The Civil War at Home

Question 1

Why was General George McClellan’s leadership a disadvantage for the North during the Civil War?

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He was too cautious.

Question 2

Compared to work done by women in the North during the Civil War, women in the South often

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ran plantations.

Question 3

Which of the following groups opposed the Civil War?

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Copperheads

Question 4

Clara Barton’s work during the Civil War led to

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the formation of the Red Cross.

Question 5

How did the attitudes of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis compare as the Union and the Confederacy prepared for war?

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Lincoln did not want war but would fight to keep the Union, while Davis was ready for war and ordered the first attack.

Question 6

During the Civil War, the South’s use of enslaved labor gave it

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a way to keep plantations running.

Question 7

Which statement best describes Union efforts to pay for the Civil War?

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The Union printed and borrowed money, which caused inflation.

Question 8

Generals George McClellan and Robert E. Lee both

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had past military education and experience.

Question 9

Low-paid workers responded to the Union draft of 1863 by

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staging a riot in New York City.

Question 10

The Civil War inspired a number of enslaved people to

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escape to Northern states.

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