The Emancipation Proclamation

Question 1

What advantages did the North have at the start of the Civil War? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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A: more people; B: more factories and weapons; D: more railroad tracks

Question 2

Read this quotation from Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate army and veteran of numerous Union campaigns.What does this say about the South’s military leadership at the start of the Civil War?

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A: Southern military leaders had good training and experience.; B: Southern military leaders had strong, effective discipline.

Question 3

Which of these problems did the Union face on the home front?Check all of the boxes that apply.

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B: opposition to the war; C: anger over the draft; D: rising prices

Question 4

Why did many women in the South end up working in the fields?

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B: Their husbands were off fighting the war.

Question 5

Which challenge did the Confederacy face on the home front that the Union did not?

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B: food shortages

Question 6

Why did Lincoln grow frustrated with his top general, George McClellan?

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C: He believed that McClellan was too cautious and not taking enough chances to win.

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