Question 1

What led the the trend in this graph?

Accepted Answer

The invention of the cotton gin

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The use of interchangeable parts

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The development of steam power

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The construction of roads and canals

Question 2

Why did Upcountry citizens think the system of political representation after the Revolutionary War was unfair?

Accepted Answer

They had more white citizens but less representation in the state government.

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They had a greater overall population but less representation in the state government.

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They did not get to send any representatives to the state legislature.

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They only had nonvoting members present in the state legislature

Question 3

Why was the change depicted on these maps made?

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to make it easier for people in the Upcountry to participate in government

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to encourage people in the Lowcountry to move to a more central location

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to encourage economic growth in the western part of the state

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to protect state buildings along the coast from flooding during hurricanes

Question 4

At the Constitutional Convention, why were South Carolina's delegates opposed to giving the federal government power to regulate trade?

Accepted Answer

They did not want the government to tax exports or end the slave trade.

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They felt the country had too much trade and wanted the government to focus on other economic issues.

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They wanted to ban all international trade and keep products in the country.

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They wanted trade regulations to be determined by an international committee.

Question 5

Why were South Carolinians at the Constitutional Convention supportive of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

Accepted Answer

Counting slaves as part of the population would boost South Carolina's representation in Congress.

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They believed equal representation for all states would promote fairness and cooperation in the new nation

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South Carolinians thought the North would keep slavery if they could count slaves in their population

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South Carolinians wanted the government to regulate the slave trade so it would be fair for everyone.

Question 6

Which individual would most likely be a delegate at the Constitutional Convention?

Accepted Answer

a plantation owner from the Lowcountry

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an independent farmer living in the Upcountry

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a middle class shop owner in Charleston

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a well-educated free black man from Columbia

Question 7

What is the purpose of having a system of checks and balances in the United States Constitution?

Accepted Answer

to keep any one branch of government from gaining too much power

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to recognize the basic rights guaranteed to all citizens

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to establish a process for conducting presidential elections

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to divide power between national and state governments

Question 8

What is considered the highest law of the land?

Accepted Answer

the United States Constitution

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individual state constitutions

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the Bill of Rights

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the British Parliament

Question 9

The ability to speak freely, the guarantee of a fair trial, and the opportunity to carry a weapon are all protected by what?

Accepted Answer

the Bill of Rights

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the First Amendment

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the Preamble to the Constitution

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the Declaration of Independence

Question 10

What is the ultimate purpose of these principles?

Accepted Answer

to ensure that government acts in the best interest of the people

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to provide powers to the state governments

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to maintain the supremacy of the federal government

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to establish alliances within the international community

Question 11

Which part of the United States Constitution is a list of rights given to individual citizens?

Accepted Answer

the Bill of Rights

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the Preamble

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the Articles of Confederation

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the Articles

Question 12

Which constitutional principle is shown in this chart?

Accepted Answer

checks and balances

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popular sovereignty

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federalism

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judicial review

Question 13

What position did John C. Calhoun take on the War of 1812?

Accepted Answer

As a War Hawk, he encouraged Congress to declare war on Great Britain.

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As a Democratic-Republican, he did not believe the federal government had the power to declare war.

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As a South Carolina native, he believed the war would harm slavery and opposed it.

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As a Federalist, he pushed for the nation to remain neutral.

Question 14

Why did Alexander Hamilton ask Congress to pass a high protective tariff on imported goods after the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

to encourage people to buy from American businesses rather than buy from foreign vendors

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to encourage international trade between the United States and Europe

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to protect state economies from falling into debt by selling their goods at low market values

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to protect United States' resources that could be used to rebuild the nation

Question 15

What law resulted in the jailing of some Democratic-Republican newspaper owners in South Carolina?

Accepted Answer

the Sedition Act

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the Judiciary Act

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the Alien Enemies Act

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the Federalist Act

Question 16

When President Washington signed a law to establish a national bank, with which political party was he siding?

Accepted Answer

the Federalists

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the Whigs

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the Democratic-Republicans

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the Anti-Federalists

Question 17

Which state had the highest percentage of slaves in its population in 1860?

Accepted Answer

South Carolina

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North Carolina

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Georgia

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Virginia

Question 18

Who benefited from slave labor?

Accepted Answer

northern textile mill owners and southern plantation owners

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Native American fur traders

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southern subsistence farmers

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slaves who learned new skills

Question 19

Which statement is true for all slaves in the South?

Accepted Answer

They were denied basic freedoms.

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They worked in the fields for long hours.

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They could get married and attend a church of their choosing.

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They had harsh owners who treated them brutally.

Question 20

This list shows some changes made to South Carolina's constitution in 1810. Why was the state legislature willing to make these changes to voting requirements?

Accepted Answer

Differences between the Upcountry and Lowcountry had decreased as slavery grew more common.

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After Jefferson's presidency, legislators recognized the importance of the "common man."

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The impact of Shay's rebellion suggested to legislators that democracy had to be more inclusive.

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Women were participating in the legislature and they pushed for a more democratic government.

Question 21

Which is most accurate about life on a South Carolina plantation?

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Plantations were self-sufficient communities with a strict social hierarchy.

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The wife of the plantation owner had very little responsibility and lived a life of leisure.

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Laws governing the treatment of slaves meant that a slave's standard of living was the same on every plantation.

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The close proximity of plantations allowed owners to share slaves and resources

Question 22

Which political party consistently represented the South and the rights of state governments prior to the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

the Democrats

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the Whigs

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the Federalists

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the Know-Nothings

Question 23

How did white slave owners respond to events such as the Denmark Vesey plot and Nat Turner's Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

They placed tighter legal restraints on slaves and often resorted to violence to control them.

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They freed some of their slaves in order to reduce the overall size of the slave population.

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They reduced the work hours for slaves in order to make them less likely to revolt.

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They worked with abolitionist groups to reach a compromise on the expansion of slavery.

Question 24

What is the main reason sectional differences arose between the North and the South during the Antebellum Era?

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The two regions had different economic and social systems.

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The two regions were in competition since they produced the same goods.

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The two regions fought over access to scarce resources.

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The two regions had dramatically different religious backgrounds.

Question 25

Which statement explains the economic basis for sectionalism in the United States before the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The North relied upon manufacturing and trade, while the South remained mainly agricultural.

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The Northern states tended to vote for the Federalist party, while Southerns were primarily Democratic-Republicans.

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Northern textile mill owners relied upon Southern cotton producers for their materials.

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The North and South were interdependent and connected through Clay's American System.

Question 26

Why were many South Carolinians unable to read abolitionist newspapers such as The Liberator ?

Accepted Answer

The postmasters in South Carolina removed all anti-slavery materials from the mail.

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Reporters for the newspapers refused to share their writings with slave owners

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The newspapers were not sent to people in South Carolina.

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Northern states shut down anti-slavery newspapers before they were able to publish.

Question 27

Which compromise prohibited slavery north of the 36'30 latitude line and admitted Maine as a free state?

Accepted Answer

the Missouri Compromise

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the 3/5 Compromise

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the Connecticut Compromise

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the Compromise of 1850

Question 28

What was Abraham Lincoln's position on slavery when he campaigned in 1860?

Accepted Answer

He was a free-soiler who did not want to see slavery expand into new territories.

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He was a strict abolitionist.

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He was a strong supporter of slavery.

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He wanted to end slavery and create new colonies for ex-slaves in Africa

Question 29

What did Calhoun propose South Carolina and other states should do when a federal law appeared to be unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

nullify the law and refuse to follow it

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propose new legislation via their senators

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present a lawsuit to the Supreme Court

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secede from the nation

Question 30

How did the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and Compromise of 1850 affect the nation?

Accepted Answer

They led to increased sectionalism as debates over slavery continued.

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They reduced the popularity of the Abolitionist Movement in the North.

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They prevented the expansion of slavery into western territories.

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They resulted in stricter government regulation on slavery.

Question 31

Which group of people from South Carolina believed that secession was only a good choice if the entire South supported the idea?

Accepted Answer

cooperationists

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fire-eaters

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secessionists

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unionists

Question 32

Under wha condition did Cooperationists in South Carolina believe that the state should secede from the Union?

Accepted Answer

only with the support from all other southern states

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only after the North attacked a southern city

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only once Abraham Lincoln was elected as president

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only after slavery was officially abolished

Question 33

Why did the South fear the abolition of slavery?

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It would end southern wealth and political influence

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It would increase the official population of the South.

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It would leave the South vulnerable to invasion from the North.

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It would destroy the religious institutions established there.

Question 34

This statement could have been made by a South Carolinian in 1860.
Which group would agree with this statement?

Accepted Answer

Democrats

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Unionists

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Secessionists

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Republicans

Question 35

Why did South Carolinians who considered themselves to be unionists resist the idea of secession in the 1850s?

Accepted Answer

They thought the Constitution was strong enough to pull the nation through the crisis.

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They felt the federal government had good policies to help the states.

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They felt that secession should be agreed upon by all southern states.

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They agreed with the northern point of view on slavery

Question 36

This cartoon depicts the first states to secede as men riding animals off a cliff.
On the topic of secession, with whom would the author of this cartoon most likely agree?

Accepted Answer

a unionist

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a fire-eater

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a cooperationist

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a secessionist

Question 37

Which statement correctly summarizes how the city of Charleston was impacted by the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

At the beginning of the war, Confederates defeated Union troops in Charleston, but by the end of the war, the city was captured.

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The city fell to the Union early in the war and became an important headquarters for the army to launch additional attacks on South Carolina.

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Charleston was blockaded by the Union army, but the city was not hurt because blockade runners were successful.

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The city was considered unimportant to the war effort and was ignored by both armies.

Question 38

If this picture and caption had appeared in a Charleston newspaper in 1861, what might have been the headline?

Accepted Answer

Civil War Begins

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General Robert E. Lee Surrenders

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Union Troops Capture Port Royal Sound

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City of Columbia Burned

Question 39

How did the invention of the cotton gin impact the relationship between Upcountry and Lowcountry farmers?

Accepted Answer

The two groups clashed less since the cotton gin resulted in more Upcountry farmers becoming slave owners.

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Tensions became worse as the Lowcountry elite blocked Upcountry farmers from having access to the new invention.

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Upcountry farmers were able to gain political power over the Lowcountry elites, and the balance of power shifted.

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The socioeconomic gap between the two areas grew, as the Lowcountry passed laws to block the economic growth of the Upcountry.

Question 40

Why was South Carolina's capital moved from Charleston to Columbia in 1790?

Accepted Answer

Columbia was more centralized between the Upcountry and Lowcountry.

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Floods in Charleston made it hard for the legislature to meet.

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Lowcountry representatives had to travel too far to get to Charleston.

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Columbia was a more developed and prosperous city than Charleston.

Question 41

Why were South Carolinians at the Constitutional Convention supportive of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

Accepted Answer

Counting slaves as part of the population would boost South Carolina's representation in Congress.

Answer

They believed equal representation for all states would promote fairness and cooperation in the new nation.

Answer

South Carolinians wanted the government to regulate the slave trade so it would be fair for everyone.

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South Carolinians thought the North would keep slavery if they could count slaves in their population.

Question 42

At the Constitutional Convention, why were South Carolina's delegates opposed to giving the federal government power to regulate trade?

Accepted Answer

They did not want the government to tax exports or end the slave trade.

Answer

They felt the country had too much trade and wanted the government to focus on other economic issues.

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They wanted trade regulations to be determined by an international committee.

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They wanted to ban all international trade and keep products in the country.

Question 43

Which incident reflected tensions similar to those experienced by backcountry farmers and Lowcountry elites in South Carolina and drew attention to the need for a stronger central government?

Accepted Answer

Shays' Rebellion

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Turner Rebellion

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Whiskey Rebellion

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Stono Rebellion

Question 44

What tactic by the Union army had the greatest impact on South Carolina's ability to ship cotton out of the state and import needed supplies?

Accepted Answer

a blockade of South Carolina's coastline by the Union nav

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the capture of Fort Sumter in the Charleston harbor

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the destruction of railroad tracks in and out of South Carolina

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the sinking of the Confederacy's submarine, H. L. Hunley

Question 45

At the end of the Civil War, which action was designed to destroy the morale and willpower of South Carolina's citizens?

Accepted Answer

the destruction of homes and towns by Sherman's army

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the Union blockade of the Charleston Harbor

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the use of African American soldiers by the Union army

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the capture of the area near Port Royal Sound and Hilton Head Island

Question 46

What declaration did President Lincoln make in the Emancipation Proclamation?

Accepted Answer

All slaves living in the Confederacy in areas not controlled by the Union army were free.

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Slaves living in areas controlled by Union troops could serve as soldiers.

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Southern states that allowed slavery had to pay a fine to the government.

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All slaves living in the United States were freed and granted full citizenship in the nation.

Question 47

This poster was used during the Civil War.
After which event would this poster have been published?

Accepted Answer

the Emancipation Proclamation

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the capture of Port Royal Sound

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the sinking of the Hunley

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the secession of South Carolina

Question 48

How were African-American soldiers treated by the Union Army?

Accepted Answer

They faced discrimination from officers and lower pay.

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They were not allowed to fight and were only used for labor.

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They were not allowed to enlist in the Union Army.

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They were treated as equals to white soldiers.

Question 49

According to this poster, why did the Union believe that African-Americans might want to fight for the Union?

Accepted Answer

because the Union represented liberty to many men

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because African-Americans trusted Abraham Lincoln

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because the Union had camps at Readville

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because the Union seemed more likely to win

Question 50

This sketch shows a new type of ship developed during the Civil War
Why was the ship in this sketch necessary to the Confederacy’s war effort?

Accepted Answer

to sneak under the Union’s naval blockade of the coastline

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to transport large numbers of troops between battle sites

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to attack Union troops stationed on South Carolina’s beaches

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to rescue sailors from ships attacked by the Union navy

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