Question 1

The Wade-Davis bill was supported by Abraham Lincoln.​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Clara Barton nursed Union troops and went on to found the American Red Cross.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Lincoln's position on slavery was ​

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A)  It should end gradually 
B)  Slave holders should be paid for their slaves once they were freed
C)  ​He hated slavery personally
D)  ​All of the aboveE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 ​

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A)  Freed all slaves 
B)  Freed only northern slaves
C)  ​Freed slaves that lived in the rebel territories
D)  ​Freed slaves once the war endedE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Lincoln's called for a "new birth of freedom" in the Gettysburg Address.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Union advantages at the beginning of the war included all of the following except ​

Accepted Answer

A)  A large white population
B)  A network of railroads and canals
C)  ​Solid industrial capacity
D)  ​Ships and naval experience
E)  ​Its large geographical sizeF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

Native American groups in the Oklahoma territory stood against the U.S.during the war.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following statements regarding African American troops serving in the Union army is true? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  They were paid the same wages as white troops.
B)  From the beginning,they played an integral role in many fighting units.
C)  ​They distinguished themselves in battles in Louisiana and South Carolina.
D)  ​All of theseE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Who was the founder of the American Red Cross? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Clara Barton
B)  Dorothea Dix
C)  ​Phoebe Pember
D)  ​John Sullivan
E)  ​Jane McClellanF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 10

What percent of the Union army was comprised of immigrants? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  10 to 15
B)  15 to 20
C)  ​20 to 25
D)  ​25 to 30E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

What was the major reason why the South suffered food shortages on the home front during the war? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  It sold many of its crops abroad to help finance its war effort
B)  It continued to concentrate on raising cotton instead of food crops
C)  ​Wealthy families hoarded food
D)  ​All of the aboveE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following statements concerning women in the Civil War is true? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Women volunteered for military service in northern armies.
B)  Women quickly became respected as nurses in both armies.
C)  ​In the South,the U.S.Sanitary Commission coordinated women's relief efforts.
D)  ​Dorothea Dix later established the Red Cross as a result of her experiences in the war.
E)  ​Women gained fame for their fighting abilities in the conflict.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 13

The Union and Confederacy both eagerly enlisted African Americans as soldiers.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the battlefront during the Civil War? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  The war had the highest casualty rates of any American war 
B)  New technologies of warfare made the battles especially bloody
C)  ​More soldiers died in battle than from diseases
D)  ​More southern soldiers died during the war than northern soldiersE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Robert E.Lee was chosen to command the Confederate army based on his experience in the Mexican War. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the North,men of all classes and ethnicities enlisted in the military.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What was the capital of the Confederacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Richmond
B)  Charleston
C)  ​Atlanta
D)  ​Savannah
E)  ​RaleighF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

What great contradiction did the Confederacy face as it waged the war? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Its decision to free slaves within its borders
B)  The need to create a central government
C)  ​The decision to finance the war by printing paper currency
D)  ​The use of conscription to staff its armyE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Union men who were drafted could pay $300 to have someone else serve for them.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Missouri and Kentucky were Confederate states.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: A House Divided: Civil War, 1861-1865

What was the capital of the Confederacy?

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Who was the founder of the American Red Cross? ​

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Union men who were drafted could pay $300 to have someone else serve for them.​

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Robert E.Lee was chosen to command the Confederate army based on his experience in the Mexican War. ​

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Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the battlefront during the Civil War? ​

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What great contradiction did the Confederacy face as it waged the war? ​

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What was the major reason why the South suffered food shortages on the home front during the war? ​

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The Wade-Davis bill was supported by Abraham Lincoln.​

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What percent of the Union army was comprised of immigrants? ​

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In the North,men of all classes and ethnicities enlisted in the military.​

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Union advantages at the beginning of the war included all of the following except ​

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Native American groups in the Oklahoma territory stood against the U.S.during the war.​

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Which of the following statements concerning women in the Civil War is true? ​

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Lincoln's called for a "new birth of freedom" in the Gettysburg Address.​

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Clara Barton nursed Union troops and went on to found the American Red Cross.​

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The Union and Confederacy both eagerly enlisted African Americans as soldiers.​

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The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 ​

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Lincoln's position on slavery was ​

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Which of the following statements regarding African American troops serving in the Union army is true? ​

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Missouri and Kentucky were Confederate states.​

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Who was the founder of the American Red Cross?

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Union men who were drafted could pay $300 to have someone else serve for them.

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Robert E.Lee was chosen to command the Confederate army based on his experience in the Mexican War.

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Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the battlefront during the Civil War?

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What great contradiction did the Confederacy face as it waged the war?

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What was the major reason why the South suffered food shortages on the home front during the war?

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The Wade-Davis bill was supported by Abraham Lincoln.

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What percent of the Union army was comprised of immigrants?

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In the North,men of all classes and ethnicities enlisted in the military.

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Union advantages at the beginning of the war included all of the following except

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Native American groups in the Oklahoma territory stood against the U.S.during the war.

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Which of the following statements concerning women in the Civil War is true?

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Lincoln's called for a "new birth of freedom" in the Gettysburg Address.

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Clara Barton nursed Union troops and went on to found the American Red Cross.

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The Union and Confederacy both eagerly enlisted African Americans as soldiers.

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The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863

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Lincoln's position on slavery was

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Which of the following statements regarding African American troops serving in the Union army is true?

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Missouri and Kentucky were Confederate states.

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