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Question 1
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Q. During the South Carolina's Secession Convention in 1860, the delegates ___________________. (3-4.4)
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voted to secede from the United States
voted to abolish slavery in South Carolina
voted to go to war against the United States
voted to move South Carolina's capital to Charleston
Question 2
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Q. The event which is considered to be the start of the Civil War is__________________________ . (3-4.4)
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the election of President Lincoln
the election of Jefferson Davis
the firing on Fort Sumter
the sinking of the Hunley
Question 3
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Q. The first and only President of the Confederate States of America was______________________. (3-4.4)
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Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Question 4
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Q. The Union forces hurt South Carolina's economy early in the Civil War by___________________. (3-4.4)
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refusing to buy cloth
blockading the port at Charleston
destroying the cotton fields
attacking the factories in Columbia
Question 5
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Q. The Hunley was a significant development during the Civil War because____________________ . (3-4.4)
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it was the largest railroad engine built to transport troops
it was the first submarine to sink an enemy war ship
it was the first armored tank to serve on the battlefield
it was the largest cannon used to defend Fort Sumter
Question 6
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Q. Former slave, Robert Smalls, impacted the Civil War by_________________________________ . (3-4.4)
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helping General Sherman invade the city of Atlanta
writing the peace terms at the end of the Civil War
giving Confederate military information to the Union
inventing the first submarine, the Hunley
Question 7
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Q. The action which destroyed land, property, and morale in order to convince the southern people to endthe warwas________________________________________________.(3-4.4)
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General Sherman’s “March to the Sea”
the blockade of the Charleston port
the attack on Fort Sumter
the Secession Convention
Question 8
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Q. The purpose of the Union's blockade of South Carolina's coastline during the Civil War was__________________________________. (3-4.5)
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to steal shipments of cotton
to stop supplies from entering the state
to be in position to attack southern states
to make it easier to transport soldiers from place to place
Question 9
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Q. During the Civil War, many women had jobsas________________________________________.
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lawyers
doctors
nurses
merchants
Question 10
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Q. The Civil War changed many people’s lives. The war made men___________________________. (3-4.5)
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plant more crop
save their money
buy more slaves
leave to go fight
Question 11
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Q. Both armies destroyed railroads and bridges in order to_________________________________. (3-4.5)
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prevent Sherman’s March and the burning of Columbia
prevent the enemy from transporting soldiers and supplies
prevent the Hunley from moving to another port
prevent cotton fields from being set on fire
Question 12
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Q. Elite plantation owners lost much of their wealth as a result of the war because_______________.(3-4.5)
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they were not able to export their cotton due to the blockade
they lost property when the Union army freed their slaves and burned their buildings
their Confederate bonds and currency became worthless when the South lost the war
All of the above
Question 13
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Q. During the war, racial tensions increased as whites feared that slaves would rise up in rebellion. This ledto_____________________________________.(3-4.5)
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General Sherman’s “March to the Sea”
the Ordinances of Secession
the Port Royal Experiment
the “20 slave rule”
Question 14
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Q. Reconstruction was a time when________________________________________.
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burned forts were rebuilt by slaves
the federal government protected the rights of the newly freed slaves
towns and cities developed their own governments
new weapons were given to Confederate soldiers
Question 15
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Q. Northerners who moved to the South as missionaries or for economic opportunities were called__________________________________. (3-4.6)
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scalawags
slaves
sharecroppers
carpetbaggers
Question 16
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Q. President Lincoln’s first plan for Reconstruction failed because____________________________. (3-4.6)
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Confederate leaders were still in power
there was no Constitution
there was interference from carpetbaggers
the plantation system had collapsed
Question 17
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Q. Following the war, the plantation system collapsed due to________________________________. (3-4.6)
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the passage of the Constitution Act
the loss of slave labor
the arrival of scalawags
the establishment of a public education system
Question 18
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Q. When Congress passed the 15thamendment___________________________________________.
Q. Following the end of Reconstruction, federal troops withdrew from the southern states. As a result,_________________________________________.(3-4.6)
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a system of sharecropping was developed which used African American workers
the 13th and 14th amendments were passed to protect African Americans
the Civil Rights Movement was started to fight discrimination
white leaders passed laws to limit the rights of African Americans