Question 1

Examine the relationship between the federal government and northern business interests during the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

During the Civil War, the relationship b

Question 2

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-Hospital Sketches

Accepted Answer

The item "Hospital Sketches" refers to a

Question 3

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-Walt Whitman

Accepted Answer

Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was an American

Question 4

Which of the following battles ended attempts by the Confederacy to take the New Mexico Territory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Battle for the Cimarron 
B)  The Battles of Fort Yuma 
C)  The Battles at Glorieta Pass 
D)  The Battle of Shiloh 
A)  The Battle for the Cimarron 
B)  The Battles of Fort Yuma 
C)  The Battles at Glorieta Pass 
D)  The Battle of Shiloh

Question 5

In his campaign against the Navajos, Kit Carson

Accepted Answer

A)  adopted a conciliatory approach that resulted in a Navajo alliance with the Union. 
B)  met with such determined resistance that he withdrew Union troops from the New Mexico Territory. 
C)  was victorious largely as the result of an alliance he forged with the Mescalero Apaches. 
D)  attempted to force defeated Indians onto a reservation. 
A)  adopted a conciliatory approach that resulted in a Navajo alliance with the Union. 
B)  met with such determined resistance that he withdrew Union troops from the New Mexico Territory. 
C)  was victorious largely as the result of an alliance he forged with the Mescalero Apaches. 
D)  attempted to force defeated Indians onto a reservation.

Question 6

Which of the following is true concerning Confederate military supplies?

Accepted Answer

A)  By 1865 the Confederacy had to depend on blockade runners to obtain the small arms and ammunition it needed to conduct the war. 
B)  By 1865 the Confederacy was manufacturing all of its small arms and ammunition. 
C)  In 1864 the Union naval blockade caused such severe weapon shortages that the Confederacy was forced to furlough troops. 
D)  Throughout the war the Confederacy obtained weapons from northern manufacturers eager to profit from the war. 
A)  By 1865 the Confederacy had to depend on blockade runners to obtain the small arms and ammunition it needed to conduct the war. 
B)  By 1865 the Confederacy was manufacturing all of its small arms and ammunition. 
C)  In 1864 the Union naval blockade caused such severe weapon shortages that the Confederacy was forced to furlough troops. 
D)  Throughout the war the Confederacy obtained weapons from northern manufacturers eager to profit from the war.

Question 7

Discuss the course of the Civil War from its inception in the spring of 1861 through the battle of Antietam in the fall of 1862, and assess the strengths and weaknesses of the two combatants in late 1862.

Accepted Answer

The Civil War began in the spring of 186

Question 8

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the "Long Walk"

Accepted Answer

The "Long Walk" refers to the forced rel

Question 9

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-Clement L. Vallandigham

Accepted Answer

Clement Laird Vallandigham (1820–1871) w

Question 10

The greatest number of deaths among Union troops in the Civil War resulted from

Accepted Answer

A)  bullet wounds. 
B)  hand-to-hand bayonet combat. 
C)  unsanitary surgical equipment. 
D)  disease and accidents. 
A)  bullet wounds. 
B)  hand-to-hand bayonet combat. 
C)  unsanitary surgical equipment. 
D)  disease and accidents.

Question 11

The northern naval blockade of southern ports was

Accepted Answer

A)  nonexistent until the final year of the war. 
B)  increasingly effective as the war continued though it never completely stopped southern commerce. 
C)  never strong enough to have a significant effect. 
D)  effective from its start in choking off goods going into the South. 
A)  nonexistent until the final year of the war. 
B)  increasingly effective as the war continued though it never completely stopped southern commerce. 
C)  never strong enough to have a significant effect. 
D)  effective from its start in choking off goods going into the South.

Question 12

After the secession of South Carolina, which of the following arguments was advanced by southern extremists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Those who favor compromise do not have the best interests of the South at heart and are traitors to the southern cause. 
B)  All southern states should follow South Carolina's lead and prepare to attack the North and take the western territories by force. 
C)  Other southern states should not be influenced by South Carolina's decision and must make their own independent decisions about withdrawing from the Union. 
D)  Even those who favor compromise should support secession because a better deal can be made by negotiating from outside rather than inside the Union. 
A)  Those who favor compromise do not have the best interests of the South at heart and are traitors to the southern cause. 
B)  All southern states should follow South Carolina's lead and prepare to attack the North and take the western territories by force. 
C)  Other southern states should not be influenced by South Carolina's decision and must make their own independent decisions about withdrawing from the Union. 
D)  Even those who favor compromise should support secession because a better deal can be made by negotiating from outside rather than inside the Union.

Question 13

Jefferson Davis's goal in the 1862 general offense he ordered against the North was to

Accepted Answer

A)  seize and operate northern iron works. 
B)  convince the invaded states to make peace with the Confederacy. 
C)  stop the flow of northern troops into the South. 
D)  capture Cincinnati and halt the flow of trade on the Ohio River. 
A)  seize and operate northern iron works. 
B)  convince the invaded states to make peace with the Confederacy. 
C)  stop the flow of northern troops into the South. 
D)  capture Cincinnati and halt the flow of trade on the Ohio River.

Question 14

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-Jefferson Davis

Accepted Answer

Jefferson Davis was an American politici

Question 15

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-Wallace Turnage

Accepted Answer

The input question provided does not con

Question 16

Examine Abraham Lincoln's position on the issue of slavery, and trace its evolution over time. What were the major changes in Lincoln's position, and what were the principal reasons for those changes? What impact did Lincoln's decisions on the slavery question have on the Union and its war effort?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln's position on the issue

Question 17

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the fall of Atlanta

Accepted Answer

The fall of Atlanta refers to the captur

Question 18

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Emancipation Proclamation

Accepted Answer

The Emancipation Proclamation was a pres

Question 19

In the American West, the Civil War marked the beginning of

Accepted Answer

A)  the lucrative mining of gold in California. 
B)  prolonged warfare against Indian peoples in the region. 
C)  cotton production in Arizona. 
D)  an enduring alliance between the United States government and the Pueblos. 
A)  the lucrative mining of gold in California. 
B)  prolonged warfare against Indian peoples in the region. 
C)  cotton production in Arizona. 
D)  an enduring alliance between the United States government and the Pueblos.

Question 20

Creation of the national banking system led to

Accepted Answer

A)  increased flexibility in the money supply. 
B)  a sounder currency. 
C)  a more complicated monetary system. 
D)  a banking system responsive to local needs, irrespective of region. 
A)  increased flexibility in the money supply. 
B)  a sounder currency. 
C)  a more complicated monetary system. 
D)  a banking system responsive to local needs, irrespective of region.

Examine the relationship between the federal government and northern business interests during the Civil War.

Which of the following battles ended attempts by the Confederacy to take the New Mexico Territory?

In his campaign against the Navajos, Kit Carson

Which of the following is true concerning Confederate military supplies?

Discuss the course of the Civil War from its inception in the spring of 1861 through the battle of Antietam in the fall of 1862, and assess the strengths and weaknesses of the two combatants in late 1862.

The greatest number of deaths among Union troops in the Civil War resulted from

The northern naval blockade of southern ports was

After the secession of South Carolina, which of the following arguments was advanced by southern extremists?

Jefferson Davis's goal in the 1862 general offense he ordered against the North was to

Examine Abraham Lincoln's position on the issue of slavery, and trace its evolution over time. What were the major changes in Lincoln's position, and what were the principal reasons for those changes? What impact did Lincoln's decisions on the slavery question have on the Union and its war effort?

In the American West, the Civil War marked the beginning of

Creation of the national banking system led to

Three Old Worlds Create a New

Europeans Colonize North America

North America in the Atlantic World

Becoming America

The Ends of Empire

American Revolutions

Forging a Nation

Defining the Nation

The Rise of the South

The Restless North

The Contested West

Politics and the Fate of the Union

Reconstruction: an Unfinished Revolution

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Exam 13: Transforming Fire: the Civil War

Examine the relationship between the federal government and northern business interests during the Civil War.

Which of the following battles ended attempts by the Confederacy to take the New Mexico Territory?

In his campaign against the Navajos, Kit Carson

Which of the following is true concerning Confederate military supplies?

Discuss the course of the Civil War from its inception in the spring of 1861 through the battle of Antietam in the fall of 1862, and assess the strengths and weaknesses of the two combatants in late 1862.

The greatest number of deaths among Union troops in the Civil War resulted from

The northern naval blockade of southern ports was

After the secession of South Carolina, which of the following arguments was advanced by southern extremists?

Jefferson Davis's goal in the 1862 general offense he ordered against the North was to

Examine Abraham Lincoln's position on the issue of slavery, and trace its evolution over time. What were the major changes in Lincoln's position, and what were the principal reasons for those changes? What impact did Lincoln's decisions on the slavery question have on the Union and its war effort?

In the American West, the Civil War marked the beginning of

Creation of the national banking system led to

Three Old Worlds Create a New

Europeans Colonize North America

North America in the Atlantic World

Becoming America

The Ends of Empire

American Revolutions

Forging a Nation

Defining the Nation

The Rise of the South

The Restless North

The Contested West

Politics and the Fate of the Union

Reconstruction: an Unfinished Revolution

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