Question 1

Which of the following is true of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It freed all slaves in the South immediately. 
B)  It freed slaves in the North and the South. 
C)  It freed slaves only in the border states and the western territories. 
D)  It freed slaves only in those areas in which the federal government exercised no control. 
A)  It freed all slaves in the South immediately. 
B)  It freed slaves in the North and the South. 
C)  It freed slaves only in the border states and the western territories. 
D)  It freed slaves only in those areas in which the federal government exercised no control.

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?
-the presidential election of 1864

Accepted Answer

The presidential election of 1864 was 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?
-Clara Barton, Dorothea Dix, and Mary Ann Bickerdyke

Accepted Answer

Clara Barton, Dorothea Dix, and Mary Ann

Question 4

Examine the social, political, and economic impact of the Civil War on the North and its people.

Accepted Answer

The Civil War had a significant impact o

Question 5

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 battles at Glorieta Pass

Accepted Answer

The battles at Glorieta Pass were a seri

Question 6

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
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and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-General George McClellan

Accepted Answer

General George McClellan was a Union Arm

Question 7

At its 1860 convention, the Democratic Party

Accepted Answer

A)  split into northern and southern wings, each nominating a different presidential candidate. 
B)  pledged to support the Court's decision in the Dred Scott case. 
C)  included a plank in its platform calling for the extension of the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific Ocean. 
D)  narrowly defeated an antislavery minority report calling for a constitutional amendment to abolish slavery. 
A)  split into northern and southern wings, each nominating a different presidential candidate. 
B)  pledged to support the Court's decision in the Dred Scott case. 
C)  included a plank in its platform calling for the extension of the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific Ocean. 
D)  narrowly defeated an antislavery minority report calling for a constitutional amendment to abolish slavery.

Question 8

A Union victory in this battle cut the Confederacy in half and gave Union forces control of the Mississippi River.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Battle of Atlanta 
B)  The Battle of Chancellorsville 
C)  The Battle of Gettysburg 
D)  The Battle of Vicksburg 
A)  The Battle of Atlanta 
B)  The Battle of Chancellorsville 
C)  The Battle of Gettysburg 
D)  The Battle of Vicksburg

Question 9

Examine the social, political, and economic impact of the Civil War on the South and its people.

Accepted Answer

The Civil War had a profound impact on t

Question 10

During the Civil War, Congress and the Treasury Department

Accepted Answer

A)  outlawed the issuance of bank notes by state banks. 
B)  created a national banking system with the authority to issue national bank notes. 
C)  established the Independent Treasury System. 
D)  reformed the national banking system to insure its responsiveness to local needs, irrespective of region. 
A)  outlawed the issuance of bank notes by state banks. 
B)  created a national banking system with the authority to issue national bank notes. 
C)  established the Independent Treasury System. 
D)  reformed the national banking system to insure its responsiveness to local needs, irrespective of region.

Question 11

Which of the following was a reason for Lincoln's avoidance of the issue of slavery early in the war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Officials in the border states coerced Lincoln into remaining silent on the issue. 
B)  Lincoln wanted Republican Party officials to accept a leadership position on the issue of slavery. 
C)  Because all northerners saw slavery as a moral outrage, Lincoln saw no reason to deal with the issue. 
D)  Bringing up the issue would have destroyed any chance of a pro-Union majority asserting itself in the South. 
A)  Officials in the border states coerced Lincoln into remaining silent on the issue. 
B)  Lincoln wanted Republican Party officials to accept a leadership position on the issue of slavery. 
C)  Because all northerners saw slavery as a moral outrage, Lincoln saw no reason to deal with the issue. 
D)  Bringing up the issue would have destroyed any chance of a pro-Union majority asserting itself in the South.

Question 12

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
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and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-Josiah Gorgas

Accepted Answer

Josiah Gorgas was a prominent figure in

Question 13

As a consequence of the Battle of Shiloh,

Accepted Answer

A)  General Grant realized that a complete conquest of the South would be necessary to save the Union. 
B)  Lincoln gave command of Union forces to General Ulysses S. Grant, replacing General George McClellan. 
C)  General Robert E.Lee suggested that President Davis open peace negotiations with the Union. 
D)  McClellan's forces were forced to retreat to the Potomac, thus saving the Confederate capital at Richmond. 
A)  General Grant realized that a complete conquest of the South would be necessary to save the Union. 
B)  Lincoln gave command of Union forces to General Ulysses S. Grant, replacing General George McClellan. 
C)  General Robert E.Lee suggested that President Davis open peace negotiations with the Union. 
D)  McClellan's forces were forced to retreat to the Potomac, thus saving the Confederate capital at Richmond.

Question 14

While serving as a volunteer nurse in Washington,D.C., Walt Whitman

Accepted Answer

A)  made official complaints to Congress about the discriminatory treatment of African American soldiers in U.S. Army hospitals. 
B)  wrote of the lack of skill and absence of compassion of army surgeons. 
C)  gained inspiration from the courage and sacrifice of the common soldier. 
D)  spoke of the outstanding performance of women in the Army Nursing Corp. 
A)  made official complaints to Congress about the discriminatory treatment of African American soldiers in U.S. Army hospitals. 
B)  wrote of the lack of skill and absence of compassion of army surgeons. 
C)  gained inspiration from the courage and sacrifice of the common soldier. 
D)  spoke of the outstanding performance of women in the Army Nursing Corp.

Question 15

Which of the following is true of General McClellan?

Accepted Answer

A)  His plan to take Richmond would probably have worked if Lincoln had not forced him to delay his attack. 
B)  In the 1862 Peninsula Campaign, he ignored President Lincoln's order to advance against Confederate forces. 
C)  His brilliant strategy was responsible for the Union victory at Shiloh. 
D)  His decision to divide his army in the face of a superior Confederate army was the main reason for the thousands of Union casualties at the Battle of Shiloh. 
A)  His plan to take Richmond would probably have worked if Lincoln had not forced him to delay his attack. 
B)  In the 1862 Peninsula Campaign, he ignored President Lincoln's order to advance against Confederate forces. 
C)  His brilliant strategy was responsible for the Union victory at Shiloh. 
D)  His decision to divide his army in the face of a superior Confederate army was the main reason for the thousands of Union casualties at the Battle of Shiloh.

Question 16

Which of the following was a consequence of the Battle of Chancellorsville?

Accepted Answer

A)  It led directly to the Emancipation Proclamation. 
B)  It was a devastating defeat for the Confederacy. 
C)  Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston was forced to resign. 
D)  Stonewall Jackson was mistakenly killed by Confederate troops. 
A)  It led directly to the Emancipation Proclamation. 
B)  It was a devastating defeat for the Confederacy. 
C)  Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston was forced to resign. 
D)  Stonewall Jackson was mistakenly killed by Confederate troops.

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 battle of Second Bull Run

Accepted Answer

The item "" refers to the battle of Seco

Question 18

One of the factors contributing to the 1863 New York City riots was

Accepted Answer

A)  anti-black sentiment on the part of white working-class New Yorkers. 
B)  the long delay in implementing emancipation. 
C)  the exemption of Irish immigrants from the draft. 
D)  the passage of heavy new taxes to finance the war. 
A)  anti-black sentiment on the part of white working-class New Yorkers. 
B)  the long delay in implementing emancipation. 
C)  the exemption of Irish immigrants from the draft. 
D)  the passage of heavy new taxes to finance the war.

Question 19

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
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and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the "Anaconda plan"

Accepted Answer

The "Anaconda Plan" was a military strat

Question 20

Examine the impact of the Civil War on northern and southern women.

Accepted Answer

The Civil War had a significant impact o

Which of the following is true of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Examine the social, political, and economic impact of the Civil War on the North and its people.

At its 1860 convention, the Democratic Party

A Union victory in this battle cut the Confederacy in half and gave Union forces control of the Mississippi River.

Examine the social, political, and economic impact of the Civil War on the South and its people.

During the Civil War, Congress and the Treasury Department

Which of the following was a reason for Lincoln's avoidance of the issue of slavery early in the war?

As a consequence of the Battle of Shiloh,

While serving as a volunteer nurse in Washington,D.C., Walt Whitman

Which of the following is true of General McClellan?

Which of the following was a consequence of the Battle of Chancellorsville?

One of the factors contributing to the 1863 New York City riots was

Examine the impact of the Civil War on northern and southern women.

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

Which of the following is true of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Examine the social, political, and economic impact of the Civil War on the North and its people.

At its 1860 convention, the Democratic Party

A Union victory in this battle cut the Confederacy in half and gave Union forces control of the Mississippi River.

Examine the social, political, and economic impact of the Civil War on the South and its people.

During the Civil War, Congress and the Treasury Department

Which of the following was a reason for Lincoln's avoidance of the issue of slavery early in the war?

As a consequence of the Battle of Shiloh,

While serving as a volunteer nurse in Washington,D.C., Walt Whitman

Which of the following is true of General McClellan?

Which of the following was a consequence of the Battle of Chancellorsville?

One of the factors contributing to the 1863 New York City riots was

Examine the impact of the Civil War on northern and southern women.

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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