Question 1

The first woman physician in America, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, helped to establish the United States Sanitary Commission.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Although Hooker's forces greatly outnumbered the Confederates, he was soundly defeated at Chancellorsville.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The early confidence of both sides was rocked by the staggering casualties sustained in 1862 at

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A)   Bull Run.
B)   Seven Pines.
C)   Shiloh.
D)   Vicksburg.

Question 4

After the Battle of Bull Run, President Jefferson Davis revised his military strategy to rely primarily upon

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A)   building a strong defense to wear down the Union's will to fight.
B)   planning a series of bold invasions of the North.
C)   breaking the Union's naval blockade with the assistance of Great Britain.
D)   using slaves as support troops.

Question 5

The Mississippi River was controlled by the Union after the fall of

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A)   New Orleans.
B)   Mobile.
C)   Vicksburg.
D)   Louisville.

Question 6

Approximately one million soldiers died in the Civil War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe the major battles of the Civil War from Gettysburg to Appomattox Court House. Explain the factors that account for the course of the last part of the war.

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Question 8

Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, and Tennessee seceded when Lincoln

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A)   ordered the Union army to invade the South.
B)   approved the execution of Confederates as criminals.
C)   called for 75,000 volunteers after the fall of Fort Sumter.
D)   appointed Charles Sumner to his Cabinet.

Question 9

Lincoln justified the Emancipation Proclamation as

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A)   the first step in realizing the goals of the Declaration of Independence.
B)   a noble goal that would stimulate northern morale.
C)   carrying out God's will.
D)   a military necessity because it would weaken the enemy.

Question 10

The first major battle of the Civil War on July 21, 1861 was a disaster for the Union. It was the Battle of

Accepted Answer

A)   Antietam.
B)   Shiloh.
C)   Bull Run.
D)   Sharpsburg.

Question 11

Evaluate Lincoln's major strengths and weaknesses as a wartime leader. Summarize the major crises and decisions he faced.

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Question 12

How did the Civil War affect women and their "proper spheres"?

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A)   Only northern women expanded their "proper spheres" by working as army nurses and replacing male workers.
B)   Both northern and southern women expanded their "proper spheres" by serving in their respective armies in non-combat roles.
C)   Both northern and southern women expanded their "proper spheres" by working as army nurses and replacing male workers.
D)   Only southern women expanded their "proper spheres" by working as army nurses and replacing male workers.

Question 13

Sherman's march through Georgia and the fall of Atlanta on September 2, 1864, contributed greatly to

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A)   Grant's victory in the Wilderness.
B)   the resignation of Jefferson Davis.
C)   the Emancipation Proclamation.
D)   Lincoln's election in November.

Question 14

Describe the major battles of the Civil War from Fort Sumter to Gettysburg. Explain the factors that account for the course of the war to this point.

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Question 15

In the Battle of the Wilderness, Grant demonstrated that he understood that the war could only be won by grinding the South down under the weight of the North's superior population and resources.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Members of the peace societies in the North were often called

Accepted Answer

A)   Tories.
B)   Copperheads.
C)   Water Moccasins.
D)   Rattlesnakes.

Question 17

Robert E. Lee displayed an almost instinctive mastery of tactics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The first and only president of the Confederacy was

Accepted Answer

A)   Robert E. Lee.
B)   Alexander Hamilton Stephens.
C)   Jefferson Davis.
D)   Howell Cobb.

Question 19

Shortages of key items and an excess of paper money caused a severe deflation of the Confederate currency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The North funded most of the cost of the Civil War by increased income taxes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: The War to Save the Union

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