End of the War Answers

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What is “total war”?

A
A military strategy in which only military targets are attacked.
B
A phrase coined to describe Lee’s strategy in the Civil War.
C
A military strategy in which military and civilian resources are destroyed.
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Which of the following campaigns were fought using the total war strategy?

A
Shenandoah Valley Campaign
B
Sherman’s March to the Sea
C
Siege of Petersburg
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Study the painting of Sherman’s March to the Sea. What does the painting show? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
soldiers stealing weapons and animals
B
destruction of railroad and telegraph lines
C
burning buildings
D
enslaved people escaping to the Union army
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Study this table of the 1864 presidential election results. Use the information to answer the question.What conclusion can be drawn from the table?

A
Lincoln had widespread support in the Union.
B
McClellan was more popular than Lincoln.
C
Lincoln and McClellan were equally popular.
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Read the passage from Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address and then answer the question.What did Lincoln mean in this passage?

A
Both sides were willing to destroy the nation by letting the war begin.
B
The North started the war to stop slavery, and the south fought to keep slavery.
C
The South would destroy the nation, so the North had to fight for the nation’s survival.
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Sic semper tyrannis means “thus always to tyrants.”Why did Booth shout this about Lincoln?

A
He thought the Confederacy had a right to secede.
B
He thought Lincoln would begin more wars to gain more power.
C
He thought both the Confederate leaders and Lincoln were dictators.
D
He thought Lincoln should have used more force to defeat the Confederacy.
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.:Confederacy
.:Gettysburg
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Which of the following was a challenge that formerly enslaved people faced?

A
finding family members they had lost to slavery
B
repaying the plantation owners they had served for so long
C
hiring workers of their own for their new lands
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Why was it difficult for freed people to get out of poverty?

A
They did not know how to farm.
B
As sharecroppers, it was difficult for them to earn money.
C
They had to purchase their time off from their owners.

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