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Who became president in the wake of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination?

A
Andrew Johnson
B
Ulysses S. Grant
C
Philip H. Sheridan
D
George McClellan
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After the Civil War ended, how was the North affected economically?

A
The agricultural economy suffered and declined.
B
Industry thrived and the economy soon recovered.
C
The rise in inflation bankrupted many businesses.
D
Economic uncertainty caused businesses to fail.
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How did General Sherman’s “March to the Sea” affect the Confederacy during the Civil War?

A
It crippled the Confederate war effort in the wake of the destruction.
B
It boosted morale and revitalized the Confederacy’s fighting spirit.
C
It caused Southern generals to adopt their own total war strategy.
D
It resulted in the South’s immediate surrender and the end of the war.
4

At the time, the number of soldiers killed during the Civil War

A
was less than the number killed in the Revolutionary War.
B
was the same as the number killed during the War of 1812.
C
was the same as the number killed in the Spanish-American War.
D
was more than the number killed in all previous US wars combined.
5

Due to the location of most of the Civil War battles,

A
the North lost most of its manufacturing facilities.
B
major forts along western rivers were destroyed.
C
the South lost many plantations and other property.
D
major roads that connected the nation were damaged.
6

The loss of farms, crops, and enslaved labor as a result of the Civil War meant that the

A
Northern economy almost completely shut down.
B
Southern economy almost completely shut down.
C
entire nation’s economy had to be rebuilt.
D
entire nation had to suffer without food.
7

When Grant broke the Confederate lines on April 2, 1865, Lee

A
alerted President Davis to evacuate Richmond.
B
gathered his remaining troops for one last stand.
C
surrendered to Grant immediately.
D
fled with his army to Savannah.
8

During General Sherman’s “March to the Sea,” Union soldiers

A
traveled from Savannah to Atlanta.
B
fought on battlefields along the way.
C
destroyed buildings, railroads, and crops.
D
attacked mostly military resources.
9

Who assassinated President Lincoln after the South’s defeat in the Civil War?

A
William J. Black
B
John Wilkes Booth
C
George McClellan
D
Jefferson Davis
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Why did General Lee fail during his last stand at the Appomattox Court House?

A
He refused to use a total war strategy.
B
His troops were weak and surrounded.
C
His reinforcements did not arrive in time.
D
His troops had deserted him completely.

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