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- Q1How did the actions of General William T. Sherman and his army affect South Carolina's ability to rebuild when the war ended?It made it easier to rebuild since the army spared all public buildings and private businesses.It made it easier to rebuild since the army planted crops as they came through the state.It made it harder to rebuild since the army destroyed all of the ships in the Charleston harbor.It made it harder to rebuild since the army destroyed many homes, farms, and roads.30s
- Q2What was the South's main strategy for fighting the Civil War?split the North into two sectionsdestroy the railroads and telegraph networks of the Northfight a defensive war until the North was worn downblockade Northern ports30s
- Q3Which area of South Carolina was captured early in the Civil War and remained under Union control for the duration?CANo area was ever under Union control during the Civil War.B30s
- Q4Why did the Confederacy refuse to sell cotton to European nations during the early Civil War?They knew that most European nations disagreed with them on the issue of slavery.They believed the Union would end their blockade if they saw that cotton was not selling.They felt that other crops, such as tobacco, would prove more valuable.They hoped to drive up demand for cotton in order to secure allies.30s
- Q5How did the Confederacy try to get by the Union blockade?by relying on spies and double-agents to act as Union shipmasterswith the use of new technology, like the submarine and lighter, quicker shipsthrough the use of aerial inventions like the bi-planeby resorting to overland travel and trade with Mexico30s
- Q6A student wrote down these notes during social studies class. What is the best heading for the notes?Abolitionist Plans to Encourage a Slave RevoltUnion Strategy in the Civil WarReasons for the Confederacy's SecessionImpact of the Emancipation Proclamation30s
- Q7Which statement correctly summarizes how the city of Charleston was impacted by the Civil War?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.The city was considered unimportant to the war effort and was ignored by both armies.Charleston was blockaded by the Union army, but the city was not hurt because blockade runners were successful.At the beginning of the war, Confederates defeated Union troops in Charleston, but by the end of the war, the city was captured.30s
- Q8Which statement correctly summarizes how the city of Charleston was impacted by the Civil War?The city was considered unimportant to the war effort and was ignored by both armies.At the beginning of the war, Confederates defeated Union troops in Charleston, but by the end of the war, the city was captured.Charleston was blockaded by the Union army, but the city was not hurt because blockade runners were successful.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.30s
- Q9Why did a disproportionate number of lower-class men serve and die for the Confederacy?Laws required men who did not own property to enlist two times in the Confederate army/The elites of the South did not believe in the Confederate cause.Subsistence farmers tended to support the war in greater numbers.The 20-slave rule exempted many wealthier men from service.30s
- Q10How did southern states respond to President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation?The Confederacy immediately encouraged slaves to enlist and fight.They sent delegates to negotiate a different solution with LincolnThey followed its wording and freed all slaves.They ignored the statement and continued to hold slaves.30s
- Q11What conclusion is evident from the data in this graph?The Confederacy lost the war because they had greater casualties.The Confederacy had better hospital facilities than the North.Disease caused a greater decline in population than actual fighting.More soldiers died in battle than were wounded.30s
- Q12These are brief excerpts from three amendments to the United States Constitution. These amendments were written as a direct result of what historical event?the American Revolutionthe War of 1812the Spanish-American Warthe Civil War30s
- Q13What was the main goal of federal Reconstruction policies?to remedy the economic problems caused by the warto rebuild towns, cities, and transportation systems across the Southto bring the southern states back into the Unionto help survey the land acquired in the Mexican-American War30s
- Q14What was the most long-lasting impact of the Freedman's Bureau?The development of positive relations and political allegiances between poor whites and blacks in the South.The distribution of Confederate lands to freedman and poor whites.The funding of medical treatment and food for the newly freedmen.The establishment of public school systems and historically black colleges and universities in the South.30s
- Q15How did the use of the military impact Radical Reconstruction after the Civil War?The military continued to use the resources of the South and weakened their economy.The South welcomed the presence of military troops as a means of keeping them safeMilitary officers often tried to undermine the laws passed by the national government.The military was used to enforce federal policies and the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments30s
