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Which statement best describes the results of the 1860 presidential election?

A
Douglas lost more than 50 percent of the popular vote.
B
Lincoln won the popular vote.
C
Douglas won the electoral vote.
D
Lincoln won more than 50 percent of the electoral vote.
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Abraham Lincoln first ran as a Republican in

A
the 1856 presidential election.
B
the 1835 Illinois state election.
C
the 1858 Senate election.
D
the 1847 Congressional election.
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The Mississippi River was a key factor during the Civil War because

A
it was an important source of drinking water.
B
it was the only route inland for the Union navy.
C
it was needed as a port for European troops.
D
it divided the South’s territory in half.
4

Lincoln reentered politics in 1856 by

A
running for Congress as a Know-Nothing.
B
running for Congress as a Free-Soiler.
C
joining the Republican Party.
D
joining the Democratic Party.
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Which battle resulted in both a Confederate victory and the death of General Stonewall Jackson?

A
the Battle of Antietam
B
the First Battle of Bull Run
C
the Second Battle of Bull Run
D
the Battle of Chancellorsville
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The outcome of the Second Battle of Bull Run

A
marked the unofficial end of the Civil War.
B
allowed the Union to recruit African Americans.
C
placed the Confederate capital in danger.
D
placed the capital city Washington, DC, in danger.
8

As the Civil War progressed, women in both the North and the South

A
took over men’s jobs and supported the war effort.
B
openly enlisted in Union and Confederate armies.
C
continued with life as it had been before the war.
D
staged protests and rallies against the war effort.
9

Which of these was an advantage for the South at the start of the Civil War?

A
an industrial economy
B
a well-led army
C
a smaller population
D
fewer miles of railroad
10

During the Civil War, the capture of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson helped the Union to control

A
the Mississippi River.
B
Kentucky and Missouri.
C
the Ohio River.
D
Kentucky and Tennessee.
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Which statement best describes the military strategy of total war?

A
All fighting occurs in cities and on battlefields.
B
All military and civilian resources are attacked.
C
All civilian resources are used to feed the army.
D
All damage is contained on specific battlefields.
12

At the first Democratic Party convention of 1860, fifty Southern delegates

A
nominated their own candidate.
B
decided to become Republicans.
C
refused to vote and left the convention.
D
voted to secede from the Union.
13

Under the system of sharecropping, contracts usually favored

A
laborers.
B
landowners.
C
the government.
D
freedmen.
14

As Union soldiers marched into Richmond in 1865, General Lee’s army

A
planned to reclaim their capital city.
B
began to receive reinforcements.
C
had only 35,000 men and no food.
D
headed for Atlanta in full retreat.
15

In the Scott v. Sandford case, the Supreme Court

A
threw the case out of court.
B
ruled in favor of Sandford.
C
ruled in favor of Scott.
D
declared a mistrial.
16

Why did Congress pass the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

A
to support the Black Codes, which granted rights to African Americans
B
to enfranchise former Confederates who had lost their voting rights
C
to outline the rights granted to all Americans, both men and women
D
to outline the rights granted to all male citizens of the United States
17

The Supreme Court’s ruling in the civil rights cases of 1883 led to

A
the rise of Jim Crow laws in the South.
B
the beginnings of the sharecropping system.
C
the passage of the 1875 Civil Rights Act.
D
the start of the Democratic Party.
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Who opposed Dred Scott in his court case?

A
the state of Missouri
B
his enslaver, Sandford
C
his enslaver’s widow
D
the federal government

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