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The first African Americans who fought for the Union during the Civil War

A
were told they would be freed after the war.
B
were usually led by African American officers.
C
had been recruited in border states.
D
were paid less than white soldiers.
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The South won every major Civil War battle until

A
the Battle of Antietam.
B
the Battle of Chancellorsville.
C
the Second Battle of Bull Run.
D
the First Battle of Bull Run.
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Which of the following was specifically permitted by the Emancipation Proclamation?

A
Free African Americans were allowed to fight for the Confederacy.
B
Free African Americans were allowed to enlist in the Union army and navy.
C
Enslaved people in border states were allowed to move to the North.
D
Enslaved people in border states were allowed to become Confederate citizens.
4

Which statement best describes the contributions of Frederick Douglass during the Civil War?

A
Douglass was an abolitionist who served the Union in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.
B
Douglass was an abolitionist who formed the flying squadron known as the Tuskegee Airmen.
C
Douglass was an abolitionist who encouraged the Union to allow African Americans to enlist.
D
Douglass was an abolitionist who helped enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad.
5

In 1863, African American involvement in the Civil War changed due to a new law that

A
required freed African Americans to join the military.
B
permitted African Americans to enlist in the military.
C
required enslaved African Americans to join the military.
D
forbid African American from enlisting in the military.
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Which example best shows the contribution of African American troops during the Civil War?

A
the First Battle of Bull Run
B
the Second Battle of Bull Run
C
the Battle at Chancellorsville
D
the Battle at Fort Wagner
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The outcome of the First Battle of Bull Run

A
discouraged the Confederacy and gave the Union confidence.
B
showed that the Civil War would probably be a short conflict.
C
proved that the Union’s military forces had superior firepower.
D
discouraged the Union and gave the Confederacy confidence.
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The 1862 battle at Antietam put an end to

A
the military career of Stonewall Jackson.
B
the Confederate threat to the Union capital.
C
the Civil War’s early string of Union victories.
D
the Union threat to the Confederate capital.
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As the Civil War began, President Lincoln accepted the belief that

A
individual states should settle the question of slavery.
B
it was time to end slavery throughout the United States.
C
the Union could be preserved as a mix of free and slave states.
D
preserving the Union was not worth the loss of life it would cause.
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Before he could issue the Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln waited for

A
the selection of a Confederate president.
B
the results of a national vote on slavery.
C
a successful Confederate military action.
D
a successful Union military action.

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