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Chapter 7 The American Civil War
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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1. In 1860, the white population of the North was twice as large as the white population of the South.
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2. The South was mostly rural in 1860, while the North was mostly urban.
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3. 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. Slaves refused to go to battle with their masters.
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5. Soldiers from Alabama fought in most of the major battles of the war.
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6. 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.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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7. The first capital of the Confederacy was
a. Atlanta, Georgia.
b. Montgomery, Alabama.
c. Charleston, South Carolina.
d. Jackson, Mississippi.
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8. Most of the War between the States was fought in the
a. North.
b. East.
c. South.
d. West.
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9. The naval blockade formed by the Union made short supply of all except
a. salt.
b. food.
c. farm tools.
d. water.
____ 10. 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. The first submarine to sink an enemy vessel was
a. the Housatonic.
b. the Charleston.
c. the Hunley.
d. the Armadillo.
____ 12. During the War between the States, how many battles and skirmishes were fought in Alabama?
a. 14
b. 78
c. 125
d. 301
____ 13. The Emancipation Proclamation
a. freed all slaves.
b. freed only northern slaves.
c. freed border states’ slaves.
d. only freed slaves in the Confederacy.
____ 14. 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 canons at the same time.
c. marching his soldiers around and around a small hill.
d. leading the Union Army into a cave.
____ 15. 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.
____ 16. 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
Completion
Complete each statement.
17. The_____________________ wanted a tariff on imported goods, while the ______________did not want a
tariff, since they bought most of their goods from Europe.
18. _________________ _____________________was chosen to be the President of the Confederacy.
19. 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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20. The largest ironclad ship built by the Confederacy was the Tennessee built in ___________________,
Alabama.
21. The War Between the States began when _______________________ _________________, a federal fort in
Charleston Harbor, was bombarded by artillery.
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