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ZBECK civil war test
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05/09/2006

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wilmot proviso
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attempted to ban slavery in territories won from mexico
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Compromise of 1850
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declared Congress unable to ban the slave trade between slave states
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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divided a territory into two parts
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Which statement summarizes the effects of the Missouri Compromise?
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It helped ensure a balance of slave and free states for almost 30 years.
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Which of the following can be said of abraham linclon?
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His debates with stephen douglas won him fame as well as an opponent of slavery.
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Which statement summarizes the outcome of the presidental election of 1860?
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Abraham Linclon won despite the fact that he did not carry even one southern state.
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Which of these generalizations BEST describes the effect of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
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The novel further heightened tensions between the North and the South.
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Which of these generalizations BEST describes the effect of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
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The novel further heightened tensions between the North and the South.
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What made it possible for the southern planters to boost their profits after 1793?
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workers planted less cotton and more rice and sugar cane.
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An agricultural economy developd in the south because?
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The land and climate were ideal for cotton rice and livestock.
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Which of the following statements does NOT describe factory conditions in the 1840's?
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Workers lived in a well-built factory housing.
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What did factory workers hope to achieve by forming trade unions?
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improvements in working conditions
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Which list classifies groups of wite southerners beginning with the wealthiest?
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The cottonocracy, small farmers, poor whites.
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What was the primary purpose of the slave codes?
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to prevent slaves from running away.
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What was the primary purpose of the slave codes?
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to prevent slaves from running away.
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What generalization can you make about factory conditions in the 1840's
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Workers suffered from extreme temperatures and unsafe equipment.
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Nat Turner resisted slavery by?
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leading a major slave revolt.
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Which group made up about 75% of the white population in the South?
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small farmers.
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martial law
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rule by the army instead of by the elected government.
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habeas corpus
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right to a hearing before being jailed.
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inflation
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rise in prices and decrease in the value of money.
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Battle of Shiloh
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General Jackson's last battle
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Battle of Chancellorsville
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one of the worst defeates for the Union.
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Battle of Fredricksburg
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one of the bloodiest civil war battles.
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Which of the following was a successful strategy for winning the Civil War?
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The union took control of the mississippi river
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What was the North's one official goal at the start of the civil war?
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To protect the northern way of life.
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What was one effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
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It added the abolition of slaveryin the South to the Union's war goals.
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Which statement applies to BOTH the Battle of Fredericksburg and the Battle of Chancellorsville?
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It was a stunning Confederate victory.
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Which of the following helped the Union achieve one of its goals in the Civil War?
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the determination of General Grant
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Early Civil War battles showed?
Definition
the likely Confederate victory in the war.
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How did Ulysses S.Grant's concept of total war differ from earlier strategies?
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Civilians were subject to the same hardships as enemy soldiers.
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After he was reelected, President Linclon stated that his major goal was to?
Definition
work toward peace and unity.
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Which of these individuals was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil war?
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Jefferson Davis
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Which of these people would have been MOST likely to disaprove of the Emancipation Proclamation?
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a southern plantern
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Which statement accurately describes the early days of the civil war?
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Both sides realized that their hopes for a short war were unrealistic
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Which of the following summarizes army life during the Civil War?
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combat was deadly, but infection and disease were greater threats.
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Why did small southern farmers resent the Confederacy's draft law?
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A rich man could avoid military service by paying a 300$ fee.
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What plan did Grant have for ending the war?
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Destroy anything that might be useful to the enemy
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