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A. B,C,D,E,A C. A,B,E,D,C
B. B,A,E,C,D D. B,E,A,C,D
______9. Match the candidate with his party in the 1860 election.
A. Lincoln 1. Northern Democrats
B. Douglas 2. Republican
C. Breckenridge 3. Constitutional Unionists
D. Bell 4. Southern Democrats
A. A – 2, B – 1, C – 4, D – 3
B. A – 2, B – 3, C – 4, D – 1
C. A – 1, B – 4, C – 2, D – 3
D. A – 2, B – 1, C – 3, D – 4
______ 10. Who fired the first shots of the Civil War?
A. United States army B. Confederate States army
______11. Who was chosen as president of the new Confederate States of America?
A. Robert E. Lee C. William Seward
B. Stephen Douglas D. Jefferson Davis
______12. The greatest weakness of the South during the Civil War was its
A. military leadership C. industrial development
B. slave population D. homefront support
______13. The North’s greatest strength in the Civil War was its
A. economy C. high morale
B. military leadership D. transportation system
______14. How could one avoid the draft in the Civil War?
A. pay a set fee or hire a substitute C. pay a bounty
B. sign a writ of habeas corpus D. serve in a non-combatant post
______26. Who won the battle between the boats listed below?
A. Neither…it was a draw C. Monitor
B. Merrimac D. Hunley
______28. The last great infantry charge of history took place on the third day of Gettysburg. What was
it called?
A. Breckenridge’s Charge C. Cold Harbor Charge
B. Pickett’s Charge D. Assault on Missionary Ridge
______29. A parole in the prisoner of war system in the Civil War era was
A. a pardon for partisan activities C. a return to active duty
B. oath not to fight until exchanged D. terms of surrender
______31. The war came to an end for Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia at
A. Amelia Courthouse C. Uncle Tom's Cabin
B. Bentonville D. Appomattox Courthouse
______33. Under Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction states would be readmitted when
A. 10% of the state population gave a loyalty oath
B. Jefferson Davis must publicly apologize to the Senate
C. the state gave 40 acres and a mule to each former slave
D. Union military forces had bases in the state capital
______37. The term Southerners gave Northerners who moved to the South was'
A. Scalawag B. Jim Crow
C. Free-Soiler D. Carpetbagger
______41. A _______________ gives a percentage of their harvest to pay for the land
______42. Ulysses S. Grant's Presidency was known as one of the most honest in history
A. True B. False
______43 The Compromise of 1877 gave the election to the Republican Hayes if
______45. The Southern economy emerged stronger than before the Civil War.
A. True B. False
Extra Credit:
A. True B. False