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Question 1

Lincoln's reelection in 1864 was helped considerably by what event in September 1864?

A) the Emancipation Proclamation
B) the fall of Atlanta
C) the Fort Pillow Massacre
D) the capture of Savannah

Question 2

Ulysses S. Grant was made general-in-chief of Union forces in:

A) 1861.
B) 1862.
C) 1863.
D) 1864.

Question 3

The bloodiest battle of the Civil War was:

A) Shiloh.
B) Antietam.
C) Appomattox.
D) Gettysburg.

Question 4

The Hampton Roads Conference in 1865 failed because:

A) Lincoln refused to meet any Confederate representatives.
B) Davis would accept nothing short of Southern independence.
C) Lincoln refused compensation for slave owners after emancipation.
D) Lee's victory at Cold Harbor led Lincoln to cancel the conference.

Question 5

The 1864 election provided significant evidence for the support for Lincoln's policy of:

A) a negotiated peace with the South.
B) demanding unconditional surrender from the South.
C) focusing on slavery.
D) limited warfare and slow methodical blockade.