Exam 15: The War of the Union

Throughout the war, Lincoln believed that if freed, African Americans and white Americans could coexist, and he was eager to use his constitutional authority to make that possible.

The United States Congress passed numerous acts that reflected the economic platform of which major American political groups?

How did the Civil War change the nation?

What was the military strategy of each side at the start of the Civil War? How and why did it change as the war continued?

Which of the following characterized the events along the Kansas-Missouri border during the Civil War?

Which of the following occurred at the Battle of Chancellorsville?

What were the respective advantages of the North and South as the Civil War began? How did those advantages affect the military strategies of the Union and the Confederacy?

Why is it an unsatisfactory argument that the Civil War began primarily as a southern fight to defend liberty and the right of self-government?

Why is the battle at Fort Donelson significant?

The Militia Act of 1862 authorized the Union army to use freed slaves as laborers or soldiers.

Match each description with the item below. -Clara Barton

Which of the following is true of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Although conscription occurred during the Civil War, most who fought were volunteers, with many of them initially expressing feelings of duty and honor.

Match each description with the item below. -Ambrose E. Burnside

Why did the South lose the war? What were its weaknesses and disadvantages?

The First Battle of Bull Run was a Union defeat.

William Tecumseh Sherman's conquest of Atlanta turned the tide of the presidential election of 1864, ensuring that Lincoln would again take office and that Union armies would continue to keep pressure on the Rebels.

Why did Confederate President Jefferson Davis's greatest challenges come from other southern politicians?

Which of the following statements about conscription during the Civil War is accurate?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the response of increasing numbers of enslaved African Americans in the South as the Civil War dragged on?