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Chapter 15: The Civil War, 1860–1865

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Chapter 15: The Civil War, 1860–1865

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15-1 §15.1 source ↗

Which of the following does not represent a goal of the Confederate States of America?
  1. a.
    to protect slavery from any effort to abolish it
  2. b.
    to protect the domestic slave trade
  3. c.
    to ensure that slavery would be allowed to spread into western territories
  4. d.
    to ensure that the international slave trade would be allowed to continue

Answer

D. to ensure that the international slave trade would be allowed to continue

15-3 §15.1 source ↗

Why did the states of the Deep South secede from the Union sooner than the states of the Upper South and the border states?

Answer

Slavery was more deeply entrenched in the Deep South than it was in the Upper South or the border states. The Deep South was home to larger numbers of both slaveholders and enslaved people. Pro-Union sentiment remained strong in parts of the Upper South and border states, particularly those areas with smaller populations of slaveholders.

15-5 §15.2 source ↗

All the following were strengths of the Confederacy except ________.
  1. a.
    the ability to wage a defensive war
  2. b.
    shorter supply lines
  3. c.
    the resources of the Upper South states
  4. d.
    a strong navy

Answer

D. a strong navy

15-7 §15.3 source ↗

Which of the following did the North not do to mobilize for war?
  1. a.
    institute a military draft
  2. b.
    form a military alliance with Great Britain
  3. c.
    print paper money
  4. d.
    pass the Homestead Act

Answer

B. form a military alliance with Great Britain

15-9 §15.4 source ↗

Which of the following is not a reason why many people opposed Lincoln’s reelection in 1864?
  1. a.
    He appeared to have overstepped his authority by suspending the writ of habeas corpus.
  2. b.
    He issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
  3. c.
    He had replaced General George B. McClellan.
  4. d.
    He was seen as a power-hungry dictator.

Answer

C. He had replaced General George B. McClellan.

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