True/False Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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In 1860, the white population of the North was twice as large as the white
population of the South.
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2.
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The South was mostly rural in 1860, while the North was mostly urban.
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3.
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The Bible that Jefferson Davis used in his inauguration to the Presidency of the
Confederate States of America has been used in the inauguration of every Alabama governor since
1861.
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4.
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Slaves refused to go to battle with their masters.
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5.
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Soldiers from Alabama fought in most of the major battles of the war.
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6.
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Women who were left behind when the men went to war had to tend the farms, work
in factories, make uniforms and nurse the sick.
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Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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7.
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The first capital of the Confederacy was
a. | Atlanta, Georgia. | b. | Montgomery, Alabama. | c. | Charleston, South
Carolina. | d. | Jackson, Mississippi. |
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Most of the War Between the States was fought in the
a. | North. | b. | East. | c. | South. | d. | West. |
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9.
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The naval blackade formed by the Union made short supply of all except
a. | salt. | b. | food. | c. | farm
tools. | d. | water. |
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10.
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The naval blockade by the Union caused prices in the South to
a. | greatly increase. | b. | somewhat increase. | c. | greatly
decrease. | d. | somewhat decrease. |
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11.
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The first submarine to sink an enemy vessel was
a. | the Housatonic. | b. | the Charleston. | c. | the
Hunley. | d. | the Armadillo. |
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12.
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During the War Between the States, how many battles and skirmishes were fought
in Alabama?
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The Emancipation Proclamation
a. | freed all slaves. | b. | freed only northern slaves. | c. | freed border
states’ slaves. | d. | only freed slaves in the
Confederacy. |
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14.
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Nathan Bedford Forrest tricked Colonel Straight, of the Union Army, into
surrendering by
a. | burning a bridge while the Union Army was crossing. | b. | firing multiple
cannons at the same time. | c. | marching his soldiers around and around a small
hill. | d. | leading the Union Army into a cave. |
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One of the South’s leading industrial centers that was destroyed by the
Union by burning houses, stealing food and killing people was
a. | Selma. | b. | Montgomery. | c. | Huntsville. | d. | Tuscaloosa. |
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In total, how many lives were lost in the War Between the States?
a. | 1,251,000 | b. | 937 | c. | 201,136 | d. | 600,000 |
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Completion Complete each
statement.
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The North had the advantage of being more ____________________ with factories
that could produce needed products during the Civil War.
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18.
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To ___________________ means to withdraw or separate.
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19.
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The first shots of the Civil War were fired on April 12, 1861 at __________
___________, South Carolina.
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20.
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The famous speech given during the dedication of a national cemetery on a
battlefield in Pennsylvania was the _____________________ __________________.
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21.
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The North blockaded Southern ___________________ to keep the South from getting
needed supplies.
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22.
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The ______________________ _______________________ was the document that
announced freedom for slaves on January 1, 1863.
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23.
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The military leader of the Confederacy (South) ____________________________ and
the military leader of the Union (North) _______________________________ met on April 9, 1865.
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24.
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The ____________________ wanted a tariff on imported goods, while the
________________ did not want a tariff, since they bought most of their goods from Europe.
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25.
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___________________ __________________________ was chosen to be the President of
the Confederacy.
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26.
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The memorial statue in ________________________ County, Alabama is
half-confederate and half-union to show the division of the people in that county during the War
Between the States.
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27.
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The largest ironclad ship build by the Confederacy was the Tennessee
built in _______________, Alabama.
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28.
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The War Between the States began when ____________________ ________________, a
federal fort in Charleston Harbor, was bombarded by artillery.
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