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As the Civil War began, President Lincoln accepted the belief that

A
individual states should settle the question of slavery.
B
it was time to end slavery throughout the United States.
C
the Union could be preserved as a mix of free and slave states.
D
preserving the Union was not worth the loss of life it would cause.
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The South won every major Civil War battle until

A
the Battle of Antietam.
B
the Battle of Chancellorsville.
C
the Second Battle of Bull Run.
D
the First Battle of Bull Run.
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The outcome of the First Battle of Bull Run

A
discouraged the Confederacy and gave the Union confidence.
B
showed that the Civil War would probably be a short conflict.
C
proved that the Union’s military forces had superior firepower.
D
discouraged the Union and gave the Confederacy confidence.
4

The Emancipation Proclamation affected the Union’s Civil War efforts by

A
allowing the Union to turn its attention away from slavery.
B
increasing the number of troops who could join the Union.
C
forcing Southern slaveholders to free enslaved people.
D
forcing Northern African Americans to join the Union army.
5

Which statement best describes the contributions of Harriet Tubman during the Civil War?

A
Tubman was an abolitionist who served the Union in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.
B
Tubman was an abolitionist who worked as a spy for the Union Army to help the war effort.
C
Tubman was an abolitionist who established the Tuskegee Airmen flying squadron.
D
Tubman was an abolitionist who encouraged the Union to permit African Americans to enlist.
6

The 1862 battle at Antietam put an end to

A
the military career of Stonewall Jackson.
B
the Confederate threat to the Union capital.
C
the Civil War’s early string of Union victories.
D
the Union threat to the Confederate capital.
7

Before he could issue the Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln waited for

A
the selection of a Confederate president.
B
the results of a national vote on slavery.
C
a successful Confederate military action.
D
a successful Union military action.
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President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after

A
the Union’s effectiveness at the Battle of Antietam.
B
the death of General Jackson at Chancellorsville.
C
the nation had voted to decide the issue of slavery.
D
the capture of Washington, DC, by Confederate forces.
9

Which example best shows the contribution of African American troops during the Civil War?

A
the First Battle of Bull Run
B
the Second Battle of Bull Run
C
the Battle at Chancellorsville
D
the Battle at Fort Wagner
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France and Britain responded to the Emancipation Proclamation by

A
refusing to recognize the Confederacy.
B
declaring their support for slavery in the South.
C
forming a trade alliance with the Confederacy.
D
sending ambassadors to settle the Civil War.

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