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Generation Date: 05/01/2013
Generated By: John Schuler
Title: The Civil War
1. The graph above shows how many people lived in the North and in the South before the American Civil War. Compared to the South, the Northern states had
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A.
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more than twice the population.
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B.
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a slightly higher population.
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C.
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about the same population.
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D.
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less than half the population.
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2. At this battle, Union troops under the command of General Joseph Hooker tried for the fifth time to invade Richmond. Lee and Jackson devised a strategy to attack both sides of the Union flanks by surprise and successfully threw back the Union forces in Lee's greatest victory of the war.
What was the name of the Confederate victory described above?
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the Battle of Fort Donelson
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B.
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the Battle of Murfreesboro
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D.
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the Battle of Chancellorsville
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3. In April of 1865, outside of Richmond, with his forces surrounded by Grant's and vastly outnumbered, General Robert E. Lee was forced to meet with General Ulysses S. Grant. Where did Lee and Grant agree on the terms of Lee's surrender?
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A.
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Gettysburg
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B.
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Fort Stedman
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C.
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Appomattox Court House
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D.
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Petersburg
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4. Which of these statements is true regarding black soldiers in the Union army?
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A.
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They made up about 30% of the army.
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B.
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They were not allowed to be in the army.
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C.
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They were paid less than white soldiers.
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D.
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They could only serve as cooks.
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5. Which of the following describes what happened at the Battle of Bull Run (referred to as the Battle of Manassas in the South) in July of 1861?
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Rebel troops moving to attack Washington were stopped by Union forces.
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B.
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Confederate reinforcements won the battle and forced the Union troops to retreat.
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C.
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The armored ships the Monitor and the Merrimac clash for the first time.
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D.
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General Robert E. Lee earned the nickname "Stonewall" for refusing to give up his position.
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6. The bombardment of what fort in April of 1861 ignited the Civil War?
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B.
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Fort Albany
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C.
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Fort Sumter
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D.
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Fort Moultrie
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7. Which Civil War leader wrote and delivered an address at Gettysburg that has been admired ever since as one of the best speeches in the English language?
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B.
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Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
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C.
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Jefferson Davis
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D.
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Frederick Douglass
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8. What did Robert E. Lee accomplish at the Second Battle of Bull Run?
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He drove the Union soldiers out of Northern Virginia.
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B.
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He invaded the North for the first time.
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C.
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He killed General Johnston.
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D.
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He defended Richmond from near invasion by the Union forces.
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9. What did Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson do to gain his nickname and become a noted Civil War figure?
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He led the famous "March to the Sea" through Georgia.
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B.
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He refused to give up his position at the Battle of Bull Run.
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C.
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He marched the Confederate Army up to Pennsylvania to invade the North.
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D.
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He led the Union's fifth attempt at capturing the Confederate capital.
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10. Which person was named the Confederacy's president when the first Southern states seceded from the Union in February of 1861?
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A.
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Jefferson Davis
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B.
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Robert E. Lee
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C.
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Ulysses S. Grant
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D.
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Abraham Lincoln
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11. Taking over command of the Richmond forces in 1862 after General Johnston was injured defending the southern capital, this leader was once offered the command of all Union troops. Choosing instead to remain loyal to his home state, Virginia, he became the South's greatest military figure.
Which famous Civil War figure is described above?
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A.
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Ulysses S. Grant
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B.
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Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
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C.
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Abraham Lincoln
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D.
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Robert E. Lee
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12. Which Union general accepted Robert E. Lee's surrender on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House?
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A.
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Ulysses S. Grant
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B.
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George G. McClellan
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C.
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George Meade
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D.
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Abraham Lincoln
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13. By 1863, control of most of the Mississippi River was in Union hands. To gain control of the last major port city serving as an open shipping door to the South, Grant weakened the enemy with a military campaign that lasted several months. First he isolated the port city by gaining control of the railroad, and then he began a seven-week artillery siege to force surrender.
What is the port city described above?
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Chancellorsville
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B.
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New Orleans
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C.
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Vicksburg
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D.
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Appomattox
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14. This key Civil War leader claimed to be fighting to preserve the Union, not to abolish slavery. However, on January 1, 1863, after a show of Union strength at Antietam, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared certain slaves "forever free."
Which famous Civil War figure is described above?
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A.
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Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
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B.
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Abraham Lincoln
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C.
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Ulysses S. Grant
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D.
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Jefferson Davis
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15. Which of the following did the North's General William T. Sherman accomplish in 1864?
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He conquered Atlanta and then marched through Georgia to Savannah.
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B.
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He faced Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in order to defend Washington from Southern invasion.
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C.
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He conquered Richmond.
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D.
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He killed General Joseph Johnston in battle.
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16. About 3000 union women served as battlefield nurses during the war. Though they couldn’t join the military and often worked without pay, their services were necessary because
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men refused to serve as nurses.
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B.
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blacks weren’t allowed to serve as nurses.
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C.
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hospitals couldn’t handle the injured.
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D.
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disease killed more soldiers than fighting did.
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17. What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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It was the first battle in which African American troops participated.
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B.
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It was the first battle fought on Southern soil.
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C.
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This battle was an important victory for the Confederate Army.
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D.
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The Union troops were able to defeat the Confederate troops that had invaded the North.
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18. Often named the single greatest northern military leader in the Civil War, this West Point graduate was known for his victory at Vicksburg in 1863 and his leadership over the Union Army during the latter half of the war.
Which famous Civil War figure is described above?
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A.
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Ulysses S. Grant
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B.
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Jefferson Davis
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C.
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Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
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D.
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Robert E. Lee
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19. Which of the following describes why Lincoln was worried about winning re-election in 1864?
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The North had just been badly beaten near Atlanta and driven out of Confederate Georgia.
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B.
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Lincoln's opponent, General McClellan, was a hero of the war for being such a decisive leader.
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C.
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Many Northerners were angered by the Gettysburg Address and Lincoln's disregard for the Union dead.
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Many Northerners were angered by the Emancipation Proclamation and the length of the war.
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20. What was the significance of the battle at Antietam Creek?
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After this battle, McClellan was promoted by Lincoln for pursuing Lee’s beaten troops.
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This was the site of the first ironclad ship battle.
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D.
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This battle was a turning point of the war, showing Britain and France that the Confederates had the clear advantage.
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21. Based on the map above, which of these was a Union state that did not allow slavery?
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Illinois
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B.
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Kentucky
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C.
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South Carolina
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D.
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Texas
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22. Based on the map above, which of these slave states chose not to leave the Union?
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A.
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Kentucky
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B.
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Tennessee
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C.
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Louisiana
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D.
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Georgia
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23. The map above shows the division of states during the American Civil War. Which of these states was a Confederate state?
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Pennsylvania
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B.
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Alabama
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Ohio
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West Virginia
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http://www.civilwarhome.com/statesdivison.htm
24. Which section of the country depended most on its large cotton crop before the Civil War?
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A.
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border States
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B.
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both North and South
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C.
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the North
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D.
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the South
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Pre-Civil War Timeline
25. In the months leading up to the Civil War, the North and South had many conflicts. For example, the South felt that slavery should be legal, and the Northern states did not. These conflicts led the South to take action. On December 20, 1860, what did the Southern states begin to do?
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secede from the Union
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B.
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elect Jefferson Davis
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C.
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fire on Fort Sumter
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D.
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elect Abraham Lincoln
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26. The bar graph above shows about how many soldiers the North and South had when the American Civil War began. Based on the graph above, which of these statements is true?
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Troops in the North and South were almost equal in number.
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B.
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The South had thousands more soldiers than the North.
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C.
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The North had only a small advantage over the South.
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D.
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The North had almost twice as many soldiers as the South.
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27. As the Civil War was starting, the railroad was an important manmade resource for both sides. Trains could be used to move troops and to bring them supplies. Compared to the North, the South had
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A.
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the same number of miles of railroad tracks.
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B.
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twice as many miles of railroad tracks.
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C.
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less than half the miles of railroad tracks.
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D.
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almost as many miles of railroad tracks.
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Answers
1. A
2. D
3. C
4. C
5. B
6. C
7. A
8. A
9. B
10. A
11. D
12. A
13. C
14. B
15. A
16. D
17. D
18. A
19. D
20. B
21. A
22. A
23. B
24. D
25. A
26. D
27. C
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