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Questions
1. Approximately 76% of African American Union soldiers had formerly been slaves.
a. True
b. False
2. Most African American Union soldiers did manual labor to support the war effort.
a. True
b. False
3. Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
a. Kentucky.
b. South Carolina.
c. Mississippi.
d. Georgia.
e. Florida.
4. What was the result of the Battle of Gettysburg for Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia?
a. Two-thirds of the army was lost.
b. One-half of the army became prisoners of war when its retreat into Maryland was cut off.
c. One-third of the army was lost.
d. It failed to capture Union military stockpiles in the town.
e. Its battle victory impressed the French enough to begin talks about the country allying itself with the Confederacy.
5. When was the Civil War fought?
a. 1861 to 1867.
b. 1860 to 1864.
c. 1860 to 1865.
d. 1861 to 1865.
e. 1861 to 1866.
6. Which of the following states did NOT secede from the union by the time of President Abraham Lincoln's inauguration on March 4, 1861?
a. Alabama
b. Mississippi
c. Louisiana
d. Virginia
e. South Carolina
7. How did the Emancipation Proclamation hinder Great Britain's entry into the war on the side of the Confederacy?
a. It made it impossible for Great Britain to support a pro-slavery United States.
b. It held Great Britain responsible for supplying the Confederacy with war materials.
c. It made it clear that a Union victory would result in an end to slavery, and there was strong anti-slavery sentiment in Great Britain.
d. It made it clear that slavery would be preserved in some states, and there was strong pro-slavery sentiment in Great Britain.
e. It made it clear that a Union victory would hurt the British textile mills.
8. How long did President Lincoln think it would take to put down the Southern rebellion?
a. 3 years.
b. 90 days.
c. 1 year.
d. 30 days.
e. 120 days.
9. What was a major reason for the outbreak of Civil War in the United States?
a. Issues of expanding slavery into the Caribbean.
b. The development of an anti-immigrant "Know Nothing" Party.
c. International pressure on the U.S. to abolish slavery.
d. A small but vocal Northern abolitionist community that encouraged awareness of slavery.
e. Congressional discussions about a Constitutional Amendment to abolish slavery.
10. What was the Union naval blockade of the South designed to accomplish?
a. Prevent the Confederacy from continuing its lucrative cotton trade with Great Britain and France.
b. Allow the U.S. navy to make lightning attacks on Southern ports.
c. Prevent the Confederacy from importing food supplies.
d. Prevent the Confederacy from engaging in an international slave trade.
e. Prevent the escape of Confederate troops.