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Southerners had a stronger fighting spirit than Northerners because

A
they were fighting for independence.
B
they were fighting to end slavery.
C
Northerners had a smaller army.
D
Northerners did not care about the Union.
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Which of the following best describes the practice of slavery at the time of the Dred Scott case?

A
Slavery had expanded extensively across the continent, which made Northerners extremely nervous.
B
Slavery had been banned almost everywhere, which made Southerners extremely nervous.
C
There was a great deal of tension between the North and South over the practice of slavery.
D
The North and South remained in agreement about the Missouri Compromise, which had settled the slavery issue.
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Racial violence in the South in the late 1800s often included lynching, which is another term for

A
killing, usually by hanging, without a trial.
B
unlawfully taking someone's possessions.
C
forcing someone to work at gunpoint.
D
setting a sharecropper's house and fields on fire.
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Why did the Confederacy face food shortages as the Civil War progressed?

A
Farmland was taken over to build weapons factories.
B
Many Southerners refused to contribute to the war effort.
C
There were not enough workers to cultivate and harvest crops.
D
A sudden rise in inflation led to a steep drop in the cost of food.
5

During the siege of Petersburg, General Grant

A
abandoned his strategy of total war.
B
had twice as many soldiers as Lee.
C
was driven back by the Confederates.
D
was waging war in his home state.
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After the Civil War, the South had to reinvent its economy because

A
plantations had been destroyed.
B
the North took over its industry.
C
sharecropping was not an option.
D
the North took over its farmland.
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What was Abraham Lincoln’s concern about the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision?

A
that it would make slavery legal across the nation
B
that it would lead to the direct election of senators
C
that it would lead to the abolition of slavery
D
that the Republican Party would not support it
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Stephen Douglas was a Democratic Party leader who supported

A
free labor.
B
popular sovereignty.
C
racial equality.
D
abolitionism.
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During the Civil War, Robert E. Lee decided to invade Union territory in order to

A
remove Union pressure in Virginia.
B
protect the Confederate capital.
C
make winning easier for his troops.
D
draw Union troops away from Vicksburg.
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After emancipation, many formerly enslaved people built farms on abandoned land. What did President Johnson do with this land during Reconstruction?

A
Johnson returned the land to its former owners.
B
Johnson seized the land for the federal government.
C
Johnson officially gave the land to formerly enslaved people.
D
Johnson arranged for the government to purchase the land.
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Who won the popular vote in the 1876 presidential election?

A
Ulysses S. Grant
B
Rutherford B. Hayes
C
Horatio Seymour
D
Samuel J. Tilden
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Which Republican opposed the Dred Scott decision?

A
Charles Sumner
B
Roger B. Taney
C
James Buchanan
D
Millard Fillmore
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Before Gettysburg, most major Civil War battles in the East

A
were won by the Union military.
B
involved General Robert E. Lee.
C
were fought on Confederate soil.
D
involved General Ulysses S. Grant.
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During Reconstruction in the United States, the Freedmen’s Bureau

A
administered poll taxes and literacy tests during elections.
B
segregated white and African American students in schools.
C
negotiated labor contracts for African Americans in the South.
D
helped African Americans relocate from the South to the North.
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President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction

A
punished Confederates who owned large farms.
B
issued harsh penalties for Confederate military officers.
C
required all states to abolish the practice of slavery.
D
required states to repay their war debts quickly.
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Which law banned slavery anywhere in the United States or its jurisdiction?

A
the Civil Rights Act of 1866
B
the Reconstruction Act of 1867
C
the Thirteenth Amendment
D
the Fourteenth Amendment
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Why did the Confederacy want to control Fort Sumter?

A
Fort Sumter was located in a Union state and controlling it would make it easier to hold off Union troops.
B
Fort Sumter was located within the Confederacy, and it protected important shipping lanes and commercial areas.
C
Fort Sumter was located on the border of a Union state and a Confederate state, which gave it a high strategic value.
D
Fort Sumter was located within the Confederacy, and the Union wanted to use it to store weapons and other supplies.
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In the South, many enslaved people reacted to the Emancipation Proclamation by

A
joining the Confederate military.
B
staging work slowdowns.
C
relocating to the border states.
D
offering to become Union spies.
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Which group opposed the spread of slavery during the 1860 presidential election?

A
the Southern Democratic Party
B
the Republican Party
C
the Constitutional Union Party
D
the Democratic Party
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Which statement best describes the result of the Battle of Antietam?

A
Neither side won, but it was a victory for the South.
B
Both sides had losses, but it was a victory for the North.
C
Confederate troops won the Battle of Antietam decisively.
D
Union troops won the Battle of Antietam decisively.

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