Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term.
Woman's National Loyal League

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Question 2

How did the Confederacy provide for its ordnance needs during the Civil War?

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The Confederacy employed multiple strategies to meet its ordnance needs during the Civil War, including using captured munitions, establishing government-owned munitions factories, importing munitions from Europe, and purchasing munitions from private firms.

Question 3

During the war, most slaves

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Most slaves remained on the plantations or farms with their owners during the war. The Emancipation Proclamation only applied to Confederate states that were in rebellion, so slaves in Union states were not immediately freed. Additionally, many slaves were not able to escape to freedom due to fear of punishment or lack of resources.

Question 4

Of all the methods the northern and southern governments used to finance the war, which was the most effective in raising revenue?

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Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term.
Sally Tompkins, Belle Boyd

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Question 6

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Andersonville

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Question 7

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Election of 1864

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Question 8

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Appomattox Court House

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Question 9

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Anna Dickinson, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony

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Question 10

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Dorothea Dix, Clara Barton

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Question 11

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Sherman's March Through Georgia

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Question 12

Which of the following was not one of the reasons why both the North and the South were unprepared for war?

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Question 13

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Andrew Johnson

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Question 14

Which of these states never left the Union?

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Kentucky, Missouri, and West Virginia were all considered border states during the Civil War and while there were divisions within each state, they ultimately stayed with the Union.

Question 15

Initially, what method did both the North and the South use to raise their armies?

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Both the North and the South initially relied on local rallies to sign up volunteers for their armies. National conscription was not implemented until later in the war. While state militias played a role, they were not the primary method of raising armies. There is no evidence to suggest that raising the pay of officers was a key factor in either side's recruitment efforts.

Question 16

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Thirteenth Amendment

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Question 17

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United States Sanitary Commission

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Question 18

What advantage did the South have over the North at the beginning of the Civil War?

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Question 19

Who was exempt from conscription during the Civil War?

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Question 20

Which of the following statements concerning conscription in the Civil War is true?

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The Confederacy was the first to institute conscription during the Civil War, in April 1862, due to the need for more soldiers, before the Union started its own conscription in March 1863.

Quiz 15: Crucible of Freedom: Civil War

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Woman's National Loyal League

How did the Confederacy provide for its ordnance needs during the Civil War?

During the war, most slaves

Of all the methods the northern and southern governments used to finance the war, which was the most effective in raising revenue?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Sally Tompkins, Belle Boyd

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Andersonville

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Election of 1864

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Appomattox Court House

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Anna Dickinson, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Dorothea Dix, Clara Barton

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Sherman's March Through Georgia

Which of the following was not one of the reasons why both the North and the South were unprepared for war?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Andrew Johnson

Which of these states never left the Union?

Initially, what method did both the North and the South use to raise their armies?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Thirteenth Amendment

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. United States Sanitary Commission

What advantage did the South have over the North at the beginning of the Civil War?

Who was exempt from conscription during the Civil War?

Which of the following statements concerning conscription in the Civil War is true?