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Which issue caused a split in the Democratic Party during the election of 1864?Which of the following describes the South after the conclusion of the Civil War in 1865?a. Many of the South's factories, railroads, and cities lay in ruins.b. Many slaves had fled but slavery still remained as an institutionc. The South remained largely unaffected by the battles that had taken placed. The South lost only 26,000 soldiers in the war compared to the 300,000 lost by the NorthWhich of the following scenarios unfolded at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863? a. Pickett's charge at the heart of the Union line was costly blunder that forced a Confederate retreatb. Confederate troops flooded in from the west and within a day vastly outnumbered Union troopsc. Lee's army initially drove the Union troops from the battlefield but could not pursue Meade's army without reinforcementsd. Confederate forces refused to engage the Union army directly resulting in a stalemate that ultimately led both sides to withdrawWhich of the following statements describes the significance of the Battle of Antietam?a. More Confederate troops died in this battle than in the rest of the entire warb. It was the first definitive Union victory in the eastern theater of the warc. McClellan's battle plans fell into Confederate hands before the battle took placed. Lincoln removed McClellan from command after the battle for his timidityWhat was the Confederacy seeking to achieve with the war in 1861?a. Permanent independence and "To be let alone"b. Reestablishment of the Union with ironclad guarantees for slaveryc. The annexation of all the border states and of the Southwest as far as the Pacificd. Expansion into the Caribbean Central America and northern MexicoWhich of the following statements describes Virginia's secession after the outbreak of the war?a. One of Virginia's military heroes Robert E Lee let the movement for secessionsb. The ordinance of secession passed at the convention by only one votec. Due to its strong patriotic history Virginia was the last southern state to join the Confederacyd. Many Virginia whites voted against secession but lost those in favor of secession 88 to 55Why did President Lincoln decide to suspend habeas corpus during the Civil War?a. He needed to assure Americans that civil liberties would be protectedb. He was aiming to demoralize the Southc. He believed it would stop disloyal activities such as protests against the draftd. He hoped to encourage voluntary enlistment in the Union army for the duration of the warWhich of the following was the major cause of death for Civil War soldiers...a. Wounds received in battleb. Disease and infectionc. Sniper attacksd. Renegade attacks from IndiansWhich of the following describes the 1864 Shenandoah Valley campaign? a. Union troops were ordered not to attack Confederate troops so near Washington DC?b. Both sides suffered their highest casualty rates of the entire warc. Union troops led a scorched-earth campaign to punish farmers who had aided the Southd. The Confederate troops triumphed by using guerrilla tacticsWhich pair of battles marked the turning point in the Civil War? a. First and Second Bull Runb. Vicksburg and Gettysburgc. Fredericksburg and the Battle of the Wildernessd. Chancellorsville and the Battle of Spotsylvania CourthouseHow did Abraham Lincoln fare in the 1864 presidential election? a. Lincoln won by a slim margin thanks to the votes of Union soldiersb. He was swept to victory in the wake of Sherman's capture of Atlanta.c. He won despite the fact that three out of every four Union soldiers voted against himd. Abraham Lincoln lost the popular vote to McClellan but he won the electoral voteThe Enrollment Act of 1863...a. Led to riots New York Cityb. Created a draft system that was more fair in the South than in the Northc. Allowed Southerners to avoid the draft if they owned twenty or more slavesd. Allowed blacks to volunteer in the Union armyApproved by Congress in January 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment...a. Balanced the power between the North and the South in the Senateb. Protected citizens through habeas corpusc. Prohibited slavery throughout the United States.d. Granted citizenship to slaves freed by the Emancipation ProclamationWhich of the following describes the outcome of the first Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861?a. Confederate troops captured many sightseers who had come from Washington to view the battleb. Union troops under General McDowell swept the Confederates led by General Beauregard from the fieldc. Both armies fell into total confusion and the fighting ended in chaos with many casualtiesd. Union troops panicked during a Confederate counterattack and retreated to WashingtonWhich of the following resulted from the Union victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg in 1863? a. President Lincoln restored George McClellan as head of the Union armyb. The unburied bodies of dead Confederate soldiers cause a typhoid epidemic that killed hundreds of civiliansc. Republicans swept the 1863 elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New Yorkd. The Confederate armies began to draft slaves into military serviceWhich of the following constituted a critical problem for the Confederacy during the Civil War?a. A lack of experience military leaders b. The lack of trained soldiersc. High levels of inflationd. Its citizens' lack of convictionDuring the early years of the Civil war the term contraband came into use to describe...a. Freedom-seeking slaves who fled from Confederate masters to Union armiesb. Slaves who were pressed into servicec. Northern free blacks who volunteered to serve in the Union armyd. Slaves drafted by the Confederate government for noncombatant dutyWhich of the following describes Lincoln's military strategy at the beginning of the Civil War?a. Attack cautiously to minimize casualties on both sidesb. Strike immediately against the Confederate capitol in Richmond Virginiac. Adopt General Scott's plan of naval blockades and economic sanctionsd. Use federal troops only for the purpose of defending Washington D.C.The Civil War has been described as the first total war in modern times. A total war is defined as...a. One fought by people of the same country; no other nations are involvedb. A war that involves land sea and air forcesc. One in which all the resources including civilians are mobilized for ward. A war that requires that every available man participate in the fightingThe Confederacy financed the Civil War primarily by...a. Selling bonds to wealthy plantersb. Imposing a modest property tax and an export tax on cottonc. Issuing paper currency that was not backed by gold or silver d. Borrowing heavily from Britain
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