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What was President Lincoln's main goal when he took office in 1861? |
To reunite the North and South and save the Union. |
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Which of these events marked the beginning of the Civil War? |
The firing of Confederate guns on Fort Sumter. |
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All of the following are advantages of the North in the Civil War except |
More brilliant officers |
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What did the South have to do to win the war? |
Invade the North and subdue a hostile population. |
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What was the significance of the first battle of Bull Run? |
It shattered the Union's hope of winning the war quickly and easily. |
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What was the significance of the development of new warships by both the North and the South? |
It marked the end of use of wooden warships powered by sails and wind. |
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Why was the verdict in the Plessy v. Ferguson case significant? |
It legalized segregation in the U.S. as long as "separate-but-equal" facilities were provided. |
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What was the purpose of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address? |
To remind Americans of the reasons that the Civil War was being fought. |
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Lincoln's Gettysburg Address reflected ideas that were introduced in the Declaration of Independence because Lincoln spoke of the importance of |
Valuing liberty, equality, and democracy. |
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What did the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment mean for African Americans in the United States? |
It provided African Americans with a future free from slavery. |
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How did the sharecropping system limit the opportunities for African Americans to own farms and property? |
Most sharecroppers lived in a cycle of debt, first buying goods on credit and then failing to make much money selling their crops. |
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The Emancipation Proclamation was an order from Lincoln |
Declaring all slaves in Confederate areas to be free. |
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Why did Lincoln wait until the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam before announcing the Emancipation Proclamation? |
He thought the North would support his decision after the victory. |
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During the Civil War many women |
Provided medical care for injured soldiers in the war. |
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In what way did African-American soldiers in the war face more difficulties than white soldiers? |
African American soldiers were often killed or sold into slavery if captured by the Confederacy, while white soldiers were simply held as prisoners of war. |
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Why did many Northerners begin to oppose the Civil War? |
They were upset by the length of the war and the number of casualties. |
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Which of the following was an African American unit in the Civil War that played a key role in the attack on South Carolina's Fort Wagner?
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The 54th Massachusetts Infantry. |
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Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War? |
It marked the first clear Union victory of the Civil War. |
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Which of these was not a form of assistance provided by the Freedmen's Bureau? |
Giving monetary support to freedpeople. |
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What was Lincoln's main vision for Reconstruction? |
To reunite the nation as quickly and painlessly as possible. |
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What were the Black Codes? |
Laws passed that limited the freedom of African Americans. |
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The passage of the Fourteenth Amendment changed life for African Americans in the United States because it gave African Americans the |
Same legal rights as white citizens. |
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How did the members of the Ku Klux Klan demonstrate their anger toward African Americans? |
They used violence and terror against African Americans to prevent them voting. |
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What were Jim Crow laws? |
Laws that enforced the segregation of the races. |
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Why did General Lee decide to surrender his troops at Appomattox Courthouse? |
Grant had Lee's troops surrounded and Lee was running out of supplies. |