The high battlefield casualties in the Civil War were in large part due to:

A) the misuse of early antiseptic and health measures.
B) the invention of more accurate rifles.
C) poor coordination by generals on both sides.
D) the unsanitary conditions of prisoner of war hospitals.


Answer: A

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a)  American Temperance Society b)  Cult of True Womanhood c)  Christ’s Sermon on the Mount d)  Harvard Divinity School

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A) African American households. B) women's health issues. C) maternity households. D) urban health issues.

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a. an African family. b. a chained African. c. a map of Africa. d. an image of Christ. e. a slave market.

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