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Test por Shari Anderson, actualizado hace más de 1 año
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Pregunta 1
Pregunta
Lincoln feared all of the following possible outcomes if secession were to go unchecked EXCEPT that it would:
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raiser questions of how to divide the national debt between the North and the South
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inhibit industrial development
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mean splitting federal owned territories
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lead to increased numbers of fugitive slaves
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entice Europe to possibly seize American territories
Pregunta 2
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Why is the exchange at Fort Sumter so important?
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It is considered the start of the Civil War
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It was where South Carolina officially seceded
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It was the first Southern victory of the Civil War
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It marked an act of Southern aggression against the North
Pregunta 3
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In his efforts to retain the border states within the Union, Lincoln focused his efforts primarily on:
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Maryland
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Delaware
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West Virginia
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Kentucky
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Missouri
Pregunta 4
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Which of these is NOT why Lincoln initially said that he was not fighting a war to free the slaves?
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He did not want to alienate the border states that would be vital to his cause
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He feared he would upset other allied states
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Members of his family were slaveholders who were on the side of the South
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His main objective was keeping the Union together
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He sought to negotiate a peace and was willing to Compromise on the slavery issue to make it happen, if necessary
Pregunta 5
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All of he following are true statements about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War EXCEPT:
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Northern soldiers were more intellectual and practical, whereas Southern soldiers were more emotional
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Southern soldiers had more difficulty adjusting to military authority than their Northern counterparts
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Northern troops were more concerned with defending hearth and home.
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Southern soldiers had the advantage of fighting defensively, whereas Northern soldiers had to attach on unknown terrain
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Northern soldiers tended not to be the natural fighters that Southerns were.
Pregunta 6
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Which of the following was the most serious hardship encountered by soldiers on both sides of the Civil War?
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Food shortages
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Uniform shortages
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Boredom
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Lack of discipline in the camps
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Disease
Pregunta 7
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The South's greatest weakness in the conflict was:
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poor military leadership from the outset
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its economy
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its lack of arms/weaponry
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its minimal control of the seas
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its relatively small population
Pregunta 8
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What did the South count on most in its bid to win the Civil War?
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Foreign intervention
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The strength of its army
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Its military leadership
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World demand for its cotton crops
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Its knowledge of potential battlegrounds
Pregunta 9
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The biggest challenge Confederate president Jefferson Davis faced was:
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creating a currency for his new nation
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balancing his roles as military and political leader
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ongoing tension between states' rights and the need for a unified central government
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amassing an army
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his lack of popularity
Pregunta 10
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Facing war, Lincoln played fast and loose with the Constitution in all of the following ways EXCEPT that he:
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declared a blockade without congressional approval
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increased the size of the army
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ordered a $2 million payout to private citizens aiding the military effort
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suspended freedom of the pres by insisting that editors avoid publishing anti-Union articles or editorials
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suspended the writ of habeas corpus
Pregunta 11
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What was the major spark that triggered the New York draft riots in 1863?
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The beginning of mandatory conscription
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The provision that allowed the rich to hire a substitute when drafted
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The disproportionate numbers of upstate farmers in the military
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White men's anger at fighting a war over slavery
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The use of bounty brokers to staff the army
Pregunta 12
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The North financed its war effort in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
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issuing paper money
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excise taxes
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tariffs
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government bonds
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property taxes
Pregunta 13
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The Homestead Act of 1862 promised:
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not to tax private property
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free land to those settling the West
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leniency to those who fled west to escape the draft
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free gold to those who mined California
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oil leases to those settling Pennsylvania
Pregunta 14
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Which of the following were NOT among the official roles women played during the Civil War?
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Soldiers
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Cooks, Launderers, and Tailors
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Government Workers
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Spies
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Nurses
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