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_______ led a fleet from the South up the Mississippi River.

A) Ulysses S. Grant
B) Captain David Farragut
C) Robert E. Lee

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B) Captain David Farragut

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__________ led the Confederate troops in the Second Battle of Bull Run.

A) George B. McClellan
B) Ulysses S. Grant
C) Robert E. Lee

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C) Robert E. Lee

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__________ was in charge of gaining control of the Mississippi River.

A) Robert E. Lee
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) Ulysses S. Grant

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C) Ulysses S. Grant

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__________ was the general around whom Virginian troops rallied at Bull Run.

A) Irvin McDowell
B) Stonewall Jackson
C) Abraham Lincoln

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B) Stonewall Jackson

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__________, was the capital of the Confederacy.

A) Savannah, Georgia
B) New Orleans, Louisiana
C) Richmond, Virginia

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C) Richmond, Virginia

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African-American soldiers in the Union army __________.

A) fought in the same regiments as white soldiers
B) fought in all-black regiments commanded by white officers
C) fought in all-black regiments commanded by black officers

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B) fought in all-black regiments commanded by white officers

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African-American soldiers were paid________ white soldiers.

A) more than
B) The same as
C) less than

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C) less than

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After the Emancipation Proclamation, the union won support from__________.
A)Europe
B) Asia
C) South America

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A) Europe

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Another name for the battleships of the civil war was ________.

A) Ironclads
B) Stonewalls
C)Right Arms

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A) Ironclads

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As a result of the Emancipation Proclamation, _________.

A) The confederate army surrendered immediately to the union army.
B) All slaves in the union were freed
C) The abolition of slavery was closer than ever.

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C) The abolition of slavery was closer than ever.

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Before the battle of Antietam, a copy of the _______ was found by the Union.

A) Emancipation Proclamation
B) Confederate battle plans
C) Gettysburg Address

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B) Confederate battle plans

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Clara Barton, Harriett Tubman, Sojourner Truth, and Dorothea dix all __________ during the Civil War.
A) Worked in coin mints
B) Made ammunitions
C) nursed soldiers

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C) nursed soliers

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During the Civil War, the North had the advantage of ________.
A) Having a larger railroad system than did the south.
B) Fighting on home territory.
C) Growing cotton which could be exchanged for weapons and manufactured goods.

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A) having a larger railroad system than did the south.

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During the Civil War, the South had the advantage of _______.

A) a larger railroad system than the North had.
B) more money than the North had.
C) fighting on home territory

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C) fighting on home territory.

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In the Civil War, the _______ were southerners.

A) Yankees
B) Rebels
C) Patriots

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B) Rebels

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Lee hoped that Britain and France would aid the Confederacy after the Battle of ________.
A) Bull run
B) Antietam
C) Shiloh

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B) Antietam

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Licoln chose General George B. Mc Clellan to capture_______.
A) Richmond, Virginia
B) The Mississippi River
C) Kentucky

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A) Richmond, Virginia

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Massachusetts organized a regiment of black soldiers called _______.
A) The association of freed slaves
B)The Anti-Slavery Association
C) The 54th Massachusetts

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C) The 54th Massachusetts

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One effect of the Civil War was that women___________.
A) had more options for work outside the home
B) were kept from leaving their homes
C) were invited to join the army

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A) had more options for work outside the home

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The USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia were both _________.
A) Cannons used in the Civil War.
B) Warships
C) Tanks

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B) Warships

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The battle of Antietam was a political victory for the _________.
A) Union
B) Confederacy
C) British

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A) Union

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The Battle of Shiloh gave the union control over__________.
A) Texas and Lousina
B) Kentucky and Tennessee
C) Lousina and Mississippi

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B) Kentucky and Tennessee

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The Blue and Gray refferred to ___________.
A) The uniforms worn by the Union and confederate soldiers in the Civil War.
B)The politcal issues that led to the Civil War.
C)The top generals of the Civil War.

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A) The uniforms worn by the union and confederate soldiers in the Civil War.

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The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves ___________.
A) in the union
B) in the confederacy
C) in the territories

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B) in the confederacy

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The first battle of bull run showed Northeners that _________.
A) The war would be quick
B)The north would win the war easily
C) The war would be long and bloody

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C) The war would be long and bloody

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The Northern naval blockade stopped the south from________.
A) Trading with Europe
B) Sending slaves back to Africa
C) Sending spies North

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A) Trading with Europe

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The union was composed of ____________.
A) all of the states
B) The Northern states
C) The southern states

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B) The Northern states

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Which of the following is an advantage the north had during the civil war?
A) The north had lots of cotton.
B) The North had varied economic resources.
C) The North had more weapons

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B) The North had varied economic resources

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Which of the following is an advantage the South had during the Civil War?
A) The South had better trained officers.
B) The South had more money.
C) The South had more people.

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A) The South had better trained officers.

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Which of the following was a job that women had during the Civil War?
A) Women served in Congress.
B) Women made ammunition.
C) Women built railroad tracks.

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B) Women made ammunition.

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The Confederacy consisted soley of southern states.
A) This is true
B) This is false; one northern state joined the confederacy.
C) This is false; the islands of cuba and Puerto Rico joined the confederacy.
D) This is false; slaveholding territories were allied with the confederacy.

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D) This is false; slaveholding territories were allied with the confederacy.

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The Civil War, or the War Between the States was also called by what other names?
A) The North American Split, and the Internal War.
B) The War of the Blue and the Gray and the Brothers War.
C) The War of the Slaves and the Cotton War
D) Abe Lincoln’s Folly and the Abolitionits War

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B) The War of the Blue and the Gray and the Brothers War.

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The States were divided into the North and South more or less along what boundary?
A) The Mississipppi River
B) The Ohio River
C) The 38th Parallel
D) The Mason-Dixon Line
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D) The Mason Dixon Line

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Why did the Southern states wait until after Lincoln was elected in 1860 to secede from the Union?
A) They were waiting to see if a pro-slavery or an anti-slavery president was elected.
B) They were not well enough organized to secede until after the elections.
C) They had not yet gotten a firm commitment of support from England.
D) Not all the Southern states were yet convinced that secession was the right thing.

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A) They were waiting to see if a pro-slavery or an anti-slavery president was elected.

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Why do you suppose California and Oregon were not much involved in the Civil War?
A) Because they were Divided in their loyalties.
B) Because they were still neutral territories.
C) Because of their great geographical distance from the East Coast.
D) Because they were so busy with the gold rush.

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C) Because of their great geographical distance from the East Coast.

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Why did the Southern states secede from the Union?
A) They wanted to make their own treaties with foreign powers.
B) They did not want the federal goverment telling the states what they could do and could not do.
C) They were tired of the Northern states always getting their own way.
D) They wanted their own country where slavery would be legal.

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D) They wanted their own country where slavery would be legal.

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What were the states called that allowed slavery but did not want to secede from the Union?
A) Wishy-washy
B) Border states
C) Mugwumps
D) Yellowbellies
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B) Border states

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How did the Advantage of fighting on their own land become a disadvantage for the South?
A) The South suffered the most devastation.
B) The Northerners learned how to read the terrain as well as the Southerners.
C) The South had to feed the Northerners as well as themselves.
D) The Union troops took up all the cars on the railroad.

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A) The South suffered the most devastation.

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Why was controling the Mississippi River so important in the war?
A) The River generated a lot of money in taxes and tolls.
B) The River was a natural boundary preventing the spread of slavery to the west.
C) The River was the best way to transport troops and supplies.
D) The Ports along the river were huge industrial areas.

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C) The River was the best way to transport troops and supplies.

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How was the battle of the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia important to future campaigns?
A) The sinking of the CSS Virginia ended the South’s hope of a navy.
B) The battle secured Hampton Roads as a staging point for the campaigns to capture Richmond.
C) The Merrimack went on to capture Savannah.
D) The Virginia went on to defend Savannah.

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B) The battle secured Hampton Roads as a staging point for the campaigns to capture Richmond.

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How were the Battle of Antietam and the Battle of Gettysburg similar?
A) Grant was the Union commander in both battles.
B) McClellan was the Union commander in both battles.
C) The battles were fought at the same time so both armies forces were split.
D) The battles were both fought on Union territory with terrible loss of life.

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D) The battles were both fought on Union territory with terrible loss of life.

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How was the battle of Antietam and the Battle of Gettysburg diffrent?
A) The battle of Antietam was inconclusive; the battle of Gettysburg was a resounding Union victory.
B) The Confederates won the Battle of Antietam the Union won the Battle of Gettysburg.
C)The Union lost very few men at Antietam but a great many at Gettysburg.
D) Lee was not in charge of confederate forces at Antietam but he was at Gettysburg.

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A) The Battle of Antietam was inconclusive; the battle of Gettysburg was a resounding Union victory.

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What did the sightseers at the First Battle of Bull Run learn?
A) The South had nicer uniforms than the North.
B) The view was not very good in all the smoke.
C) War is not a spectator sport; it costs human lives.
D) The battle was not worth the trip.

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C) War is not spectator sport; it costs human lives.

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How did the Emancipation Proclamation add to the cost of the war for the South?
A) The South had to fight harder to uphold it’s principles.
B) Slave owners lost the legal right to millions of dollars worth of slaves.
C)The North was inspired to fight even harder for abolition.
D) The Emancipation Proclamation announced a penalty for slave owners who did not free their slaves.

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B) Slave owners lost the legal right to millions of dollars worth of slaves.

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What was one way the Union was repaid for freeing the Southern slaves?
A) Lincoln received many testimonials from freed slaves.
B) Abolitionists gave the goverment money for every slave freed.
C) Many freed slaves served in the Union army.
D) Former slaves worked in Union factories for no pay.

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C) Many freed slaves served in the Union army .

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What was the result of the Union’s several campaigns to capture Richmond?
A) McClellan failed, but Grant succeeded near the end of the war.
B) Richmond was captured at the beginning of the war, but the Confederates took it back.
C) The Union held Richmond for most of the war.
D) Richmond was never captured.

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A) McClellan failed, but Grant succeeded near the end of the war.

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Why was the Appomattox meeting of Grant and Lee conducted in and atmosphere of mutal respect?
A) Military rules demanded that they behave as equals.
B) The war was hard won, and both sides had fought their best.
C) Both generals had graduated from West Point.
D) The generals were related by marriage.

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B) The war was hard won, and both sides had fought their best.

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If the South only had to hold their ground in order to win the war, why couldn’t they?
A) The geography of the South made it hard to defend.
B) The Southerners lost heart and deserted their cause.
C) The North had more manpower and more resources.
D) The Confederates did fight as hard as the Union forces.

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C) The North had more manpower and more resources.

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Besides the enormous loss of life at the Battle of Antietam, what else did the South lose?
A) hundreds of cannon
B) most of their horses and supplies
C) their best generals
D) the hoped-for support of England and France

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D) the hoped-for support of England and France

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What two quirks of fate were devastating blows to the South?
A) the firing on Fort Sumter and the battle between the Merrimack and the Virginia
B) the discovery of Lee’s battle plans at Antietam and the accidental shooting of Stonewall Jackson
C) the flooding of the Chickahominy and the burning of Richmond
D) the presence of sightseers at Bull Run and John Brown’s raid on the Harper’s Ferry arsenal

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B) the discovery of Lee’s battle plans at Antietam and the accidental shooting of Stonewall Jackson

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Who were the unpaid heroes of the war?
A) the women who took over the duties of their men who were serving in the war
B) the English, who manufactured arms for the Confederacy
C) the newspaper editors who sent photographers to record the war
D) the slaves

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A) the women who took over the duties of their men who were serving in the war

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How did the Union goal change during the course of the war?
A) What started as a war to save the Union became a war to free the slaves
B) An intention to find a peaceful settlement became a desire to destroy the South entirely.
C) The goal of preventing the South from selling cotton to Europe changed to the goal of preventing cotton from being grown.
D) The goal of waging a quick war changed to the desire to prolong the war as long as possible.

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A) What started as a war to save the Union became a war to free the slaves

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What Confederate general in the forefront of the Battle of Bull Run faced Grant at Shiloh?
A) Stonewall Jackson
B) Robert E. Lee
C) Pierre Beauregard
D) J. E. Johnston
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C) Pierre Beauregard

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What was actually the biggest killer in the Civil War?
A) Battle of Gettysburg
B) disease
C) lack of shoes and clothing
D) battle of Cold Harbor
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B) disease

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Who was the general who caused the most expense to the Union?
A) Grant; he was paid the highest salary
B) Meade; the government had to pay retirement benefits to him for years
C) Sherman; it was very expensive to supply his troops
D) McClellan; because of his indecision and stalling the war was greatly prolonged

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D) McClellan; because of his indecision and stalling the war was greatly prolonged

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What would probably have happened if Lee had not retreated across the Potomac at the Battle of Antietam?
A) He was far outnumbered; his army would have been destroyed.
B) He could have pushed on to Gettysburg from there.
C) He could have turned his troops and captured Washington, DC.
D) He would have run out of supplies before he could win the battle.k

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A) He was far outnumbered; his army would have been destroyed.

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Why did Lincoln wait until after the battle of Antietam to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
A) Congress had not yet made a decision about the Emancipation Proclamation.
B) Lincoln needed a decisive event to show that the Union was going to win the war.
C) The Supreme Court had not yet decided if the Emancipation Proclamation was legal.
D) Licoln did not want to antagonize the Southern troops and make them fight even harder.

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B) Lincoln needed a decisive event to show that the Union was going to win the war.

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What important effect did the Emancipation Proclamation have besides the freeing of slaves?
A) It angered the Confederacy.
B) It set a new standard for presidenital proclamations.
C) It split the United States Congress into two warring camps.
D) It forced England and France to make the decision not to support the South and slavery.

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D) It forced England and France to make the decision not to support the South and slavery.

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What was the last great Union campaign in the war?
A) Sherman's March to the Sea
B) Grant's victory at Vicksburg
C) Meade's victory at Gettysburg
D) the Battle at Appomattox Court House
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A) Sherman’s March to the Sea

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How did Sherman’s troops further weaken the already depleted South?
A) They took all the remaing slaves with them.
B) They held prominent citizens for ransom.
C) They executed their leaders.
D) They lived off the land and destroyed everything in their wake.

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D) They lived off the land and destroyed everything in their wake.

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On whose orders did Sherman create havoc and destroy resources that would be beneficial to the enemy?
A) President Lincoln
B) General Grant 
C) Congress
D) He disobeyed orders by doing this.
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B) General Grant

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Who burned Richmond?
A) the Confederates, as they abandoned the city
B) Sherman’s troops
C) McClellan’s troops
D) rioting Union troops after the surrender was announced

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A) the Confederates, as they abandoned the city

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Confederate soldiers were sent home with what one warning?
A) Do not bring any lawsuits against the Union.
B) Do not expect the South to look like it did before the war.
C) Fight the United States again and you will be tried for treason.
D) Take care of your horses because you will need them to farm.

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C) Fight the United States again and you will be tried for treason.

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What did the freed slaves soon learn after the Emancipation Proclamation?
A) It was just a tool to weaken the South.
B) Freedom did not necessarily guarantee equal right’s.
C) It was just a way to keep England and France out of the war.
D) Lincoln did not personally believe in emancipation.

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B) Freedom did not necessarily guarantee equal right’s.

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What remarkable woman was the only female to lead troops in battle in the civil war?
A) Clara Barton
B) Sarah Emma Edmonds 
C) Nancy Hart
D) Harriet Tubman
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D) Harriet Tubman

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Who won a major victory for women and nurses by her work on the battlefield?
A) Clara Barton 
B) Dorothea Dix
C) Rose Greenhow
D) Jennie Hodgers
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A) Clara Barton

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What kind of millitary assistance were women and African Americans particularly successful?
A) mapmaking 
B) cooking
C) spying
D) bandage rolling
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C) spying

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What were Lee's troops looking for when the Union troops suprised them at Gettysburg?
A) supplies, especially shoes
B) secret war plans
C) caverns for storing ammution
D) grain for their horses
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A) supplies, especially shoes

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African Americans served mostly in support services during the Civil War.
A) this is true; they were mostly cooks and porters.
B) this is true; they took care of the horses and livestock.
C) this is false; they served mainly as spies.
D) this is false; 200,000 served in combat forces.

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D) this is false; 200,000 served in combat forces.

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What two battles fought the same day but hundreds of miles apart were turning points in the Civil War?
A) Antietam and Richmond
B) Gettysburg and Vicksburg
C) New Orleans and the battle of the ironclads.
D) Atlanta and Shiloh

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B) Gettysburg and Vicksburg

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What role did Dorethea Dix and Clara Barton play in the Civil War?
A) they were disguised as men
B) they were slaves who escaped
C) they were nurses
D) they were spies
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C) they were nurses

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What important role did the United States Navy play in the war?
A) blockading Southern ports
B) battling the Confederate Navy on the high seas
C) developing long-range weapons
D) bringing supplies from California and Oregon

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A) blockading Southern ports

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Why was Grant’s victory at Vicksburg, such a blow to the Confederacy?
A) Vicksburg was the most important industrial city in the South.
B) The Union now controlled the entire Mississippi River and effectively split the Confederacy.
C) Due to the long siege of Vicksburg, the Confederates lost most of their fighting forces there.
D) The South said Grant could never take the city, and Grant proved them wrong.

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B) The Union now controlled the entire Mississippi River and effectively split the Confederacy.

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What important principle of democracy did Lincoln restate in the Gettysburg Address?
A) England would never again rule over the United States.
B) Fighting among ourselves was wrong.
C) The federal goverment is stronger than the states.
D) Our goverment is of, by, and for the people.

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D) Our goverment is of, by, and for the people.

75
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What writing’s of Lincoln survived the war as important document’s?
A) his two inaugural addresses
B) the order to fire McClellan and the order to promote Grant.
C) the Emcipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address.
D) the order to burn Atlanta and the order to spare Charleston.

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C) the order to fire McClellan and the order to promote Grant.

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In his Address at Gettysburg, to whom did Lincoln say we should pay honor?
A) The Union soldiers who gave their lives.
B) The Union soldiers, but not the Confederates who were trespassing on Union ground.
C) The brave men, living and dead, who struggled there.
D) Dead soldiers and civillians accidently killed.

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C) The brave men, living and dead, who struggled there.

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Why are there few Pre-Civil War houses in Atlanta?
A) It was a shantytown and the old houses have long since fallen down.
B) Atlanta tore them all down because they did not want to remember the Civil War.
C) The city was burned when the fires set by Union soldiers got out of control.
D) Atlanta wanted to be known as a modern city so they bulldozed all the old buildings.

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C) The city was burned when the fires set by Union soldiers got out of control.

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Sherman entered Atlanta in Semptember and by December was offering Savannah to Lincoln as a Christmas present. How does this compare with the pace set by McClellanat the beginning of the war?
A) Sherman had to travel slower than McClellan because he was destroying everything.
B) McClellan traveled slower than Sherman because he had more men to move.
C) They traveled at about the same rate.
D) Sherman traveled with lightning speed compared to the indecisive McClellan.

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D) Sherman traveled with lightning speed compared to the indecisive McClellan.

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How did the terms of the surrender affect the aftermath of the war?
A) The penalties imposed by the Union completed the ruin of the South.
B) The terms imposed no further hardships on the south and they were allowed to keep their dignity.
C) Armies surrendering were detained so long they could not get their spring crops planted.
D) The South paid war debts to the North for a hundred year’s.

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B) The terms imposed no further hardships on the south and they were allowed to keep their dignity.

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Who was the most highly respected general of the war?
A) General Lee; he was a gentleman and a symbol of heroism to both the North and the South.
B) General Grant; he served well in the war and went on to become President of the United States.
C) General Sherman; he hastened the end of the war.
D) Stonewall Jackson; he showed outstanding leadershipmin battle.

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A) General Lee: he was a gentleman and a symbol of heroism to
both the North and the South.

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