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November 20, 2025

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Which of the following best shows how the issue of states’ rights contributed to the onset of the Civil War? (1 point) Responses Many Northerners believed that states’ rights should not extend to slave states. Many North...
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Why was the 54th Massachusetts Regiment famous? (1 point) Responses It was an African American unit that was noted for heroism in battle. It was an African American unit that was noted for heroism in battle. It was a Uni...
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As the day wore on, the strength of [Union leader] McDowell's troops was sapped [drained] by the continuous arrival of fresh Southern reinforcements. Eventually, the stubborn Confederates proved more than a match for McD...
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The South had a population of approximately 9 million people compared to the North’s population of approximately 22 million people. Based on this, which strategy made the most sense for the South? (1 point) Responses fig...
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In the text, you read this about the Monitor and the Merrimack: Confederates took over an abandoned Union warship, the U.S.S. Merrimack. They covered it with iron plates and renamed it the Virginia. On its first day out...
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What was regarded as a strong point of Jefferson Davis’s background? (1 point) Responses military leadership military leadership economic policy economic policy ability to delegate powers ability to delegate powers abili...
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A cartoon shows a tree labeled UNION with a branch labeled SECESSION. Two angry men sit on the branch, and the man closer to the trunk is using a handsaw to cut the branch off of the tree between himself and the trunk. Q...
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Name 3 cutting tool used in wood work shop
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"On August 10, 1821, Missouri entered the Union as the twenty-fourth state. Named after the Native American people who originally inhabited the land, Missouri was acquired by the U.S. as part of the 1803 Louisiana Purcha...
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What causes stools to be small& hard like pellets
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Which of the following were instrumental in General Grant’s plan for ending the Civil War? Select all that apply. (1 point) Responses using generals who would obey without question using generals who would obey without q...
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In Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, he says “with malice toward none, with charity for all…” What does this quote reveal about Lincoln’s attitude toward the South? (1 point) Responses forgiveness forgiveness hatred ha...
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Use the image to answer the question. Based on the photograph, why was the capture of Vicksburg so important for Union forces? (1 point) Responses the city's industries the city's industries the city's location on a rive...
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Almost from the beginning of his administration, Lincoln was pressured by abolitionists and radical Republicans to issue an Emancipation Proclamation. In principle, Lincoln approved, but he postponed action against slave...
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Which of the following was an effect of Lincoln’s issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation? (1 point) Responses Morale in the South dropped as people realized they were about to lose the war. Morale in the South dropped...
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The data are as follows: in 1860, $0.6 in 1863, $1.2 in 1865, $2.55 in 1870, $2.5 in 1900, $2.2. Dollar values are estimated. Question Use the image to answer the question. Based on the graph, what can be said of how the...
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Which of the following best describes the conditions faced by soldiers during the Civil War? (1 point) Responses Improved military technology meant that most soldiers died instantly of battlefield wounds. Improved milita...
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Even though they were allowed to serve as soldiers, what types of discrimination did African Americans face in the Union army? Select all that apply. (1 point) Responses They were not allowed to serve as officers. They w...
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What is the connection among sectionalism, slavery, and states’ rights as causes of the Civil War? How did the Southern response to the 1860 election results demonstrate this connection?
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Why did the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision anger Northerners? (1 point) Responses It made slavery legal in the territories. It made slavery legal in the territories. It sought to continue the series of compromises on sl...
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Which characteristic ultimately led to General McClellan’s replacement as Commander of the Union army? (1 point) Responses his organizational ability his organizational ability his cautious nature on the battlefield his...
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Use the image to answer the question. Which statement best describes the scene shown here? (1 point) Responses An enslaved family is being sold at an auction. An enslaved family is being sold at an auction. Freed slaves...
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Which of the following were strategies used by the Union during the Civil War? Select all that apply. (1 point) Responses naval blockade naval blockade defensive war defensive war seizing control of the Mississippi River...
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As leader of the Republican Party, Lincoln was outspoken in his views on slavery and expressed them during the debates of 1858. Which of the following would best fit with his position? (1 point) Responses Compromise of 1...
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"The legislative package known as the Compromise of 1850 postponed the Civil War by a decade. However, like the 1820 Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850 failed to resolve the question of slavery in a meaningful w...
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