History - Quiz 15

23 August 2022
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The "anaconda strategy": was the name of the South's strategy to choke northern industry. was a strategy of passive resistance among slaves to strangle the southern plantation economy from within. was the name of Britain's strategy to get the two sides to slither to the negotiating table and achieve a lasting peace. was the initial three-pronged Union strategy that included, among other things, a blockade of the southern coast to strangle the South. proposed to use biological warfare against the South developed from the poisonous venom of snakes.
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was the initial three-pronged Union strategy that included, among other things, a blockade of the southern coast to strangle the South.
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The argument that the Civil War began primarily as a southern fight to defend liberty and the right of self-government is unsatisfactory because: the Union already claimed to be fighting to defend liberty and self-government. southerners never claimed to be concerned with liberty and self-government. the South established a monarchy after secession. the Confederacy envisioned a dictatorship as the ideal government. it ignores slavery, the actual reason that southern leaders used in 1860-1861 to justify secession and war.
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it ignores slavery, the actual reason that southern leaders used in 1860-1861 to justify secession and war.
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As Union commander, Grant was best characterized by his: tactical caution. alcoholism. ability to train and inspire troops. belief the war would be won in the West. plan to relentlessly attack.
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plan to relentlessly attack.
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Draftees on either side who chose not to serve had the legal option to: hire a substitute. leave the country. volunteer for community service instead. claim insanity. claim to be a pacifist.
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hire a substitute.
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All of the following were advantages the North held over the South, EXCEPT: more experienced military leaders. a larger population. industrial development. transportation resources. naval strength.
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more experienced military leaders.
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To deal with disloyalty, Lincoln sometimes: had traitors shot. postponed elections. shut down the press. suspended habeas corpus. declared a temporary dictatorship.
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suspended habeas corpus.
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All of the following slave states remained in the Union, EXCEPT: Maryland. Kentucky. Tennessee. Delaware. Missouri.
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Tennessee
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The South had a chance to win the Civil War despite substantial northern advantages because: it immediately attacked Washington, D.C. it mobilized women to fight in the conflict. it was equal to the North in manpower if you count the slaves. the North needed southern markets to maintain its economic advantage. it had the advantage of fighting a defensive war.
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it had the advantage of fighting a defensive war.
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More than any other general, William T. Sherman recognized: the connection between the South's economy, its morale, and its ability to wage war. the greatness of the Confederate army. that the South would never unconditionally surrender. the need to march through Georgia with respect for the Confederacy. the need to kill masses of enemy civilians.
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the connection between the South's economy, its morale, and its ability to wage war.
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How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the nature of the Civil War? It freed all the slaves, including those in the border states that remained loyal to the Union. It put the momentum squarely on the side of the Confederacy. It prompted the Confederacy to surrender. It caused the remaining border states to leave the Union and join the Confederacy. It transformed the Civil War from a war to restore the Union to a struggle over slavery
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It transformed the Civil War from a war to restore the Union to a struggle over slavery