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Question #1
Arrange the following in chronological order: (A) the Battle of Bull Run, (B) the Battle of Gettysburg, (C) Lee's surrender at Appomattox, and (D) the Battle of Antietam.
A.   B, C, A, D
B.   A, D, B, C
C.   C, A, D, B
D.   D, B, C, A
Question #2
The riots that broke out among lower-class New York City workers in 1863 were in reaction to emancipation.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #3
The U.S. Sanitary Commission was set up to improve the hygienic conditions of army camps and to recruit and train nurses.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #4
The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #5
A victory at Antietam probably would have won Confederate independence because the union armies were already heavily demoralized.
A.   France and Britain were on the verge of recognizing the Confederate government.
B.   the Republicans would have lost the subsequent congressional elections.
C.   the Union armies were already heavily demoralized
D.   Lincoln would have been unable to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
E.   the Border States would have joined the Confederacy.
Question #6
The Confederacy enlisted slaves into their army
A.   as a response to the Emancipation proclamation.
B.   in recognition that the idea of slavery was wrong.
C.   at the beginning of the war.
D.   to help in the attack on Gettysburg.
E.   a month before the war ended.
Question #7
The group of border states included Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland and what other state that seceded from the confederacy after seceding from the Union?
A.   Nevada
B.   West Virginia
C.   Oregon
D.   Texas
Question #8
In 1863, the Confederacy instituted the first income tax, taking a specified percentage of an individual's income.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #9
In which area did the South have an advantage over the North in the Civil War?
A.   food production
B.   industrial capacity
C.   civilian leadership
D.   military leadership
Question #10
At Fort Pillow, the worst Confederate prison camp, where men were jammed together without shelter and drank from the same stream that served as their sewer, nearly a third of the prisoners died.
A.   False
B.   True

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