Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The South lost the Civil War for a varie

Question 2

To deal with disloyalty, Lincoln resorted to

Accepted Answer

A)  ordering public executions. 
B)  postponing elections. 
C)  shutting down the press. 
D)  suspending habeas corpus. 
E)  declaring a temporary dictatorship. 
A)  ordering public executions. 
B)  postponing elections. 
C)  shutting down the press. 
D)  suspending habeas corpus. 
E)  declaring a temporary dictatorship.

Question 3

Who or what were known as contrabands during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Confederate goods that smugglers snuck through the Union blockade in an elaborate attempt to profit off the war and bring money back into the South 
B)  groups of immigrants who had initially ventured west but returned to the South in large numbers because of the promise of being paid to join the army 
C)  thousands of slaves who showed up in Union army camps and sought protection and freedom as the war expanded, thereby helping push the issue of emancipation 
D)  Native American soldiers who fought for the Union in return for large swaths of land and who often served as spies in the South 
E)  military weapons imported to the South from Europe before Britain and France went on to officially form an alliance with the Confederacy 
A)  Confederate goods that smugglers snuck through the Union blockade in an elaborate attempt to profit off the war and bring money back into the South 
B)  groups of immigrants who had initially ventured west but returned to the South in large numbers because of the promise of being paid to join the army 
C)  thousands of slaves who showed up in Union army camps and sought protection and freedom as the war expanded, thereby helping push the issue of emancipation 
D)  Native American soldiers who fought for the Union in return for large swaths of land and who often served as spies in the South 
E)  military weapons imported to the South from Europe before Britain and France went on to officially form an alliance with the Confederacy

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Homestead Act and Morrill Land Grant College Act of 1862 were both examples of the federal government promoting economic growth through

Accepted Answer

A)  foreign loans in preparation for the need to rebuild the South after the war. 
B)  the printing of gold money to fund free education for African Americans. 
C)  gifts of free land in exchange for something, such as work or the creation of public universities. 
D)  a decreased income tax rate to offset the growing economy of the South. 
E)  a decreased tariff rate in response to stronger Confederate-European alliances. 
A)  foreign loans in preparation for the need to rebuild the South after the war. 
B)  the printing of gold money to fund free education for African Americans. 
C)  gifts of free land in exchange for something, such as work or the creation of public universities. 
D)  a decreased income tax rate to offset the growing economy of the South. 
E)  a decreased tariff rate in response to stronger Confederate-European alliances.

Question 6

What battles were the most significant and why? Why did some battles have a greater impact than others? Were they always pivotal for the same reasons?

Accepted Answer

The significance of battles can vary dep

Question 7

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the nature of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  It freed all the slaves, including those in the border states that remained loyal to the Union. 
B)  It put the momentum squarely on the side of the Confederacy. 
C)  It prompted the Confederacy to surrender, as its reason for fighting had been taken away. 
D)  It caused the remaining border states to leave the Union and join the Confederacy. 
E)  It transformed the Civil War from a war to restore the Union to a struggle over slavery. 
A)  It freed all the slaves, including those in the border states that remained loyal to the Union. 
B)  It put the momentum squarely on the side of the Confederacy. 
C)  It prompted the Confederacy to surrender, as its reason for fighting had been taken away. 
D)  It caused the remaining border states to leave the Union and join the Confederacy. 
E)  It transformed the Civil War from a war to restore the Union to a struggle over slavery.

Question 8

Which of the following statements about African American army units in the Union is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Despite lower pay than whites, they saw significant action and suffered heavy losses. 
B)  They did little fighting due to discrimination, and few benefited from the experience. 
C)  Although given the title of soldiers, they were only allowed to do manual labor. 
D)  They were most commonly formed in border states, as they showed less discrimination. 
E)  Far fewer were recruited after than before the Emancipation Proclamation. 
A)  Despite lower pay than whites, they saw significant action and suffered heavy losses. 
B)  They did little fighting due to discrimination, and few benefited from the experience. 
C)  Although given the title of soldiers, they were only allowed to do manual labor. 
D)  They were most commonly formed in border states, as they showed less discrimination. 
E)  Far fewer were recruited after than before the Emancipation Proclamation.

Question 9

Match each description with the item below.
-William Quantrill

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 10

Which side did German immigrants tend to support during the Civil War and why?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tended to support the Confederacy because they were eager to join the effort to take control of the federal arsenal and punish the Union for all the discrimination they had experienced. 
B)  They were usually drawn to the Confederacy because they tended to have prior sailing experience from their time in Europe, and the Confederacy was known for its dominant warships. 
C)  They most often supported the Confederacy because although the international slave trade had ceased years ago in the United States, it had continued full-force in the German states. 
D)  They overwhelmingly supported the Union because the Confederacy reminded them of the suppression of democracy experienced in the German states from which they had fled. 
E)  They typically supported the Union because there were barely any other immigrant groups who participated in the Union army and, thus, they avoided clashing with other groups. 
A)  They tended to support the Confederacy because they were eager to join the effort to take control of the federal arsenal and punish the Union for all the discrimination they had experienced. 
B)  They were usually drawn to the Confederacy because they tended to have prior sailing experience from their time in Europe, and the Confederacy was known for its dominant warships. 
C)  They most often supported the Confederacy because although the international slave trade had ceased years ago in the United States, it had continued full-force in the German states. 
D)  They overwhelmingly supported the Union because the Confederacy reminded them of the suppression of democracy experienced in the German states from which they had fled. 
E)  They typically supported the Union because there were barely any other immigrant groups who participated in the Union army and, thus, they avoided clashing with other groups.

Question 11

What was one of the reasons why the First Battle of Bull Run was significant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Although the North ultimately won the battle, it pushed the North to allocate more resources to the war because the Confederate forces were surprisingly organized, fierce, and resilient. 
B)  As it was a terrible Union loss, it showed that Lincoln's gravest weakness was his proud inability to acknowledge his mistakes and the speed with which he fell into despair in the face of conflict. 
C)  As one of the later battles of the war, it showed how the Confederacy had failed at its early plan after its initial battles to make the war as short and decisive as possible. 
D)  It caused both sides to realize that they were not willing to fight a real war, and as a result, the war ceased for nearly a year before Davis and Lincoln finally decided that there was no way around it. 
E)  It was a sobering experience for both the North and the South because they underestimated one another's strength, and it became clear the war would not be decided right away as many thought. 
A)  Although the North ultimately won the battle, it pushed the North to allocate more resources to the war because the Confederate forces were surprisingly organized, fierce, and resilient. 
B)  As it was a terrible Union loss, it showed that Lincoln's gravest weakness was his proud inability to acknowledge his mistakes and the speed with which he fell into despair in the face of conflict. 
C)  As one of the later battles of the war, it showed how the Confederacy had failed at its early plan after its initial battles to make the war as short and decisive as possible. 
D)  It caused both sides to realize that they were not willing to fight a real war, and as a result, the war ceased for nearly a year before Davis and Lincoln finally decided that there was no way around it. 
E)  It was a sobering experience for both the North and the South because they underestimated one another's strength, and it became clear the war would not be decided right away as many thought.

Exam 15: The War of the Union

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

To deal with disloyalty, Lincoln resorted to

Who or what were known as contrabands during the Civil War?

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

The Homestead Act and Morrill Land Grant College Act of 1862 were both examples of the federal government promoting economic growth through

What battles were the most significant and why? Why did some battles have a greater impact than others? Were they always pivotal for the same reasons?

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the nature of the Civil War?

Which of the following statements about African American army units in the Union is accurate?

Match each description with the item below. -William Quantrill

Which side did German immigrants tend to support during the Civil War and why?

What was one of the reasons why the First Battle of Bull Run was significant?

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