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    What made lincolns election so unique?

    He was the only president, up to that time, elected without a single electoral vote from the South.

    In the aftermath of Lincoln's election to the presidency in 1860, Southerners feared which of the following?

    All of the above

    The movement toward secession in the winter of 1860-61 was most rapid i

    Lower south

    The states of the Lower South seceded and organized a provisional government of the Confederate States of America headed by Jefferson Davis

    before Buchanan left the White House and Lincoln was inaugurated.

    President Buchanan responded to the secession crisis by

    declaring secession illegal but claiming that the federal government lacked the authority to force a state to return to the Union.

    All of the following are true regarding the Crittenden Compromise except

    most Southerners opposed it because they believed it was a Republican trick.

    The Crittenden plan

    a failed attempt to keep the United States together.

    Upon becoming president in March 1861, Lincoln

    stated that secession was illegal and that he intended to enforce federal law throughout the Union.

    First battle of civil war

    Fort Sumter

    Which of the following statements correctly characterizes Virginia's secession after the outbreak of the war?

    Many whites in northwestern Virginia voted against secession, but lost to those in favor of secession 88 to 55

    Which of the following was not one of the border states that remained in the Union?

    Tennessee

    In 1861, the most important Confederate war aim was

    permanent independence and "to be let alone."

    On July 4, 1861, in a statement to a special session of Congress, President Lincoln

    declared that the war was a noble crusade that would determine the fate of democracy throughout the world.

    Lincoln's military strategy at the beginning of the Civil War

    called for a quick strike against the Confederate capitol in Richmond, Virginia.

    At the first Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas) on July 21, 1861,

    Union troops panicked during a Confederate counterattack and retreated to Washington.

    In the battles in Virginia from June 25 to July 1, 1862,

    Lee ferociously attacked Union troops under McClellan as they were approaching Richmond.

    Lee went on the offensive and invaded Maryland in August and September 1862 because

    he hoped that a victory over Union forces on northern soil would humiliate Lincoln's government.

    All the following accurately characterize the Battle of Antietam except

    it was another in a string of early Union defeats in the East.

    The Civil War is said to be the first total war in modern times. A total war is

    one where all the resources, including civilians, are geared for war.

    All of the following statements are true of the Confederate draft during the Civil War except

    it was vigorously enforced at the state and local level because Southerners recognized the importance of adequate manpower.

    President Lincoln suspended habeas corpus during the Civil War to

    stop disloyal activities as protests against the draft

    The Enrollment Act of 1863

    led to riots in New York City

    The United States Sanitary Commission was

    a voluntary organization in the North, endorsed by President Lincoln, to provide medical services, distribute supplies and medicines, and recruit physicians and nurses.

    The major cause of death for Civil War soldiers was

    Disease and infection

    During the Civil War, women did all of the following except

    win state and national political office to occupy seats vacated by men fighting at the front

    The Union had all of the following advantages over the Confederacy at the beginning of the Civil War except

    Better military leadership

    The economic policies enacted by the Republican Congress during the Civil War included all of the following except

    Tax cuts

    To maintain and increase support among farmers, Lincoln's administration

    passed the Homestead Act of 1862 and supported railways.

    The Union paid for most of its Civil War costs by

    Issue interest paying treasury bonds

    Perhaps the greatest problem for the Confederacy during the war was

    Inflation

    The Confederacy financed the war primarily by

    issuing paper currency unbacked by gold or silver.

    Which of the following is most accurate about government economic and political decisions during the Civil War?

    Both the North and the South used the power of their respective central governments to make decisions. (

    Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the place of emancipation in the Union's war aims in 1861 and 1862?

    Some Republican leaders began to redefine the war as a struggle not only against Confederate armies, but also against the institution of slavery.

    During the early years of the Civil War, the term contraband came into use to signify which of the following?

    Freedom-seeking slaves who fled from Confederate masters to Union armies

    Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the movement toward emancipation within the Republican Party in 1862?

    Radical Republicans in Congress pushed moderates toward abolition

    To encourage full abolition, Congress enacted all of the following legislation in 1861-1862 except

    the Emancipation Proclamation.

    The Emancipation Proclamation stated that

    slaves in the seceded states would be freed.

    Which general is properly paired with a battle he led?

    Confederate general Robert E. Lee—Antietam

    Which pair of battles marked the turning point in the Civil War?

    Vicksburg and Gettysburg

    At the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1863),

    Picket's charge at the heart of the Union line was a costly tactical blunder by Lee and forced the confederate army to retreat

    Which of the following was a consequence of the Union victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg in 1863?

    All of the above

    The Alabama was a Confederate

    warship built in Great Britain that captured or sank more than one hundred Union merchant ships.

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