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Which statement offers the best comparison between the North and South at the beginning of the Civil War?

A
The South had more factories than the North.
B
The South produced more food than the North.
C
The North had fewer people than the South.
D
The North had a longer coastline than the South.
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The main purpose of Jim Crow laws was to

A
prevent African Americans from going to school.
B
divide African American families.
C
reestablish slavery in the South.
D
divide African Americans from Southern whites.
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During the Civil War, Harriet Tubman helped the Union cause by

A
fighting in battles.
B
working on plantations.
C
spying on the enemy.
D
bringing food to troops.
4

After assassinating President Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth

A
was hailed as a hero in the south.
B
was eventually captured.
C
became an abolitionist.
D
escaped to the North.
5

As a result of the actions of enslaved people during the Civil War,

A
Northern factory workers lost their jobs.
B
Southern cotton farms thrived.
C
Southern farms could not produce enough food.
D
Northern factories gained more workers.
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Lincoln let Confederate leaders know about his plan to resupply Fort Sumter so that

A
they would not fire on the ships.
B
they would not attack other nearby forts.
C
they could defeat Union forces.
D
they would not attack during a Union surrender.
8

Who commanded the Union army during the Civil War?

A
Robert E. Lee
B
Jefferson Davis
C
Abraham Lincoln
D
George McClellan
9

The Battle of Antietam showed the Union that

A
it was getting weak.
B
it had strong leadership.
C
it could win the war.
D
it needed help from Great Britain.
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African Americans contributed to the Union war effort on the home front by working as

A
cooks and sharecroppers.
B
businessmen and surgeons.
C
carpenters and shopkeepers.
D
carpenters and surgeons.
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On the first day of fighting at Gettysburg, the Union army

A
drove the Confederates out of Pennsylvania.
B
was pushed into a defensive position.
C
had an easy victory against the Confederate army.
D
fought the Confederate army to a stand-off.
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At the Battle of Chancellorsville, who launched a surprise attack on the Union forces?

A
Robert E. Lee
B
Joseph Hooker
C
“Stonewall” Jackson
D
Ambrose Burnside
14

Which best describes how the status of the Civil War affected Lincoln’s reelection in 1864?

A
The Civil War was close to ending.
B
The Civil War was about half over.
C
The Civil War had many years left.
D
The Civil War was just beginning.
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The Civil War strategy that involved attacks on both civilian and military targets was called

A
March to the Sea.
B
Shenandoah Valley Campaign.
C
total war.
D
Southern surrender.
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How did the capture of Vicksburg contribute to the Union victory in the Civil War?

A
It gave the Union control of major Southern cities.
B
It allowed the Union to focus on fighting in border states.
C
It gave the Union the ability to supply its troops.
D
It allowed the Union to focus on fighting in the East.
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General Lee’s surrender in 1865 marked

A
the North’s defeat in the Civil War.
B
the official end of slavery in the United States.
C
the South’s defeat in the Civil War.
D
the end of ten years of armed conflict.
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Why was Lincoln determined to keep the border states in the Union?

A
They were needed to protect the capital.
B
They contained most of the South’s large plantations.
C
They had all voted to secede by narrow margins.
D
They contained the most of the South’s commercial harbors.
19

Following the Emancipation Proclamation, which of the following constitutional amendments formally ended slavery?

A
the First Amendment
B
the Fifth Amendment
C
the Eighth Amendment
D
the Thirteenth Amendment
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General Grant responded to the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House by

A
feeding Lee’s troops and sending them home.
B
arresting Lee and sending his troops home.
C
arresting Lee and sending his troops to prison.
D
executing Lee and arresting his troops.

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