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The outcome of the Second Battle of Bull Run

marked the unofficial end of the Civil War.

placed the Confederate capital in danger.

allowed the Union to recruit African Americans.

placed the capital city Washington, DC, in danger.

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After the Civil War, newly-freed African Americans had to

find a way to make money.

apply for US citizenship.

perform military service.

relocate to the North.

Which of the following was an advantage for the South at the start of the Civil War?

a smaller population

an industrial economy

a well-led army

fewer miles of railroad

What sparked a riot in New York City in 1863?

food shortages and a rise in starvation

a draft that was unfair to the lower classes

a drop in employment in weapons factories

the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus

Which battle resulted in both a Confederate victory and the death of General Stonewall Jackson?

the Second Battle of Bull Run

the Battle of Antietam

the Battle of Chancellorsville

the First Battle of Bull Run

At the first Democratic Party convention of 1860, fifty Southern delegates

refused to vote and left the convention.

voted to secede from the Union.

nominated their own candidate.

decided to become Republicans.

After the first day of fighting at Gettysburg, the arrival of reinforcements allowed

the Union to avoid more casualties.

the Union to hold the line and win.

the Confederacy to break the lines.

the Confederacy time to regroup.

Some state governors in the South opposed the Confederate government after it

ratified the Emancipation Proclamation.

could not stop the draft riot of 1863.

imposed a draft and raised taxes.

announced a plan to rejoin the Union.

During the Civil War, what was one advantage the Confederacy had over the Union?

It controlled Vicksburg and other forts.

It had a fleet of armored gunboats.

It outnumbered the Union troops.

It had the support of European nations.

Which statement best describes the military strategy of total war?

All damage is contained on specific battlefields.

All fighting occurs in cities and on battlefields.

All military and civilian resources are attacked.

All civilian resources are used to feed the army.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed

most enslaved people in the South and those in the North.

all enslaved people everywhere in the United States.

most enslaved people in the North and those in border states.

enslaved people in the South but not those in border states.

During the Civil War, African American military units

were usually led by white officers.

chose their own officers to lead them.

formed in both the North and the South.

included white Confederate soldiers.

A major result of the Civil War was that it

reinvented the Northern economy.

preserved the Union.

enhanced trade with Europe.

divided the country.

As the Civil War progressed, women in both the North and the South

took over men’s jobs and supported the war effort.

continued with life as it had been before the war.

openly enlisted in Union and Confederate armies.

staged protests and rallies against the war effort.

Who became president of the Confederacy in 1861?

John C. Breckinridge

Stephen Douglas

Abraham Lincoln

Jefferson Davis

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