Question 1

How was the Emancipation Proclamation an example of a military strategy, diplomatic maneuvering, and social reform?

Accepted Answer

The Emancipation Proclamation was an exa

Question 2

Which of the following statements accurately describes the way in which the Confederacy funded the war?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Confederacy largely relied on the work of immigrants to continue to fuel southern industry during wartime, increasing the number of consumer goods for sale. 
B)  Because the larger Confederacy did not have its own Congress, efforts to fund the war were left entirely to the varying legislation of individual state governments. 
C)  Because enslaved African Americans on plantations rarely fought as soldiers or managed to escape, the cotton economy remained strong and helped finance the war effort. 
D)  The Confederate Congress issued many taxes, which were poorly enforced, as well as large amounts of paper money, which caused economic distress due to price increases. 
E)  The Confederate Congress relied heavily on British and French foreign aid, as the southern cotton economy was in such disarray due to the war. 
A)  The Confederacy largely relied on the work of immigrants to continue to fuel southern industry during wartime, increasing the number of consumer goods for sale. 
B)  Because the larger Confederacy did not have its own Congress, efforts to fund the war were left entirely to the varying legislation of individual state governments. 
C)  Because enslaved African Americans on plantations rarely fought as soldiers or managed to escape, the cotton economy remained strong and helped finance the war effort. 
D)  The Confederate Congress issued many taxes, which were poorly enforced, as well as large amounts of paper money, which caused economic distress due to price increases. 
E)  The Confederate Congress relied heavily on British and French foreign aid, as the southern cotton economy was in such disarray due to the war.

Question 3

Match each description with the item below.
-Frederick Douglass

Accepted Answer

A) was an African American abolitionist leader who celebrated the Emancipation Proclamation, in contrast to Confederates' predictions of a race war 
B) was a Confederate general who surprised the Union army at Chancellorsville but was shot there by his own men 
C) founded the American Red Cross and visited the killing fields with medical supplies, ready to go "anywhere between the bullet and the battlefield" 
D) was one of the leaders of the Radical Republicans who urged "reconstruction" of the South by having Union armies seize southern plantations 
E) accepted the post of Union general despite his better judgment and went on to be replaced by Thomas Hooker
F)was born into slavery but went on to serve as a nurse and operate a school for freed slaves
G)was a general demoted due to insubordination and went on to be the 1864 Democratic candidate against Abraham Lincoln
H)was a War Democrat who supported Lincoln's war policies and went on to become his vice president
I)was a pro-Confederate leader who ordered his followers to destroy Lawrence, Kansas, and engage in a massacre there
J)was the president of the Confederacy and experienced growing discontent directed at him as the war dragged on 
A) was an African American abolitionist leader who celebrated the Emancipation Proclamation, in contrast to Confederates' predictions of a race war 
B) was a Confederate general who surprised the Union army at Chancellorsville but was shot there by his own men 
C) founded the American Red Cross and visited the killing fields with medical supplies, ready to go "anywhere between the bullet and the battlefield" 
D) was one of the leaders of the Radical Republicans who urged "reconstruction" of the South by having Union armies seize southern plantations 
E) accepted the post of Union general despite his better judgment and went on to be replaced by Thomas Hooker
F)was born into slavery but went on to serve as a nurse and operate a school for freed slaves
G)was a general demoted due to insubordination and went on to be the 1864 Democratic candidate against Abraham Lincoln
H)was a War Democrat who supported Lincoln's war policies and went on to become his vice president
I)was a pro-Confederate leader who ordered his followers to destroy Lawrence, Kansas, and engage in a massacre there
J)was the president of the Confederacy and experienced growing discontent directed at him as the war dragged on

Question 4

Match each description with the item below.
-Susie King Taylor

Accepted Answer

A) was an African American abolitionist leader who celebrated the Emancipation Proclamation, in contrast to Confederates' predictions of a race war 
B) was a Confederate general who surprised the Union army at Chancellorsville but was shot there by his own men 
C) founded the American Red Cross and visited the killing fields with medical supplies, ready to go "anywhere between the bullet and the battlefield" 
D) was one of the leaders of the Radical Republicans who urged "reconstruction" of the South by having Union armies seize southern plantations 
E) accepted the post of Union general despite his better judgment and went on to be replaced by Thomas Hooker
F)was born into slavery but went on to serve as a nurse and operate a school for freed slaves
G)was a general demoted due to insubordination and went on to be the 1864 Democratic candidate against Abraham Lincoln
H)was a War Democrat who supported Lincoln's war policies and went on to become his vice president
I)was a pro-Confederate leader who ordered his followers to destroy Lawrence, Kansas, and engage in a massacre there
J)was the president of the Confederacy and experienced growing discontent directed at him as the war dragged on 
A) was an African American abolitionist leader who celebrated the Emancipation Proclamation, in contrast to Confederates' predictions of a race war 
B) was a Confederate general who surprised the Union army at Chancellorsville but was shot there by his own men 
C) founded the American Red Cross and visited the killing fields with medical supplies, ready to go "anywhere between the bullet and the battlefield" 
D) was one of the leaders of the Radical Republicans who urged "reconstruction" of the South by having Union armies seize southern plantations 
E) accepted the post of Union general despite his better judgment and went on to be replaced by Thomas Hooker
F)was born into slavery but went on to serve as a nurse and operate a school for freed slaves
G)was a general demoted due to insubordination and went on to be the 1864 Democratic candidate against Abraham Lincoln
H)was a War Democrat who supported Lincoln's war policies and went on to become his vice president
I)was a pro-Confederate leader who ordered his followers to destroy Lawrence, Kansas, and engage in a massacre there
J)was the president of the Confederacy and experienced growing discontent directed at him as the war dragged on

Question 5

Describe the Battle of Bull Run. Why was there a sense of naïve optimism, and what impact did the outcome have on both sides?

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Bull Run, also known as th

Question 6

Why was Lyons Wakeman a significant figure during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wakeman became the leading farmer during the Civil War who made sure that soldiers were well fed even as supplies decreased. 
B)  Wakeman became a leading Confederate general who inspired most of Lee's most famous strategies. 
C)  Wakeman was Lincoln's close adviser who convinced him to issue the Emancipation Proclamation at the end of the war. 
D)  Wakeman, like hundreds of soldiers on both sides, was a woman who disguised her gender to serve in the war. 
E)  Wakeman was a famous nurse who, although unable to enter the battlefields, helped develop an important vaccine from a nearby hospital. 
A)  Wakeman became the leading farmer during the Civil War who made sure that soldiers were well fed even as supplies decreased. 
B)  Wakeman became a leading Confederate general who inspired most of Lee's most famous strategies. 
C)  Wakeman was Lincoln's close adviser who convinced him to issue the Emancipation Proclamation at the end of the war. 
D)  Wakeman, like hundreds of soldiers on both sides, was a woman who disguised her gender to serve in the war. 
E)  Wakeman was a famous nurse who, although unable to enter the battlefields, helped develop an important vaccine from a nearby hospital.

Question 7

Which of the following was the outcome of Hood's attack at Franklin?

Accepted Answer

A)  the slaughter of Hood's army 
B)  Sherman's abandonment of Atlanta 
C)  Hood's reputation as the South's greatest hero 
D)  the retaking of key rail lines by the South 
E)  the restoration of Tennessee to Confederate control 
A)  the slaughter of Hood's army 
B)  Sherman's abandonment of Atlanta 
C)  Hood's reputation as the South's greatest hero 
D)  the retaking of key rail lines by the South 
E)  the restoration of Tennessee to Confederate control

Question 8

Which of the following did the Union Congress accomplish during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  a comprehensive ban on foreign immigration, especially from Ireland and other countries that tended to fight for the Confederacy 
B)  a law that required western settlers to move back East to support the war effort by working in factories 
C)  the approval of the transcontinental railroad and the raising of tariff rates to encourage economic development 
D)  a major decrease in income taxes to cut down on the widespread poverty of wartime and bolster individual families 
E)  a refusal to support general "agriculture and mechanic arts" in favor of focusing strictly on revamping the cotton industry in the North 
A)  a comprehensive ban on foreign immigration, especially from Ireland and other countries that tended to fight for the Confederacy 
B)  a law that required western settlers to move back East to support the war effort by working in factories 
C)  the approval of the transcontinental railroad and the raising of tariff rates to encourage economic development 
D)  a major decrease in income taxes to cut down on the widespread poverty of wartime and bolster individual families 
E)  a refusal to support general "agriculture and mechanic arts" in favor of focusing strictly on revamping the cotton industry in the North

Question 9

What was the state of the Civil War at the end of 1862?

Accepted Answer

A)  Union troops had a definite edge in the East. 
B)  Union troops had a definite edge in the West. 
C)  A quick end to the war seemed near. 
D)  The war in the East was a virtual deadlock. 
E)  The recruitment of black troops had given the North a huge advantage. 
A)  Union troops had a definite edge in the East. 
B)  Union troops had a definite edge in the West. 
C)  A quick end to the war seemed near. 
D)  The war in the East was a virtual deadlock. 
E)  The recruitment of black troops had given the North a huge advantage.

Question 10

What effect did the Union naval blockade of southern ports have on the Confederacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Much to the surprise of the North, it did not have much effect, since most foreign imports were still coming into the South. 
B)  It quickly choked off southern commercial activity, including the flow of goods and military weapons to and from Europe. 
C)  It inspired dramatic southern economic growth since the South was forced to become self-sufficient. 
D)  It succeeded in terms of harming coastal cities, but the Mississippi River had so few tributaries that other trade routes were not in danger. 
E)  It prompted Britain to offer diplomatic recognition to the Confederacy because it was so afraid of potential economic repercussions. 
A)  Much to the surprise of the North, it did not have much effect, since most foreign imports were still coming into the South. 
B)  It quickly choked off southern commercial activity, including the flow of goods and military weapons to and from Europe. 
C)  It inspired dramatic southern economic growth since the South was forced to become self-sufficient. 
D)  It succeeded in terms of harming coastal cities, but the Mississippi River had so few tributaries that other trade routes were not in danger. 
E)  It prompted Britain to offer diplomatic recognition to the Confederacy because it was so afraid of potential economic repercussions.

Exam 15: The War of the Union

How was the Emancipation Proclamation an example of a military strategy, diplomatic maneuvering, and social reform?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the way in which the Confederacy funded the war?

Match each description with the item below. -Frederick Douglass

Match each description with the item below. -Susie King Taylor

Describe the Battle of Bull Run. Why was there a sense of naïve optimism, and what impact did the outcome have on both sides?

Why was Lyons Wakeman a significant figure during the Civil War?

Which of the following was the outcome of Hood's attack at Franklin?

Which of the following did the Union Congress accomplish during the Civil War?

What was the state of the Civil War at the end of 1862?

What effect did the Union naval blockade of southern ports have on the Confederacy?

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