Question 1

Lincoln's vision during the Civil War:

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A)   was to build a nation-state similar to what Otto von Bismarck was building in Germany and to what Giuseppe Mazzini was building in Italy.
B)   was that the American nation embodied a set of universal ideals rooted in political democracy and human freedom.
C)   was essentially that of the Democratic Party: an activist federal government building up American industry.
D)   allowed for African-Americans to achieve freedom because they already lived in the United States but did not extend to immigrants.
E)   was best expressed in his words,"As He died to make men holy,let us die to make men free."F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Medical knowledge had made great strides in the first half of the nineteenth century; thus,few soldiers died from wounds,infections,or diseases during the Civil War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Rose Greenhow:

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A)   was president of the American National Red Cross.
B)   worked as a nurse in the Union army.
C)   was a Confederate spy in Washington,D.C.
D)   was a Union soldier who hid her gender from the troops.
E)   was a slave under the Emancipation Proclamation.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Crittenden Compromise

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A)  escaped slaves
B)  deadliest battle of the war
C)  Richmond
D)  Union not to interfere with slavery
E)  surrender of the ConfederacyF) relied on British supportG) GettysburgH) another Trail of TearsI) freed slavesJ) spectators came with picnic baskets to watchK) opponents of the warL) established by GrantM) E) and K)
N) A) and H)

Question 5

What separated Grant from the other Union generals who commanded the Army of the Potomac?

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A)   Grant was the only one who went to the U.S.military academy.
B)   The other generals were or had been slaveholders.
C)   Grant was willing to wage a war of attrition.
D)   The other generals had more respect and trust from Abraham Lincoln.
E)   Grant was not as aggressive on the battlefield as the other commanders.F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Jefferson Davis

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A)  1864 Democratic presidential candidate
B)  challenged Lincoln for the 1864 Republican nomination
C)  vice president of the Confederacy
D)  American National Red Cross
E)  southern spy for the UnionF) president of the ConfederacyG) Radical Republican from PennsylvaniaH) practiced a war of attritionI) surrendered to General GrantJ) favored a Ten-Percent Plan of ReconstructionK) teacher on the Sea IslandsL) marched through the SouthM) G) and I)
N) H) and K)

Question 7

Describe the changes in Lincoln's thinking that led to the Civil War being waged as a total war.

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Question 8

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Sea Island experiment

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Question 9

Besides ending slavery,the Civil War had what result?

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A)   The government ignored the rights of African-Americans.
B)   It increased the power of small landowning farmers and shopkeepers.
C)   Northern capitalists and industrialists came to dominate on the national scene,taking power away from the former southern slaveholder.
D)   It greatly expanded the powers of the presidency.
E)   It weakened the power of the federal government.F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Bull Run

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A)  escaped slaves
B)  deadliest battle of the war
C)  Richmond
D)  Union not to interfere with slavery
E)  surrender of the ConfederacyF) relied on British supportG) GettysburgH) another Trail of TearsI) freed slavesJ) spectators came with picnic baskets to watchK) opponents of the warL) established by GrantM) D) and J)
N) D) and E)

Question 11

Remaining loyal to the Union was a dangerous stance in the Confederate South,as Georgia in 1861 passed a law making this act punishable by death.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Frederick Douglass viewed the abolition of slavery as:

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A)   not the end of the nation's work,but the beginning of a new phase of it.
B)   the crowning achievement of his life.
C)   proof that the nation really did not suffer from racial prejudice.
D)   confirmation that Lincoln deserved to be remembered as a Christ-like martyr.
E)   an important step that must be followed by the colonization of freed slaves outside the United States.F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

What resulted from the completion of the first transcontinental railroad?

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A)   The Civil War ended sooner.
B)   Various Indian tribes sabotaged it by destroying several railroad junctions.
C)   Lincoln was the first president to travel across the country.
D)   The amount of time to travel across the country dramatically decreased.
E)   The South used parts of the line to transport troops.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

In July 1863,the Union won two key victories that are often identified as turning points in the war.These victories occurred at:

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A)   Wilmington,North Carolina,and New Orleans,Louisiana.
B)   Gettysburg,Pennsylvania,and Vicksburg,Mississippi.
C)   Lexington,Kentucky,and Charleston,South Carolina.
D)   Antietam Creek,Maryland,and Appomattox Court House,Virginia.
E)   Fort Donelson,Tennessee,and Cold Harbor,Virginia.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

After comparing the presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis,what conclusion can be made?

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A)   Lincoln appeared more indecisive.
B)   Davis benefited from attending the military academy.
C)   Lincoln learned from his past experiences as a slaveholder.
D)   Lincoln was pragmatic in his decision making.
E)   Davis did a better job connecting with his citizens.F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 16

The provision of the Union draft law allowing individuals to provide a substitute or buy their way out of the army caused widespread indignation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The "Sea Island Experiment" refers to:

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A)   northern reformers' efforts to assist former slaves with the transition to freedom.
B)   the Confederacy's trial use of slaves as soldiers along the South Carolina coast.
C)   a U.S.government plan to introduce advanced technology to southern farming in order to decrease the need for slaves.
D)   the unsuccessful effort of General Ulysses Grant to allow former slaves to run their own farms in Mississippi.
E)   the code name for the Confederate navy's submarine-building program.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

Which Union general in Missouri decreed freedom to that state's slaves in 1861,a year before Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

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A)   George McClellan.
B)   John Frémont.
C)   Phil Sheridan.
D)   William Sherman.
E)   Ulysses S.Grant.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

The Union's manpower advantage over the Confederacy:

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A)   was short-lived once the Confederacy began using slaves as soldiers.
B)   proved essential for the success of Grant's attrition strategy.
C)   was rather slight.
D)   although substantial,did not matter in determining the war's outcome.
E)   existed only because the Union had lower draft requirements than the Confederacy.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 20

"King Cotton diplomacy" led Great Britain to:

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A)   find new supplies of cotton outside the South.
B)   recognize the independence of the Confederate States of America.
C)   repudiate the Emancipation Proclamation.
D)   use its warships to break the Union blockade.
E)   stage multiple raids from Canada into the Upper Northwest.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Exam 14: A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Bull Run

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In July 1863,the Union won two key victories that are often identified as turning points in the war.These victories occurred at:

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"King Cotton diplomacy" led Great Britain to:

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Lincoln's vision during the Civil War:

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What separated Grant from the other Union generals who commanded the Army of the Potomac?

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The provision of the Union draft law allowing individuals to provide a substitute or buy their way out of the army caused widespread indignation.

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Rose Greenhow:

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Which Union general in Missouri decreed freedom to that state's slaves in 1861,a year before Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

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The "Sea Island Experiment" refers to:

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Frederick Douglass viewed the abolition of slavery as:

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Sea Island experiment

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Describe the changes in Lincoln's thinking that led to the Civil War being waged as a total war.

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MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Jefferson Davis

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What resulted from the completion of the first transcontinental railroad?

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Medical knowledge had made great strides in the first half of the nineteenth century; thus,few soldiers died from wounds,infections,or diseases during the Civil War.

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After comparing the presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis,what conclusion can be made?

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Remaining loyal to the Union was a dangerous stance in the Confederate South,as Georgia in 1861 passed a law making this act punishable by death.

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Crittenden Compromise

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The Union's manpower advantage over the Confederacy:

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Besides ending slavery,the Civil War had what result?

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