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Northern Advantages in the Civil War included all of the following EXCEPT
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A superior navy
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A superior railroad network
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general agreement over war aims
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greater capacity to produce military equipment
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All of the following were part of the initial Union strategy to win the war EXCEPT
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a naval blockade of southern ports
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control of the Mississippi River
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the capture of Richmond
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D.
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emancipation of slaves in the seceded states
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The Confederate government was able to achieve which of the following goals?
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recognition by foreign power
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frequent victories over the Union army
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a stable monetary system
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control of the southern river system
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4 |
President Lincoln was reluctant to emancipate the slaves in the first year of the Civil War because
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he feared that freeing the slaves would bring England and France into the war
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Congress was opposed to emancipation
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He knew that a proclamation about slavery would only further alienate the South
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he feared that emancipation would drive the border states out of the Union
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Which of the following BEST describes an immediate effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
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Slaves in the border states became free
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Slaves n the Deep South became free
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The abolition of slavery in the Confederate territory became on of the North's war goals
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Lincoln's reelection was assured
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6 |
Lee's major reason for invading northern territory in 1863 was to
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win foreign recognition for the Confederacy
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obtain military supplies
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seek revenge for northern attacks on Virginia
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end the Union blockades
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7 |
The economic impact of the Civil War included all of the following EXCEPT
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an increasing number of women in the labor force
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widespread destruction of property in the South
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creation of a national banking system in the North
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reduced rate of industrial production in the North
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8 |
Which of the following accurately describes northern politics during the Civil War?
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Democrats challenged Republicans for control of national and state offices but Republicans maintained control
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Republicans were united behind Lincoln's leadershiip
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The suspension of habeas corpus discouraged many Democrats from voting
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Lincoln had no trouble wining reelection in 1864
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9 |
All of the following were factors in the defeat of the South in 1865 EXCEPT
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shortages caused by the Union's blockade
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Slave uprisings against planters
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the Confederacies failure to obtain foreign intervention
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Sherman's march through Georgia
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One of the long-term political consequences of northern victory was
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final defeat of the southern concept of the Constitution as a compact of states
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dominance of the Republican party in the South
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continuing sectional conflict over the issue of slavery
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D.
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perpetual suspension of the writ of habeas corpus
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