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Unit "5 - Civil War and Reunion (1860-1896)," Topic "The Civil War"
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Study the diagram.
How did industrial development during the Civil War affect the North? Select two changes and move them to the boxes in any order.
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Which statement about the Supreme Court decision in Ex Parte Merryman (1861) is correct?
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Read the excerpt.
As the case comes before me, therefore, I understand that the President not only claims the right to suspend the writ of habeas corpus himself, . . . but to delegate that discretionary power to a military officer, and to leave it to him to determine whether he will or will not obey judicial process that may be served upon him.
—Chief Justice Roger B. Taney
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Select the name of the court case referred to in this excerpt and move it to the box.
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Select the two statements that best describe the impact this Supreme Court case had and move them to the box in any order.
Impact of Case:
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Select two goals of the naval blockade during the Civil War.
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What was one result of the Emancipation Proclamation?
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What was the main goal of the naval blockade during the Civil War?
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Read the excerpt.
Well, I will tell you something of the scene which I witnessed today. The women, said to be soldiers’ wives, met this morning at 8 o’clock . . . They then went on Main Street to a shoe shop, cut and pried, broke down windows’ frames, broke out glass and went in at the windows, got large quantities of shoes, calicoes, shawls and any and everything they could get and went on a great many streets and done the same.
—Excerpt from a letter written by a Georgia soldier, April, 1863
What obstacle faced by civilians during the Civil War is described in this excerpt?
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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?
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To which group did the Emancipation Proclamation apply?
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Select two headlines that describe reactions to conscription during the Civil War.
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What was the subject of the federal court case Ex parte Merryman (1861)?
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What was one effect of the Civil War on the Northern economy?
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What was the goal of King Cotton Diplomacy?
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Study the table.
| 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 | ||
Which conclusion is supported by the table?
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Read the information.
On March 3, 1863, Congress passed the Enrollment Act. It called for all male citizens and immigrants between the ages of 20 and 45 to register in a national military draft system. The act allowed for a person to be exempt from registering if he paid $300 or found a person to replace him.
What was one reaction to the Enrollment Act?
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Select two effects of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Read the excerpt.
The Conscription [draft] is a necessity; the Conscription is a law; the Conscription is just. It is demanded for the suppression [crushing] of the Southern rebellion; it is needed to fill up our heroic but shattered regiments; the country called for it . . . It is the justest mode of raising an army—just to the people of every class and condition, poor and rich, black and white.
—"The Conscription Must be Enforced," New York Times, 1863
What was one reaction to the situation described in the excerpt?
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Select three challenges that civilians faced during the Civil War.
