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Question 1

In the Congressional elections of 1862, __________.
 
  A) Republicans strengthened their majority in the Senate and House of Representatives
  B) Congress was left fairly evenly divided between the two parties
  C) the Republicans were swept out of power in Congress
  D) Democrats picked up strength in several Midwestern states and carried Illinois

Question 2

The Emancipation Proclamation __________.
 
  A) abolished slavery in the United States
  B) abolished the internal slave trade in the United States
  C) proclaimed all slaves in Confederate territory free
  D) called for gradual, compensated emancipation

Question 3

Lincoln used the Emancipation Proclamation to __________.
 
  A) convince blacks to support the war
  B) infuriate Southerners
  C) bolster northern morale
  D) abolish slavery

Question 4

Which of the following helps explain the high casualty rates in the war?
 
  A) incompetent leadership
  B) new military technology
  C) the incompetence of the troops
  D) the unwillingness of either side to take prisoners

Question 5

The bloodiest day of the war occurred during the Battle of __________.
 
  A) Antietam
  B) Shiloh
  C) Gettysburg
  D) New Orleans

Question 6

The Morrill Act __________.
 
  A) created a system of land-grant colleges
  B) required men to serve two years in the army
  C) granted 160 acres of western land to settlers
  D) appropriated money for a transcontinental railroad



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Answer 1

Answer: D

Answer 2

Answer: C

Answer 3

Answer: C

Answer 4

Answer: B

Answer 5

Answer: A

Answer 6

Answer: A




Caiter2013

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Reply 2 on: Sep 21, 2019
Wow, this really help


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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