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During the Civil War, African American military units

A
were usually led by white officers.
B
chose their own officers to lead them.
C
formed in both the North and the South.
D
included white Confederate soldiers.
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During the Civil War, what was one advantage the Confederacy had over the Union?

A
It controlled Vicksburg and other forts.
B
It had a fleet of armored gunboats.
C
It outnumbered the Union troops.
D
It had the support of European nations.
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At the first Democratic Party convention of 1860, fifty Southern delegates

A
refused to vote and left the convention.
B
voted to secede from the Union.
C
nominated their own candidate.
D
decided to become Republicans.
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The 1871 Civil Rights Act gave the US president the power to

A
violate property rights.
B
suspend habeas corpus.
C
grant voting rights.
D
serve for a second term.
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What sparked a riot in New York City in 1863?

A
food shortages and a rise in starvation
B
a draft that was unfair to the lower classes
C
a drop in employment in weapons factories
D
the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus
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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
continued with life as it had been before the war.
C
openly enlisted in Union and Confederate armies.
D
staged protests and rallies against the war effort.
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A major result of the Civil War was that it

A
reinvented the Northern economy.
B
preserved the Union.
C
enhanced trade with Europe.
D
divided the country.
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Under the system of sharecropping, contracts usually favored

A
landowners.
B
laborers.
C
freedmen.
D
the government.
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Which statement best describes the results of the 1860 presidential election?

A
Lincoln won the popular vote.
B
Douglas won the electoral vote.
C
Lincoln won more than 50 percent of the electoral vote.
D
Douglas lost more than 50 percent of the popular vote.
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Which statement best describes the military strategy of total war?

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

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