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Which of the following federally chartered corporations did the Union create to build the transcontinental railroad?


A) Union Pacific
B) Western Pacific
C) Central Pacific
D) Western Pacific and Central Pacific
E) Union Pacific and Central Pacific

F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

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The key to success in the Civil War was the destruction of the resources that were necessary for victory.

A) True
B) False

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Jefferson Davis,unlike Lincoln,was a trained professional soldier.

A) True
B) False

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Why was the death toll in the Civil War so tremendous?

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Robert E.Lee and Jefferson Davis both agreed that the Confederacy must surrender at the Appomattox Court House.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is true regarding the leadership practices of Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln?


A) Davis had less success in controlling the members of his cabinet.
B) Lincoln spent more time on routine matters of state.
C) Davis spent much more time dealing with party politics.
D) Davis demonstrated few administrative abilities.
E) Davis was more concerned about legal and constitutional requirements.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

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The main reason the North made so little military progress in the first two years of the Civil War,despite all of its advantages,was


A) the military stalemate.
B) the incompetency of Union generals.
C) that it was a war of attrition.
D) that it was a war of tactics.
E) that it was a war of military strategy.

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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All of the following were "Radical Republicans" EXCEPT


A) Abraham Lincoln.
B) Thaddeus Stevens.
C) Charles Sumner.
D) Benjamin Wade.
E) None of these answers is correct.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Military campaigns during the Civil War came to be organized around railroad lines.

A) True
B) False

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