Question 1
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The largest group of whites in the South _______.
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owned between ten and ninety-nine slaves each
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owned between one and nine slaves each
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owned no slaves
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owned over one hundred slaves each
Question 2
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Which of the following was not one of the effects of the cotton boom?
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U.S. trade increased with France and Spain.
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Port cities like New Orleans expanded.
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Northern manufacturing expanded.
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The need for slave labor grew.
Question 3
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In the 1850's, some southerners demanded reopening the international slave trade. This caused a rift between the Upper South and the Lower South. Whites in the Upper South believed
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it would hurt their profits
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it would harm race relations
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it make slaves more expensive
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It was immoral
Question 4
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Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin changed the industry of the South in which way?
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It created a new source of cheap alcohol.
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It led to more land in the South being dedicated to cotton farming.
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It created greater competition between Southern cotton farmers.
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It decreased the dependence on slave labor in cotton farming.
Question 5
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In the early United States, sectionalism first arose due to conflict over which divisive issue?
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voting
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religion
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immigration
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slavery
Question 6
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John C. Calhoun argued for greater rights for southerners with which idea?
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paternalism
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polygenism
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majority rule
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concurrent majority
Question 7
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Why did southern expansionists conduct filibuster expeditions?
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to prove they could raise an army
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to map unknown territories
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to find runaway slaves
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to annex new slave states
Question 8
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The abolition of the foreign slave trade in 1807 led to _______.
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a reform movement calling for the complete end to slavery in the United States
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a dramatic decrease in the price and demand for slaves
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the decline of cotton production
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the rise of a thriving domestic slave trade
Question 9
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Under the law in the antebellum South, slaves were ________.
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servants
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animals
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property
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indentures
Question 10
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The controversy at the heart of the Ostend Manifesto centered on the fate of:
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Louisiana
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Ostend, Belgium
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Cuba
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Nicaragua
Question 11
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Which new church grew quickly in spite of being met with hostility after it was founded in the 1830s?
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Pentecostalism
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Mormonism
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Protestantism
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Catholicism
Question 12
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Sylvester Graham's reformers targeted
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nutrition
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sexuality
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the human body
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all of these
Question 13
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In the context of the antebellum era, what does colonization refer to?
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American colonization of the Caribbean
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the relocation of slaves to Africa
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the American annexation of Africa
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Great Britain's colonization of North America
Question 14
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How did abolitionists use the political system to fight slavery?
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by bringing lawsuits against slave-owners on constitutional grounds
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by encouraging slaves and free black workers to refuse to work
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by forming third parties that advocated laws against slavery
Question 15
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Transcendentalists were most concerned with
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predestination
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the individual
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the afterlife
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democracy
Question 16
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Which of the following did William Lloyd Garrison not employ in his abolitionist efforts?
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immediatism
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pamphleteering
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political involvement
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moral suasion
Question 17
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Which religious community focused on the power of patriarchy?
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Mormons
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Owenites
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Rappites
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Shakers
Question 18
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Why did William Lloyd Garrison's endorsement of the Grimke sisters divide the abolitionist movement?
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They attended the Seneca Falls Convention
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They lectured to co-ed audiences
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They supported colonization
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They advocated equal rights for women
Question 19
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In the nineteenth century, which Protestant denomination grew in numbers in the United States due to increased immigration from Germany?
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Lutheranism
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Methodism
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Episcopalism
Question 20
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How did the abolitionist views of William Lloyd Garrison differ from those of earlier anti-slavery advocates?
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He opposed foreign colonization of former slaves.
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He believed that violent revolt should not always be discouraged.
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He supported gradual rather than sudden emancipation.
Question 21
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Which community or movement is associated with transcendentalism?
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Brook Farm
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the Ephrata Cloister
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the Oneida Community
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Fourierism
Question 22
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Which American philosophical movement influenced many early reform efforts in New England?
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Existentialism
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Lutheranism
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Rationalism
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Transcendentalism
Question 23
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Why did female abolitionists often meet resistance within their own movement?
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Women had the same social status as slaves at the time.
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Religious leaders often used the Bible to justify female inferiority.
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It was feared that female members would slow the movement's progression.
Question 24
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How did Charles G. Finney’s brand of Christian revivalism differ from those of previous Evangelical leaders?
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He advocated withdrawal from society in favor of communalism.
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He believed Christianity needed to be purged of its worldly nature.
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He stressed the control that humans have over their own destinies.
Question 25
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Which reformer focused on women's roles as the educators of children
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Catherine Beecher
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Sarah Grimke
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Susan B. Anthony
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Lydia Maria Child
Question 26
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The utopian community begun by Robert Owen in 1825 was founded around which principle?
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cooperative labor
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secular humanism
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mental independence
Question 27
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The first temperance laws were enacted by
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state governments
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the Federal government
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local governments
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the Supreme Court
Question 28
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Second GreatAwakening?
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greater emphasis on nature
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greater emphasis on religious education of children
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greater church attendance
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belief in the possibility of a better world
Question 29
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On what grounds did Dred Scott sue for freedom?
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the fact that he had lived in free states
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the fact that his family would be torn apart
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the cruelty of his master
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the inherent inhumanity of slavery
Question 30
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Which of the following was not a component of the Compromise of 1850?
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the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act
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the admission of Kansas as a free state
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the admission of California as a free state
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a ban on the slave trade in Washington, DC
Question 31
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What was President Zachary Taylor’s top priority as president?
Question 32
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"Border ruffians" helped to ________.
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elect a proslavery legislature in Kansas
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capture runaway slaves
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chase abolitionists out of Missouri
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disseminate abolitionist literature in Kansas
Question 33
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Which of the following was a provision of the Compromise of 1850?
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New Mexico and Utah would be admitted as slave states.
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Slavery would no longer be allowed in the District of Columbia.
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Free states would be forced to return slaves who escaped to those states.
Question 34
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In 1856, in which territory did confrontations between free- and slave-state factions become violent?
Question 35
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Which of the following was not a result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
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Douglas was elected senator of Illinois.
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Lincoln successfully defended the principle of popular sovereignty.
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Citizens in both the North and South followed the debates closely.
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Lincoln’s national profile was raised.
Question 36
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Which of the following was a focus of the new Republican Party?
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promoting states’ rights
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encouraging the use of popular sovereignty to determine where slavery could exist
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supporting Irish Catholic immigration
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halting the spread of slavery
Question 37
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Which of the following did not contribute to Lincoln’s victory in the election of 1860?
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Lincoln’s improved national standing after his senatorial debates with Stephen Douglas
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the defeat of the Whig party
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the Constitutional Union party’s further splintering the vote
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the split between northern and southern democrats
Question 38
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Why did John Brown attack the armory at Harpers Ferry?
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in revenge after the sacking of Lawrence
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to hold as a military base against proslavery forces
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to seize weapons to distribute to slaves for a massive uprising
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to prevent southern states from seceding
Question 39
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Why was the constitutionality of President Lincoln?s suspension of habeas corpus brought into question?
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It allowed people to be jailed without being charged before a judge.
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It ignored the will of Congress in approving funds for military expenditures.
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It gave the federal government undue power over the states.
Question 40
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Which slave state remained in the Union during the U.S. Civil War?
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Virginia
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Arkansas
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Kentucky
Question 41
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The Confederacy was founded when which state seceded from the Union?
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Georgia
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South Carolina
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Mississippi
Question 42
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Which U.S. Civil War event is often credited for Abraham Lincoln's re-election in 1864?
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the capture and fall of Atlanta
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the surrender of General Robert E. Lee
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the siege and surrender of Vicksburg
Question 43
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Which statement describes how slavery created a military advantage for the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War?
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Union troops avoided attacking the properties of slaveholders.
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Confederate laws required the conscription of slaves as soldiers.
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Slaves performed necessary labor, freeing white workers to fight.
Question 44
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Why did many northerners consider conscription to be unfair during the U.S. Civil War?
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It forced all men to join the draft regardless of their age or health.
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It allowed wealthier draftees to hire substitutes and avoid fighting.
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It favored those who lived further from the Confederate border.
Question 45
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In 1861, the Confederate states chose whom to serve as their provisional president?
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Zebulon Vance
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Jefferson Davis
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Alexander Stephens
Question 46
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Which statement best describes one advantage the Confederacy had over the Union in the U.S. Civil War?
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The Confederacy's soldiers had more experience and better training.
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The Confederacy's soldiers were better equipped for battle.
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The Confederacy's soldiers were more accustomed to using firearms.
Question 47
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Which Confederate states were generally the last to secede?
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those closest to the Atlantic Ocean
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those with small slave populations
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those bordering the Union states
Question 48
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During the U.S. Civil War, what did Northerners do to raise money for the war effort that Southerners did not?
Question 49
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Which event officially triggered the U.S. Civil War?
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the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation
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the inception of the Union naval blockade of the South
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the Confederate attack on and capture of Fort Sumter
Question 50
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Why was the Presidential election of 1860 particularly complex in its scope?
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The Republican Party was divided in their support for Abraham Lincoln's candidacy.
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The Democratic Party was split among regional lines and nominated two candidates.
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A third party candidate had managed to defeat the Democratic candidate in votes.
Question 51
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Which of the following sparked the New York City riots of July 1863?
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food shortages
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conscription
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abolitionism
Question 52
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Which Confederate state was the last to secede from the Union?
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Tennessee
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Texas
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Louisiana
Question 53
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Which of the following was a significant difference between the Union and Confederate armies?
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The Union army had far more experienced generals than the Confederate army.
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The Union army had far more soldiers than the Confederate army.
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The Union army had far more accessible resources than the Confederate army.
Question 54
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Which statement best describes Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation?
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It made slavery illegal throughout the Union and Confederacy.
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It freed all slaves in the Confederate states.
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It freed all slaves in Union states that allowed slavery.
Question 55
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Why did the Cherokee leaders agree to fight with the Confederacy in the U.S. Civil War?
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Confederate leaders had promised them weapons and protection from the Union.
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The Cherokee had fought against the United States in numerous previous wars.
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Many Cherokee were slave owners and shared other interests with the Confederacy.
Question 56
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Which woman was noted for supervising army nurses during the U.S. Civil War?
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Florence Nightingale
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Dorothea Dix
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Rose O'Neal Greenhow
Question 57
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In which border state was the friction between Union and Confederate sympathizers most intense?
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Tennessee
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Maryland
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Missouri
Question 58
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What made many Southerners disapprove of Jefferson Davis as a leader?
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his support for reconciling with the Union over seceding from it
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his belief in the need for a strong centralized government
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his lack of experience in areas such as international diplomacy