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Question #1
The Confederate States of America was formed
A.   despite the passage of the Crittenden Compromise.
B.   after Texas seceded from the Union.
C.   in a meeting hall in Washington, D.C.
D.   after eleven Southern states had seceded.
E.   after Fort Sumter fell to forces from seceding states.
Question #2
The Union’s national draft law
A.   allowed no provisions for escaping service.
B.   resulted in murderous attacks in New York City against free blacks.
C.   saw little in the way of opposition from the public.
D.   proved to be unnecessary in the war effort.
E.   severely discouraged voluntary enlistment.
Question #3
In the Emancipation Proclamation, President Abraham Lincoln declared freedom for slaves
A.   throughout all states that existed as part of the United States prior to the Civil War.
B.   in the parts of the Confederacy still in rebellion.
C.   in the slave states that had remained loyal to the Union.
D.   that joined the Union military.
E.   in the parts of the Confederacy already under Union control.
Question #4
In the Confederacy during the Civil War,
A.   Southern politicians were strongly united in supporting secession and the war.
B.   formal political parties quickly developed.
C.   the national government was almost completely impotent in its dealings with the states.
D.   President Jefferson Davis developed a reputation for reckless political action.
E.   many Southerners resisted efforts by the Davis government to exert its authority.
Question #5
In the Civil War, the number of deaths for every 100,000 of the population was
A.   500
B.   5,000.00
C.   4,000.00
D.   1,000.00
E.   2,000.00
Question #6
The Battle of Antietam in 1862
A.   saw Robert E. Lee field an army twice the size of the Union forces.
B.   All these answers are correct.
C.   was a significant Confederate victory.
D.   led President Abraham Lincoln to remove George McClellan from command.
E.   both saw Robert E. Lee field an army twice the size of the Union forces, and led President Abraham Lincoln to remove George McClellan from command.
Question #7
The Battle of Gettysburg
A.   saw Robert E. Lee poised for victory after his attack on Cemetery Ridge.
B.   saw Union General George Meade lose nearly a third of his army.
C.   represented the last time Confederate forces seriously threatened Union territory.
D.   was a Union victory, thanks to Meade having found a copy of Lee’s orders.
E.   saw Union General George Meade clearly be more aggressive than Robert E. Lee.
Question #8
The Battle of Vicksburg in 1863
A.   allowed the North to split the Confederacy in two.
B.   put George McClellan back in good standing with President Lincoln.
C.   was decided by a massive assault by Union troops.
D.   briefly revived the military hopes of the Confederacy.
E.   saw a quick Union victory.
Question #9
During the Civil War, as a result of new technology in weapons,
A.   organized infantry did not fight in formation.
B.   the Gatling gun became the primary combat weapon.
C.   soldiers were forced to carry rudimentary gas masks.
D.   battlefields became more organized.
E.   infantry troops began to fight standing in line formations.
Question #10
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House after
A.   President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
B.   President Lincoln met President Davis.
C.   President Jefferson Davis announced the Confederate government was defeated.
D.   Lee recognized the futility of continued fighting.
E.   President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union forces.

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