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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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Both Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln officially began their terms as president by

A
giving inaugural addresses to their nations.
B
reading from the US Constitution.
C
attending each other’s inaugural addresses.
D
declaring themselves co-presidents.
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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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Which Republican opposed the Dred Scott decision?

A
Charles Sumner
B
Roger B. Taney
C
James Buchanan
D
Millard Fillmore
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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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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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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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Which of the following best describes the First Battle of Bull Run?

A
Union forces staged a surprise attack but were forced to retreat.
B
Union forces staged a surprise attack and beat Confederate forces.
C
Confederate forces staged a surprise attack and beat Union forces.
D
Confederate forces staged a surprise attack but were forced to retreat.
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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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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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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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What resulted from the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Scott v. Sandford case?

A
The abolitionist movement grew stronger.
B
The abolitionist movement grew weaker.
C
The institution of slavery was weakened.
D
All enslaved people became US citizens.
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Which of the following best states the central disagreement between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas on the issue of slavery?

A
whether it should be abolished
B
whether it should be discouraged
C
whether it should be permitted to spread
D
whether it should be legal across the US

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