans sought to encourage the development of the West by passing the ________ Act.

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Question 6

Prior to becoming president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis had

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A)   been vice president of the United States.
B)   called for a gradual phase-out of slavery.
C)   begged South Carolina not to leave the Union.
D)   called for the imprisonment of abolitionists.
E)   been regarded as a moderate on secession.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 7

Four days of draft riots in ________ in 1863 were among the bloodiest riots in all of American history.

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Question 8

The prominent commander who was wounded in the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863 and subsequently died from pneumonia was

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A)   George McClellan.
B)   Joseph Hooker.
C)   Ambrose Burnside.
D)   Thomas Jackson.
E)   George Meade.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

In 1860 and 1861, President James Buchanan asserted

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A)   that states had the constitutional right to secede from the United States.
B)   that the federal government had no authority to stop a state from seceding from the Union.
C)   that he would surrender Fort Sumter if South Carolina would rejoin the Union.
D)   that he would not resupply Fort Sumter, as it was a lost cause.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following statements about George B. McClellan is FALSE?

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A)   He ran against Abraham Lincoln in the election of 1864.
B)   He originally served as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.
C)   He was found to have, in Lincoln's opinion, a wholly inadequate grasp of strategy.
D)   He served briefly as chief of staff but returned to the field in March 1862.
E)   He was eventually replaced by General Henry W. Halleck.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

Torpedoes and submarines were used, to little effect, during the Civil War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

After the Battle of Gettysburg, the weakened Confederate armies were never again able to seriously threaten Northern territory.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House after

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A)   President Jefferson Davis announced the Confederate government was defeated.
B)   President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
C)   Lee recognized the futility of continued fighting.
D)   President Lincoln met President Davis.
E)   President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union forces.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

Which of the following is true of Jefferson Davis's leadership?

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A)   Davis was helpless to make command decisions without the presence of his top generals.
B)   Davis refused to appoint a cabinet to help him manage affairs of state.
C)   Davis spent most of his time dealing with party politics.
D)   Davis demonstrated few administrative abilities.
E)   Davis attempted to strategize, make, and control all military decisions personally.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

At the start of the Civil War, the armed forces of the United States

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A)   saw many of its soldiers stationed in the West.
B)   did not include a navy.
C)   consisted of roughly 400,000 troops.
D)   was largely made up of military draftees.
E)   had almost entirely defected to the Confederate side.F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

All of the following slave states remained in the Union EXCEPT

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A)   Kentucky.
B)   Arkansas.
C)   Maryland.
D)   Missouri.
E)   Delaware.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

The Battle of Antietam in 1862

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A)   led President Abraham Lincoln to remove George McClellan from command.
B)   was a significant Confederate victory.
C)   saw Robert E. Lee field an army twice the size of the Union forces.
D)   both saw Robert
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 20

How did Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis compare as presidents and military commanders?

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The Confederate constitution was almost identical to the Constitution of the United States.

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