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

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