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| What did the issue of the divided Union come to a head over? |
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| the matter of federal forts in the South |
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| Which fort officially sparked the Civil War |
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| On what date did the first shooting of the Civil War take place? |
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| Northern pressure forced the British to stop the Alabama from raiding Union shipping t or f |
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| The Civil War-related crisis in U.S.-British relations sometimes threatened to expand into a war over Canada t or f |
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| Once the Civil War was over, the threat of U.S. intervention forced Napoleon III to withdraw his support of Maximilian in Mexico t or f |
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| The Civil War draft reflected the North's commitment to fighting a war based on fair and equal treatment of al citizens, rich and poor. t or f |
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| false - Civil War draft was unfair to poor citizens, who could not afford substitutes |
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| Lincoln's temporary violations of civil liberties were strongly opposed by Congress. t or f |
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| false - Congress approved Lincoln's acts |
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| The North effectively financed its Civil war effort through an income tax, higher tariffs, and the sale of federal government bonds. t or f |
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| The South in effect used severe inflation as a means of financing its war effort. t or f |
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| The Northern civilian economy was severely damaged by the war effort. t or f |
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| false - The Northern civilian economy prospered during the war |
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| The firing at Fort Sumter had the effect of |
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| arousing Northern support for a war to put down the South's rebellion |
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| Among the states that joined the COnfederacy only after Lincoln's call for troops were |
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| Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee |
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| Which of the following was not among the Border States? Missouri, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Maryland |
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| The term "Butternut region" refers to |
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| the areas of southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois that opposed an antislavery war and tied many southern sympathizers |
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| In the Indian Territory (Oklahoma), most of the Five Civilized Tribes |
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| supported the Confederacy |
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| Among the potential advantages the Union possessed at the beginning of the Civil War was |
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| a continuing influx of immigrant manpower from Europe |
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| The success of the Confederate raider Alabama highlighted the issue of |
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| Britain's un-neutral policy of allowing Confederate ships to be built in its naval yards. |
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| Lincoln argued that his assertion of executive power and suspension of certain civil liberties was justified because |
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| it was necessary to set aside small provisions of the Constitution in order to save the Union |
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