Question 1

What advantages and disadvantages did each side have when the Civil War began?

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Question 2

At the Battle of Chancellorsville in May 1863, Confederate General ______________ was killed.

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Question 3

During the Civil War, naval activity was particularly important on the

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A)  Chesapeake.
B)  western rivers.
C)  southern gulf.
D)  Great Lakes.
E)  Outer Banks.

Question 4

The most important Union military commander was

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A)  George McClellan.
B)  Ulysses S.Grant.
C)  Abraham Lincoln.
D)  William Tecumseh Sherman.
E)  George Meade.

Question 5

In the Civil War, the number of deaths for every 100,000 of the population was

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A)  500.
B)  1,000.
C)  2,000.
D)  4,000.
E)  5,000

Question 6

Black fighting men captured by the Confederates were treated the same as white prisoners of war.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Both Antietam and Shiloh could be described as Union victories.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Union's Committee on the Conduct of the War

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A)  greatly interfered with the military chain of command and the conduct of the war.
B)  was organized by President Abraham Lincoln.
C)  limited the financial expenditures by the military.
D)  criticized Union generals for having too many combat deaths on both sides.
E)  was consistently opposed by Radical Republicans such as Benjamin Wade.

Question 9

All of the following were Radical Republicans EXCEPT

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A)  Abraham Lincoln.
B)  Thaddeus Stevens.
C)  Charles Sumner.
D)  Benjamin Wade.
E)  None of the answers are correct.

Question 10

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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 12

Taxes enacted by the United States Congress to help finance the Civil War

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A)  were strongly supported by most citizens in the Union.
B)  allowed the federal government to avoid incurring significant debt.
C)  kept the sale of public bonds low.
D)  included a new income tax.
E)  were vetoed by President Lincoln.

Question 13

In 1861, the so-called Trent affair

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A)  saw the capture of Union diplomats by the Confederate government.
B)  created an international diplomatic crisis for Abraham Lincoln.
C)  led England to form closer political ties with the Lincoln administration.
D)  resulted in France recalling its ambassador from the United States.
E)  was eventually resolved with an indirect apology by England.

Question 14

George McClellan was the most important military commander in the Union.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

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Question 17

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 18

In naval warfare during the Civil War,

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A)  the Union blockade of the South was largely ineffective.
B)  the Confederacy managed to build a navy equal to the Union.
C)  both the Union and Confederate militaries developed ironclads.
D)  the Confederacy devastated Union fleets with ironclad warships.
E)  the Confederacy managed to seize key Union ports such as Baltimore.

Question 19

The Crittenden Compromise was essentially acceptable to Lincoln and the Republicans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In April 1865, President Abraham Lincoln visited the Confederate city of

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A)  Atlanta.
B)  Richmond.
C)  Nashville.
D)  Norfolk.
E)  New Orleans.

Exam 14: The Civil War

At the Battle of Chancellorsville in May 1863, Confederate General ______________ was killed.

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

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

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In 1861, the so-called Trent affair

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Taxes enacted by the United States Congress to help finance the Civil War

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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 Crittenden Compromise was essentially acceptable to Lincoln and the Republicans.

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

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In naval warfare during the Civil War,

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Black fighting men captured by the Confederates were treated the same as white prisoners of war.

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All of the following were Radical Republicans EXCEPT

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Both Antietam and Shiloh could be described as Union victories.

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In the Civil War, the number of deaths for every 100,000 of the population was

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What advantages and disadvantages did each side have when the Civil War began?

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The most important Union military commander was

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

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George McClellan was the most important military commander in the Union.

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The Union's Committee on the Conduct of the War

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