Chapter 7 Self Quiz

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. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo brought the fulfillment of the goals of ________.

the Declaration of Independence correct incorrect

the Adams-Onis Treaty correct incorrect

the national system correct incorrect

Manifest Destiny correct incorrect

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. In 1849, following the Mexican-American War, the army was reduced to ________ troops.

100,000 correct incorrect

1,000 correct incorrect

10,000 correct incorrect

1 million correct incorrect

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. In 1955 ________ was the US secretary of war.

Zachary Taylor correct incorrect

Andrew Jackson correct incorrect

Abraham Lincoln correct incorrect

Jefferson Davis correct incorrect

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. In the 1850s, military technology ________.

developed substantially correct incorrect

remained similar to that of the 1810s correct incorrect

included important innovations which were rarely put to use correct incorrect

saw little change from the 1840s correct incorrect

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. Indian-settler conflict in the West ________ interaction patterns established from the time of the Jamestown colony.

differed sharply from correct incorrect

was much more violent than correct incorrect

closely followed correct incorrect

was generally more peaceful than correct incorrect

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. The Treaty of Kanagawa was a success in ________ terms.

military correct incorrect

strategic correct incorrect

economic correct incorrect

political correct incorrect

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. As in the earliest colonial conflicts, military intervention in international affairs beginning in the 1850s was primarily to ________.

acquire new territory correct incorrect

further political goals correct incorrect

secure key forts correct incorrect

protect civilians correct incorrect

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. Following the army's example, in the 1850s the navy ________.

became one of the branches of the US government correct incorrect

began using steam power correct incorrect

first used big guns correct incorrect

adopted formal training to promote professionalism correct incorrect

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. "Bleeding Kansas" was a conflict over ________.

Indian resettlement correct incorrect

the expansion of slavery into new states correct incorrect

ownership of western lands correct incorrect

armed conflicts with the Comanche correct incorrect

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. At the time the Civil War broke out, the army's size was ________.

was still at the levels of the Mexican-American War correct incorrect

at its usual peacetime strength correct incorrect

was practically non-existent correct incorrect

already increased to wartime proportions correct incorrect

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. Which of these never joined the Confederacy?

Virginia correct incorrect

Alabama correct incorrect

Texas correct incorrect

Louisiana correct incorrect

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. At the outbreak of the Civil War, the Confederacy had a clear advantage in what area?

the cavalry correct incorrect

military leadership correct incorrect

ships correct incorrect

numbers of recruits correct incorrect

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. In the early years of the Civil War, the Union Army, like that of George Washington, was hampered by ________.

poor leadership correct incorrect

insufficient militias correct incorrect

soldiers' short terms of service correct incorrect

an expensive draft correct incorrect

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. While general officers were chosen by ________, while captains were usually chosen by ________.

the war departments; major generals correct incorrect

the presidents; the war departments correct incorrect

the regiment; the division correct incorrect

the presidents; the regiment correct incorrect

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. Early fighting in the Civil War focused on ________.

key Atlantic ports correct incorrect

western forts correct incorrect

the area of Washington, D.C. correct incorrect

the border states correct incorrect

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. The Confederate capital was ________.

Louisville, KY correct incorrect

Savannah, GA correct incorrect

Richmond, VA correct incorrect

Charlottesville, NC correct incorrect

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. Which of these made wooden warships obsolete?

rifled guns correct incorrect

ironclads correct incorrect

incendiary bombs correct incorrect

hot-air balloons correct incorrect

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. Most historians would now say that the rifle ________.

made only a minor impact on fighting in the Civil War correct incorrect

transformed combat methods in the Civil War correct incorrect

gave the Civil War to the Union correct incorrect

gave the Confederacy a great advantage in the Civil War correct incorrect

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. The fall of Fort Henry ________ the Confederacy.

was a major victory for correct incorrect

was a minor, but expensive defeat for correct incorrect

gave the war to correct incorrect

turned the tide of the war against correct incorrect

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. Which of these best summarizes the development of the military in the 1850s and 1860s.

Increasing professionalism transformed the militias of the northern states, making a Union victory inevitable. correct incorrect

In spite of major developments of the 1850s, neither side in the Civil War was ready for the scope of its battles. correct incorrect

While the navy had modernized, the army was still fighting as it had in the 1700s. correct incorrect

Rapid evolution in both the navy and the army paved the way for the Civil War. correct incorrect