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Standard "4.0 Economics," Indicator "CW.1 …"

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This is a multiple choice question that allows you to select several options.

Select two goals of the naval blockade during the Civil War.

  1. A.
    to prevent enslaved African Americans from escaping
  2. B.
    to prevent the exportation of cotton
  3. C.
    to prevent foreign countries from impressing sailors
  4. D.
    to prevent the importation of slaves
  5. E.
    to prevent the smuggling of weapons

This is a multiple choice question that allows you to select only one option.

What was the main goal of the naval blockade during the Civil War?

  1. A.
    to force the South to abolish the practice of slavery
  2. B.
    to prevent the escape of Confederate leaders
  3. C.
    to discourage draft and bread riots in the North
  4. D.
    to prevent trade between the Confederacy and Great Britain

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Read the excerpt.

[The South with] the finest soil, the most delightful climate, whose staple productions none of those [European] countries can grow  . . . But the strength of a nation depends in a great measure upon its wealth, and the wealth of a nation, like that of a man, is to be estimated by its surplus production . . . If I am right in my calculations . . . there is not a nation on the face of the earth . . . that can compete with us in produce per capita [how much is made per person].

—South Carolina Senator James Hammond, 1858

What Confederate strategy is reflected in this excerpt?

  1. A.
    Anaconda Plan
  2. B.
    Congressional Reconstruction
  3. C.
    Great Compromise
  4. D.
    King Cotton Diplomacy

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Multiple-choice question with one correct answer choice.

What was one effect of the Civil War on the Northern economy?

  1. A.
    Agricultural production decreased.
  2. B.
    Factory production increased.
  3. C.
    Inflation decreased.
  4. D.
    Unemployment increased.

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Multiple-choice question with one correct answer choice.

What was the goal of King Cotton Diplomacy?

  1. A.
    to negotiate terms of surrender for the Civil War
  2. B.
    to force Great Britain into an alliance with the Confederacy
  3. C.
    to allow southern states to nullify federal laws
  4. D.
    to prevent northern states from exporting manufactured goods

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This question is based on a table. If you are using a paper supplement, you may refer to it now.

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Multiple-choice question with one correct answer choice. Additional information needed to answer the question is provided.

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Resources of the Union and Confederacy
Resource Union Confederacy
Population 21 million free and 500,000 enslaved 5.5 million free and 3.5 million enslaved
Number of Factories 110,000 21,000
Miles of Railroad 21,700 9,000
Source: National Park Service
 Source: National Park Service

Which conclusion is supported by the table?

  1. A.
    The Confederacy had a larger army and a greater number of weapons than the Union.
  2. B.
    The Union had a greater ability to move troops and supplies than the Confederacy.
  3. C.
    The Confederacy had a greater number of factories that employed the majority of its citizens.
  4. D.
    The Union had a larger number of enslaved people that could work in the factories.