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UNIT 12 - 1:::::
1.
What advantage(s) did the South have in preparing for the Civil War?
A) Stronger economy
B) More advanced weaponry
C) Military experience
D) All of the above
2.
What advantage(s) did the North have in preparing for the Civil War?
A) Stronger economy
B) Naval experience
C) Larger population
D) All of the above
3.
How did the North resolve the shortage of silver and gold that interfered with banks purchasing war bonds during the Civil War?
A) It created a national currency.
B) It passed a law prohibiting the withdrawal of metals from banks.
C) It rationed precious metals.
D) It required citizens to pay taxes in silver and gold.
4.
Which of the following was a weakness of the South leading up to the war?
A) Lack of trained military leaders
B) A poor export trade-balance
C) No strong central government
D) Lack of food production resources
5.
All of the following were strengths of the North leading up to the war except:
A) large number of industrial businesses.
B) not raising war funds through taxing trade.
C) greater number of people living in the North.
D) large bank reserves.
6.
What was President Lincoln’s main goal when the Civil War began?
A) Abolish slavery
B) Preserve the Union
C) Allow slavery to continue
D) Promote conscription
7.
What is habeas corpus?
A) The right not to be imprisoned unless charged with a crime and given a trial.
B) Lincoln’s law which imposed limits on speech during wartime.
C) Congress’ practice of forcing people into military service if there was a shortage of volunteers.
D) The right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all Americans, slave or free.
8.
Why did Lincoln suspend habeas corpus?
A) To focus lawmakers concerns on the war.
B) To discourage citizens’ support of the rebels and avoidance of the draft.
C) To allow citizens to resist the militia draft without facing trial.
D) To allow the imprisonment of those who refused to support war through purchasing bonds.
9.
Why did the Confederacy send James Mason to Britain and John Slidell to France?
A) To learn new military techniques to apply to the war.
B) To grant them safe haven and protect them from the Union leaders.
C) To encourage increased trade with those countries.
D) To negotiate military and economic assistance for the Confederacy.
10.
What was the advantage of using the new rifled musket over the smoothbore musket?
A) The gun did not backfire as strongly making it easier to fire.
B) The barrel had spiral grooves allowing for greater accuracy and distance
C) The bullets were bigger and inflicted greater damage.
D) It had two barrels allowing for more shots to be fired in the same amount of time.
1.
What advantage(s) did the South have in preparing for the Civil War?
A) Stronger economy
B) More advanced weaponry
C) Military experience
D) All of the above
2.
What advantage(s) did the North have in preparing for the Civil War?
A) Stronger economy
B) Naval experience
C) Larger population
D) All of the above
3.
How did the North resolve the shortage of silver and gold that interfered with banks purchasing war bonds during the Civil War?
A) It created a national currency.
B) It passed a law prohibiting the withdrawal of metals from banks.
C) It rationed precious metals.
D) It required citizens to pay taxes in silver and gold.
4.
Which of the following was a weakness of the South leading up to the war?
A) Lack of trained military leaders
B) A poor export trade-balance
C) No strong central government
D) Lack of food production resources
5.
All of the following were strengths of the North leading up to the war except:
A) large number of industrial businesses.
B) not raising war funds through taxing trade.
C) greater number of people living in the North.
D) large bank reserves.
6.
What was President Lincoln’s main goal when the Civil War began?
A) Abolish slavery
B) Preserve the Union
C) Allow slavery to continue
D) Promote conscription
7.
What is habeas corpus?
A) The right not to be imprisoned unless charged with a crime and given a trial.
B) Lincoln’s law which imposed limits on speech during wartime.
C) Congress’ practice of forcing people into military service if there was a shortage of volunteers.
D) The right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all Americans, slave or free.
8.
Why did Lincoln suspend habeas corpus?
A) To focus lawmakers concerns on the war.
B) To discourage citizens’ support of the rebels and avoidance of the draft.
C) To allow citizens to resist the militia draft without facing trial.
D) To allow the imprisonment of those who refused to support war through purchasing bonds.
9.
Why did the Confederacy send James Mason to Britain and John Slidell to France?
A) To learn new military techniques to apply to the war.
B) To grant them safe haven and protect them from the Union leaders.
C) To encourage increased trade with those countries.
D) To negotiate military and economic assistance for the Confederacy.
10.
What was the advantage of using the new rifled musket over the smoothbore musket?
A) The gun did not backfire as strongly making it easier to fire.
B) The barrel had spiral grooves allowing for greater accuracy and distance
C) The bullets were bigger and inflicted greater damage.
D) It had two barrels allowing for more shots to be fired in the same amount of time.