One immediate result of the Emancipation Proclamation was that it ___.

ordered all Southern slaves to be freed.

Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?

It made the South give up the idea of invading the North.

Which view best summarizes Lincoln's position on slavery in 1858?

Slavery should not spread because it is morally and politically wrong.

Women helped out during the war in all of the following EXCEPT:

voting for new political leaders

What was Grant’s impact on the Civil War?

He introduced the "total war" strategy

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1
Which of the following abolished slavery in the “rebellious territories”?
the Gettysburg Address
the Emancipation Proclamation
the Thirteenth Amendment
the Compromise of 1850
2
The primary economic activity of the South was manufacturing.
False
True
3
Lincoln suspended ___ to deal with dissent in the Union states.
life sentences for draft rioters
conscription (drafting) of all men between the ages of 25 and 35
voting rights for free African Americans
the writ of Habeas Corpus
4
One immediate result of the Emancipation Proclamation was that it ___.
united the Republican party
ordered all Southern slaves to be freed.
kept Great Britain out of the war
gave a moral purpose to the war
5
"Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation"
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Gettysburg Address
The State of the Union Address of 1862
The Declaration of Union Address
6
The Confederacy included the following states EXCEPT:
Maryland
Florida
Texas
Alabama
7
While serving in the Union army, African Americans faced all of the following EXCEPT:
higher death rates than white troops
discrimination
higher income taxes
lower pay than white troops
8
Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?
it was the first Union victory on the battlefield
it forced the Confederacy to surrender
It made the South give up the idea of invading the North.
it divided the Confederacy
9
What was the first state to secede from the United States?
Alabama
South Carolina
California
Virginia
10
From our readings and discussions, which area did the South have a clear advantage over the North in the Civil War?
industrial capacity
food production
civilian leadership
military leadership
11
When the Civil War began, what was Abraham Lincoln's main goal?
to preserve the Union
to punish the South
to end the war within 6 months.
to abolish slavery
12
Sherman’s "March to the Sea" shows the use of which of the following war strategies?
cold war/detente
atomic war strategy
wait it out strategy
Total war strategy
13
The North relied on all of the following sources of troops EXCEPT:
volunteers
the military draft (conscription)
mercenaries
African Americans
14
Which view best summarizes Lincoln's position on slavery in 1858?
Slavery is ok because it is necessary for the nation's economic health.
should be immediately abolished in the US because it is immoral.
Slavery is not immoral, each state should decide what to do on this issue.
Slavery should not spread because it is morally and politically wrong.
15
Women helped out during the war in all of the following EXCEPT:
voting for new political leaders
working in factories and businesses
serving as spies
serving as nurses
16
The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union is known as:
secession
popular sovereignty
compromise
confederacy
17
What was Grant’s impact on the Civil War?
Nothing; he was too slow to make decisions
Led the Southern army to early victories
He was the president of the Confederate States of America
He introduced the "total war" strategy

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