SSUSH9 Review

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Which of the following statements about the impact of tariffs on the Northern and Southern economies is correct?

Tariffs benefited the North but harmed the South.
Tariffs harmed the North but benefited the South.
Tariffs benefited both the North and the South.
Tariffs harmed both the North and the South.

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Tariffs benefited the North but harmed the South.

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During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln suspended the right of habeas corpus for which MAIN reason? Options: to conscript citizens into the Union Army, to free slaves throughout the Confederacy, to prevent British interference in the conflict, to keep Confederate sympathizers imprisoned

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to keep Confederate sympathizers imprisoned

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The Emancipation Proclamation freed

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all slaves who were living in rebelling states.

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Which statement correctly describes General William Sherman's victorious strategy in the Battle for Atlanta? Options: With a surprise frontal attack on Confederate troops, he forced them to abandon the city. With a surprise rear attack on Confederate troops, he forced them to abandon the city. By cutting off all railroad supply lines, he forced Confederate troops to abandon the city. By burning down much of Atlanta, he forced Confederate troops to abandon the city.

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By cutting off all railroad supply lines, he forced Confederate troops to abandon the city.

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What was historically significant about the Battle of Gettysburg?

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It was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

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The Confederate bombardment of which fort on April 12-13, 1861, marked the beginning of the American Civil War?

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Fort Sumter

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Which geographic feature made Atlanta an essential target for Union forces, leading to the Battle for Atlanta in 1864? Options: the city's location on a ridge above the Chattahoochee River, the city's location in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, the city's location as a hub of railroads carrying military supplies, the city's location as a hub of canals carrying military supplies

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the city's location as a hub of railroads carrying military supplies

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After seceding from the Union in around 1860, these Southern states formed the _________.

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Confederate States of America

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What advantages did the Union have over the Confederacy?

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more factories and railroads

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Which of the following was an advantage the South had in the Civil War?
Options:
The size of the Southern population,
Development of Southern trains,
A unified and strong central government,
Experienced military leadership

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Experienced military leadership