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Why did the typical volunteer join the army, either north or south?


A) Local loyalties
B) Ideals of honor and valor
C) Expectations of military glory
D) The desire to archive "manhood"
E) All of these choices

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Which of the following is not one of the reasons why the Confederacy expected assistance, or at least diplomatic recognition, from France or Great Britain?


A) The French and British upper classes were thought to be sympathetic to the South.
B) A permanent division of the United States would benefit European colonial designs in the Western Hemisphere.
C) Britain depended on the South for four-fifths of its cotton.
D) The British Prime Minister had secretly promised aid and recognition to Jefferson Davis in 1860.
E) There was considerable diplomatic friction between Great Britain and the Union.

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 20-Negro law

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Sally Tompkins, Belle Boyd

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The Battle of Antietam in September 1862


A) was a strategic victory for the South because General Grant called off his invasion of Richmond.
B) encouraged Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
C) encouraged Great Britain and France to recognize the Confederacy as an independent nation.
D) was General Ambrose Burnside's most famous victory
E) revealed Robert E. Lee's genius in staging a battle.

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MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: MAP QUESTIONS  Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following:      New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

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MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: MAP QUESTIONS  Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following:      Sea Islands Sea Islands

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Election of 1864

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Why did Cotton Diplomacy fail?


A) The Confederacy overestimated Britain's dependence on southern cotton.
B) Northern border states were able to supply Great Britain with all the cotton it needed.
C) Union forces destroyed most of the South's cotton fields in 1861 and 1862.
D) All of these choices
E) None of these choices

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How do photographs affect people's perceptions of the past? In what ways does the camera change the historical record? Use the example of the Civil War to discuss these issues.

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MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: MAP QUESTIONS  Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following:      Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga, Tennessee

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Conscription Act, Enrollment Act

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MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: MAP QUESTIONS  Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following:      Maryland Maryland

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Abraham Lincoln

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas)

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Which of the following did not happen to southern agriculture during the Civil War?


A) Wheat and corn production declined.
B) Planters continued to plant cotton rather than grow food.
C) There was a serious shortage of agricultural workers.
D) Cotton production declined.
E) Southern farmwives took control of their farms and encouraged their husbands to stay in the army.

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Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Legal Tender Act, greenbacks

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At the First Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas) ,


A) amateur armies on both sides fought a bloody battle with confederate forces ultimately prevailing.
B) the two sides fought to a stalemate and withdrew after three days of fighting.
C) President Lincoln personally led the Union army into battle.
D) Confederate forces defeated the Union army and advance unopposed to the outskirts of Washington, D.C.
E) the opposing forces engaged each other from long distances and caused few casualties.

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How did the Confederacy provide for its ordnance needs during the Civil War?


A) It used munitions captured on the battlefield.
B) It created government-owned munitions factories.
C) It imported munitions from Europe.
D) It bought munitions from private firms.
E) All of these choices

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