1. Which of the following correctly states a major difference between the population of the North and South at the middle of the nineteenth century? (A) In the North, the vast majority of the adult White population was literate, while in the South less than half the adult White population could read and write. (B) In the South, people were much more religious than people in the North, attended church more frequently, and often participated in religious reawakenings. (C) In the North, the White population included large numbers of immigrants, while in the south the White population was largely of British descent. (D) In the South, a larger proportion of the White population had traveled extensively within the region, while the Northern White population remained familiar only with the area in which they were born. 2. Prior to his attack on Harper's Ferry, John Brown was a (A) free-state agitator in Kansas (B) publisher of a leading abolitionist newspaper (C) slave owner in Missouri (D) station owner on the Underground Railroad 3. When the Southern states began to secede, Kentucky's response was (A) enthusiastic support for the South, followed by Kentucky's secession (B) reluctant support for the South, followed by Kentucky's secession (C) a declaration of neutrality, followed by a gradual shift to Unionism (D) a firm resolve to remain in the Union, followed by an enthusiastic response to Lincoln's call for troops 4. Through the course of the Civil War, which of the following was true of Jefferson Davis's cabinet? (A) It remained stable in makeup and firm in support of the president. (B) It remained stable in makeup but opposed to the president on many issues. (C) Its members changed considerably but remained constant in support for the president. (D) Its members changed considerably and were divided in their support for the president. 5. The South's naval strategy was to use its (A) large navy to attack Northern ports and bring the war to the North (B) large navy to defend its ports and prevent a Union blockade (C) relatively small navy to protect its ports and keep them open for blockade runners (D) relatively small navy to convoy supply ships from Europe and South America 6. Of those who died as a result of the war, the majority were (A) civilians deliberately or accidentally killed by hostile troops (B) soldiers killed outright in combat (C) soldiers who died later of wounds received in battle (D) soldiers who died of disease 7. The last major Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River was (A) Memphis (B) Vicksburg (C) New Orleans (D) Fort Donelson 8. Which of the following nearly caused the outbreak of hostilities between the United States and Great Britain? (A) Britain's willingness to receive the Confederate cruiser Alabama in its ports (B) British gunrunning to the Confederate states through the Union blockade (C) British reactions to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (D) British objections to the seizure of two Confederate diplomats traveling on a British ship 9. Which of the following is a true statement about the Union presidential election of 1864? (A) It was the first presidential election ever held by a nation involved in a civil war. (B) It attracted little public interest because the people of the North were occupied with the war effort. (C) Lincoln's reelection was considered a certainty because the nation did not want to change governments in the middle of the war. (D) Lincoln's reelection was considered unlikely because Lincoln had failed to support abolition prior to the war. 10. The Union general in command of the Shenandoah Valley campaigns of 1864 was (A) Philip Kearny (B) Philip Sheridan (C) William T. Sherman (D) George A. Custer 7. The last major Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River was (A) Memphis (B) Vicksburg (C) New Orleans (D) Fort Donelson 8. Which of the following nearly caused the outbreak of hostilities between the United States and Great Britain? (A) Britain's willingness to receive the Confederate cruiser Alabama in its ports (B) British gunrunning to the Confederate states through the Union blockade (C) British reactions to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (D) British objections to the seizure of two Confederate diplomats traveling on a British ship 9. Which of the following is a true statement about the Union presidential election of 1864? (A) It was the first presidential election ever held by a nation involved in a civil war. (B) It attracted little public interest because the people of the North were occupied with the war effort. (C) Lincoln's reelection was considered a certainty because the nation did not want to change governments in the middle of the war. (D) Lincoln's reelection was considered unlikely because Lincoln had failed to support abolition prior to the war. 10. The Union general in command of the Shenandoah Valley campaigns of 1864 was (A) Philip Kearny (B) Philip Sheridan (C) William T. Sherman (D) George A. Custer 11. Grant's confrontation with Lee at Petersburg can best be described as a (A) Confederate rout of the Union army (B) swift, decisive victory for the Union army (C) tragic blunder on the part of the Union high command (D) prolonged siege ending in Union victory 12. Under the Fourteenth Amendment, many of those who had served in the Confederate government or army were (A) automatically reinstated as full citizens of the United States (B) forbidden to bear arms (C) forbidden to hold public office (D) interned for a minimum of six months