Question 1
Which of the following is true of Jefferson Davis's leadership?
A. Davis was helpless to make command decisions without the presence of his top generals.
B. Davis refused to appoint a cabinet to help him manage affairs of state.
C. Davis demonstrated few administrative abilities.
D. Davis spent most of his time dealing with party politics.
E. Davis spent more time paying strict adherence to legal and constitutional requirements than on providing genuine national leadership.
Question 2
Between 1861 and 1864, the cost of goods in the Confederacy rose by
A. 200 percent.
B. 3,000 percent.
C. 1,000 percent.
D. 600 percent.
E. 9,000 percent.
Question 3
The United States Sanitary Commission
A. defied the traditional stereotype of women.
B. banned women from working in frontline field hospitals.
C. was welcomed by male doctors.
D. helped turn nursing into a female-dominated profession.
E. was organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.
Question 4
Politically, the Confederate constitution
A. gave the president and vice president four-year terms.
B. allowed states the right to abolish slavery.
C. did not allow anti-secessionists to serve in the Confederate government.
D. was almost identical in many respects to the Constitution of the United States.
E. gave states the right to secede.
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