The Civil War

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What does the term "border state" describe?

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Slave owning states that remained in the Union during the Civil War

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What was the result of the First Battle of Bull Run?

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The battle was inconclusive and a sign of a long war to come.

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What is the definition of "emancipate?"

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to free

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What was Lincoln's main goal at the start of the Civil War?

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to keep the Union together

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What is a draft?

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a system of required military service

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What statement is true? Options: There were very few jobs during the war. There prices of goods increased in both the North and South. Only the South suffered from inflation. The South was easily able to continue to sell cotton overseas.

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There prices of goods increased in both the North and South.

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Which was not part of the Union's strategy? Options: Taking control of the Mississippi River, Practicing total war to destroy all of the South's resources, Freeing slaves in rebelling states, Only using volunteer soldiers

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Only using volunteer soldiers