Question 1

Major ____________________ commanded the federal garrison at Fort Sumter.

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Question 2

The President when the southern states began seceding was ____________________.

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The answer of The President when the southern states began...

Question 3

Stephen A.Douglas supported a federal slave code for the territories.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

During the Civil War, the Confederate forces that pushed into New Mexico were made up primarily of men from ____________________.

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The answer of During the Civil War, the Confederate forces...

Question 5

As 1860 began, the ____________________ Party was one of the few national institutions left in the United States.

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The answer of As 1860 began, the ____________________ Party was...

Question 6

To achieve victory, the Confederacy felt it had to

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A)   "bring" the war North in order to demoralize the population there.
B)   capture Washington, DC.
C)   defend the South from Northern armies.
D)   enlist aid from foreign governments.
E)   mobilize the Indians to fight the Union.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

Southerners who were enthusiastic supporters of southern rights and, later secession, were known as "____________________."

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The answer of Southerners who were enthusiastic supporters of southern...

Question 8

The ____________________ was a series of five proposed constitutional amendments that would have protected slavery in the states and in the territories south of 36F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 30'.

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Crittenden Compromise

Question 9

Lincoln was sending ____________________ to Fort Sumter.

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The answer of Lincoln was sending ____________________ to Fort Sumter....

Question 10

The total Confederate population of 9 million included ____ slaves.

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A)   1.6 million
B)   2.1 million
C)   2.9 million
D)   1 million
E)   3.7 millionF) A) and C)
G) B) and C) E

Question 11

The northern economy was weaker than the southern economy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Republican platform in 1860 proved especially attractive to young people.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The slave states that sided with the Union in the Civil War were called the ____________________.

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The answer of The slave states that sided with the...

Question 14

All of the following were northern advantages except

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A)   greater population.
B)   defensive war as a strategy.
C)   greater industrial production.
D)   larger military.
E)   superior resources.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D) B

Question 15

Which of the following best describes both militaries?

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A)   They were mostly volunteers early on.
B)   They were always supplied well.
C)   They were always upper class.
D)   Neither side utilized African Americans.
E)   They were all draftees.F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 16

Lincoln's cabinet advised him not to withdraw the federal troops from Fort Sumter.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Civil War is considered the first modern war because

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A)   it was the first internal rebellion in a major nation.
B)   modern weapons such as machine guns and hand grenades were introduced.
C)   new forms of communication and transportation played an important role.
D)   it affected all segments of society.
E)   of the relative lack of bloodship.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

At the Battle of the Seven Days, Confederate armies prevented George McClellan from capturing which vital Southern city?

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A)   Atlanta
B)   Charleston
C)   Richmond
D)   New Orleans
E)   MemphisF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Thomas J.Jackson

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A native Virginian, General Ja...

Question 20

The South's voluntary embargo of cotton exports suggested to British and French diplomats that the Union blockade was at least partly effective.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

Major ____________________ commanded the federal garrison at Fort Sumter.

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The President when the southern states began seceding was ____________________.

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Stephen A.Douglas supported a federal slave code for the territories.

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During the Civil War, the Confederate forces that pushed into New Mexico were made up primarily of men from ____________________.

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As 1860 began, the ____________________ Party was one of the few national institutions left in the United States.

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To achieve victory, the Confederacy felt it had to

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Southerners who were enthusiastic supporters of southern rights and, later secession, were known as "____________________."

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The ____________________ was a series of five proposed constitutional amendments that would have protected slavery in the states and in the territories south of 36 30'.

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Lincoln was sending ____________________ to Fort Sumter.

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The total Confederate population of 9 million included ____ slaves.

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The northern economy was weaker than the southern economy.

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The Republican platform in 1860 proved especially attractive to young people.

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The slave states that sided with the Union in the Civil War were called the ____________________.

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All of the following were northern advantages except

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Which of the following best describes both militaries?

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Lincoln's cabinet advised him not to withdraw the federal troops from Fort Sumter.

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The Civil War is considered the first modern war because

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At the Battle of the Seven Days, Confederate armies prevented George McClellan from capturing which vital Southern city?

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IDENTIFICATIONS -Thomas J.Jackson

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The South's voluntary embargo of cotton exports suggested to British and French diplomats that the Union blockade was at least partly effective.

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