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Chapter 15: The War to Save the Union

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	In his first inaugural address, President Lincoln declared that secession was illegal and that slavery must be abolished.    True  False

	During the crisis situation of civil war, President Lincoln exceeded the conventional limits of presidential authority.    True  False

	When mobilizing for the Civil War, the states' rights philosophy of government was a distinct advantage to the South.    True  False

	The primary significance of the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) was psychological; it gave a boost to southern morale.    True  False

	One major reason for the failure of the Confederacy on the battlefield was that it lacked a sufficient amount of guns and other military equipment.    True  False

	The Union success at the Battle of Shiloh restored northerners' optimism and confidence damaged by the rout at Bull Run.    True  False

	In many ways a competent leader, General McClellan tended to overestimate the strength of his enemy and failed to take advantage of his superior numbers.    True  False

	The Confederates won both battles of Bull Run (Manassas).    True  False

	The Emancipation Proclamation tended to soothe the traditional racial tensions between whites and free blacks in the North.    True  False

	Even though by contemporary standards President Lincoln's racial views were enlightened, most of his black contemporaries had little respect for him.    True  False

	The Emancipation Proclamation authorized the enlistment of black troops into the Union army.    True  False

	During the Civil War decade, the northern economy grew at a faster pace than it did in the decades before and after the war.    True  False

	Demand for labor during the Civil War expanded the "proper sphere" of women to include work outside the home.    True  False

	In the Battle of the Wilderness, General Grant demonstrated that he understood the principles of modern total warfare.    True  False

	In his second inaugural address, President Lincoln spoke of conciliation, tolerance, and mercy toward the South.    True  False

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