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