Question 1

The Confederate president who had served previously as secretary of war was _______.

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Question 2

________ was the celebrated Virginian who led the Army of Northern Virginia so well for so long, but who finally had to surrender to Ulysses S. Grant.

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Question 3

In 1863 the Confederate government levied a(n) ________ income tax, which was based on the percentage of an individual's income.

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Question 4

Discuss how four of the following factors worked as an advantage either for the North or for the South: geography, political leadership, manpower, industrial capacity, and relative strength of the central government.

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Question 5

Explain why three of the following battles were important turning points in the war: Antietam, Appomattox, first Bull Run, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg.

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Question 6

Explain why Abraham Lincoln hesitated at first to make emancipation a goal of the war, and trace the change in his policy.

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Question 7

What did the Emancipation Proclamation say? List three important consequences of the Proclamation. Do these consequences justify viewing the Proclamation as a turning point in the war?

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Question 8

Compare the military strategies of Grant and McClellan. Why was Grant better suited to waging total war?

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Question 9

How did black Americans contribute to the final outcome of the war?

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Question 10

What does the idea of "total war"mean? Identify at least three ways the Civil War was a total war. What was the significance of each? Which one was the most important, in your view?

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Question 11

What advantages did the Confederacy have when the war began? How did the Union overcome these advantages?

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Question 12

Evaluate Lincoln and Davis as war leaders.

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Question 13

How did the war change women's lives? Did it have a different impact on women in the Union and women in the Confederacy? Was it a liberating experience?

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Question 14

What was the impact of the war on the home front in the Union and the Confederacy?

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Question 15

List four ways the war changed the nation. What is the significance of each point you note?

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Question 16

Explore the chronology of the American Civil War. Be sure to mention at least three battles and five significant people. What is the significance and legacy of the Civil War?

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Quiz 16: Total War and the Republic 1861-1865