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President Lincoln’s suspension of the writ of habeas corpus meant that citizens

A
could be imprisoned illegally.
B
lost the right to bear arms.
C
no longer had freedom of speech.
D
were not allowed to house soldiers.
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What was problematic about the 1876 presidential election?

A
One of Grant’s staff members ran for president, even though he’d been accused of taking bribes.
B
Tilden won the popular vote, Hayes narrowly won the electoral vote, and votes in four states were disputed.
C
The Republican Party was divided between Grant’s followers and the Liberal Republicans.
D
Hayes won the popular vote, Tilden narrowly won the electoral vote, and Florida’s voting results were disputed.
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How did the system of sharecropping affect landowners and laborers in the South?

A
The system did not provide landowners with enough profits because laborers often took sizable cuts.
B
The system typically drove laborers off the farms they had worked when they were enslaved and left landowners without workers.
C
The system often trapped laborers in a cycle of debt and dependence while allowing landowners to profit from laborers’ hard work.
D
The system left landowners with mounting piles of debt because laborers had little to no incentives to work the fields.
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Why did General Grant adopt the total war strategy?

A
to bring the war to a speedy end
B
to prove that he was worthy of the job
C
to seek revenge against General Lee
D
to wage a defensive campaign
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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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After the Civil War, how did nostalgic white Southerners view the Old South?

A
They thought about the Old South with shame because of its history of slavery.
B
They held a romantic view of the Old South and believed it was mostly good.
C
They were glad the Old South was gone, and many relocated to the North.
D
They hoped that Reconstruction policies would bring the Old South back.
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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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How did Congress react to the Black Codes of the 1860s?

A
Congress passed new laws that restricted the rights of African Americans.
B
Congress asked President Johnson to take control of Reconstruction.
C
Congress took control of Reconstruction from President Johnson.
D
Congress supported President Lincoln’s plan for states’ readmittance.
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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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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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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 is an example of General Grant’s leadership during the Civil War?

A
He invaded Union territory at Gettysburg in 1863.
B
He successfully captured Vicksburg in early 1863.
C
He refused to retreat during the Battle of Shiloh.
D
He led the Union Navy on an attack of New Orleans.
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Which of the following most contributed to Abraham Lincoln’s emergence as a Republican Party leader?

A
his public debates with Stephen Douglas on the subject of slavery
B
his defeat of Stephen Douglas in the 1858 Senate race in Illinois
C
his retirement from the House of Representatives after a single term
D
his support of popular sovereignty as it pertained to the issue of slavery
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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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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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To make sure that the Union Army could not use Confederate resources when they arrived in Richmond after President Davis and his cabinet fled, the Confederates

A
took all of their resources with them.
B
burned Richmond to the ground.
C
waged war against any Union soldiers who were already in the city.
D
rebelled against the ineffective tactics of the Confederate government.
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Which of the following was an advantage for the North at the start of the Civil War?

A
a larger population
B
a well-led army
C
enslaved workers
D
a fighting spirit
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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 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 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.

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