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Question 1

Disloyal northerners, such as the Copperheads. were
 
  A. intent on using the Civil War to rapidly end slavery.
 
  B. Northerners who secretly spied for the Confederacy.
 
  C. largely members of the Republican Party.
 
  D. strong Lincoln supporters who often suppressed dissent violently.
 
  E. sometimes arrested on the order of President Lincoln.

Question 2

In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln realized that volunteer state militias
 
  A. could not be counted on to serve longer than three months.
 
  B. would operate as a drag on the more efficient and experienced United States army.
 
  C. could not wage an effective military campaign.
 
  D. would have to do the bulk of fighting for the Union.
 
  E. would provide all the military manpower the Union would require.

Question 3

At the start of the Civil War, the armed forces of the United States
 
  A. did not include a navy.
 
  B. had almost entirely defected to the Confederate side.
 
  C. consisted of roughly 400,000 troops.
 
  D. saw many of its soldiers stationed in the West.
 
  E. was largely made up of military draftees.

Question 4

During the Civil War, greenbacks issued by the federal government
 
  A. were backed by gold.
 
  B. were backed by gold and silver.
 
  C. fluctuated in value depending on the fortunes of the Northern armies.
 
  D. steadily gained in value as the war progressed.
 
  E. were backed by silver.

Question 5

The Union's national draft law
 
  A. resulted in murderous attacks in New York City against free blacks.
 
  B. proved to be unnecessary in the war effort.
 
  C. saw little in the way of opposition from the public.
 
  D. severely discouraged voluntary enlistment.
 
  E. allowed no provisions for escaping service.



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Answer 1

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