Question 1

Black fighting men captured by the Confederates were treated the same as white prisoners of war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the Civil War, the number of deaths for every 100,000 of the population was

Accepted Answer

A)  500. 
B)  1,000. 
C)  2,000. 
D)  4,000. 
E)  5,000. 
A)  500. 
B)  1,000. 
C)  2,000. 
D)  4,000. 
E)  5,000.

Question 3

The North printed paper currency, or ________, in order to finance the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The North printed paper currency, or ________,...

Question 4

Wartime targets of military arrest in the North were Peace Democrats, also known as ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Wartime targets of military arrest in the...

Question 5

How did new technology change the strategy of war?

Accepted Answer

New technology has significantly changed

Question 6

What advantages and disadvantages did each side have when the Civil War began?

Accepted Answer

At the beginning of the Civil War, the U

Question 7

The Confederacy financed its war effort primarily through

Accepted Answer

A)  selling bonds. 
B)  printing money. 
C)  foreign loans. 
D)  an income tax. 
E)  seizure of Northern assets. 
A)  selling bonds. 
B)  printing money. 
C)  foreign loans. 
D)  an income tax. 
E)  seizure of Northern assets.

Question 8

The Crittenden Compromise found its greatest support in

Accepted Answer

A)  Republican senators. 
B)  Southern senators. 
C)  President Abraham Lincoln. 
D)  abolitionists. 
E)  the western territories. 
A)  Republican senators. 
B)  Southern senators. 
C)  President Abraham Lincoln. 
D)  abolitionists. 
E)  the western territories.

Question 9

The last-ditch effort by a Kentucky senator to avoid the Civil War was called the ________ Compromise.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The last-ditch effort by a Kentucky senator...

Question 10

The Confiscation Act of 1861

Accepted Answer

A)  saw the Confederate government claim the right to seize free blacks in the South. 
B)  gave Union troops the authority to seize Confederate property. 
C)  empowered banks in the Union to freeze the financial assets of all slaveholders. 
D)  declared that slaves used by Confederate states in the war effort were free. 
E)  abolished slavery in the District of Columbia and the western territories. 
A)  saw the Confederate government claim the right to seize free blacks in the South. 
B)  gave Union troops the authority to seize Confederate property. 
C)  empowered banks in the Union to freeze the financial assets of all slaveholders. 
D)  declared that slaves used by Confederate states in the war effort were free. 
E)  abolished slavery in the District of Columbia and the western territories.

Question 11

Black enlistment in the Union military increased after the ________ was issued.

Accepted Answer

Emancipati

Question 12

The Civil War helped transform nursing into a female profession, but these nurses encountered considerable resistance from male doctors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Confederate States of America was formed

Accepted Answer

A)  after Texas seceded from the Union. 
B)  after eleven Southern states had seceded. 
C)  after Fort Sumter fell to forces from seceding states. 
D)  in a meeting hall in WashingtonD.C., 
E)  despite the passage of the Crittenden Compromise. 
A)  after Texas seceded from the Union. 
B)  after eleven Southern states had seceded. 
C)  after Fort Sumter fell to forces from seceding states. 
D)  in a meeting hall in WashingtonD.C., 
E)  despite the passage of the Crittenden Compromise.

Question 14

President Buchanan did not believe that a state had the legal right to secede from the Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following federally-chartered corporations did the Union create to build the transcontinental railroad?

Accepted Answer

A)  Union Pacific 
B)  Western Pacific 
C)  Central Pacific 
D)  Western Pacific and Central Pacific 
E)  Union Pacific and Central Pacific 
A)  Union Pacific 
B)  Western Pacific 
C)  Central Pacific 
D)  Western Pacific and Central Pacific 
E)  Union Pacific and Central Pacific

Question 16

In his capacity as commander in chief, President Abraham Lincoln

Accepted Answer

A)  argued it was essential that the laws of the Constitution be upheld during the war. 
B)  increased the size of the army without the approval of Congress. 
C)  quickly called on Congress to enact a naval blockade of the South. 
D)  moved cautiously in asserting his war powers. 
E)  waited for Congress to declare war before dispatching troops to the South. 
A)  argued it was essential that the laws of the Constitution be upheld during the war. 
B)  increased the size of the army without the approval of Congress. 
C)  quickly called on Congress to enact a naval blockade of the South. 
D)  moved cautiously in asserting his war powers. 
E)  waited for Congress to declare war before dispatching troops to the South.

Question 17

Describe the debate in the North over the involvement of African Americans in the Civil War, and assess the significance of their participation in the war.

Accepted Answer

The debate in the North over the involve

Question 18

Why was the South so confident of its "cotton diplomacy"? Why did it fail?

Accepted Answer

The South was confident in its "cotton d

Question 19

In the course of the Civil War,

Accepted Answer

A)  the ruling classes of England and France strongly opposed the Confederacy. 
B)  the English government consistently supported the Confederacy. 
C)  the French government formally recognized the Confederacy. 
D)  English textile workers thrown out of jobs came to resent and oppose the Union. 
E)  popular support for the Union was strong in England. 
A)  the ruling classes of England and France strongly opposed the Confederacy. 
B)  the English government consistently supported the Confederacy. 
C)  the French government formally recognized the Confederacy. 
D)  English textile workers thrown out of jobs came to resent and oppose the Union. 
E)  popular support for the Union was strong in England.

Question 20

In the early part of the war, Ulysses S. Grant campaigned in the western theater.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: The Civil War

Black fighting men captured by the Confederates were treated the same as white prisoners of war.

In the Civil War, the number of deaths for every 100,000 of the population was

The North printed paper currency, or ________, in order to finance the Civil War.

Wartime targets of military arrest in the North were Peace Democrats, also known as ________.

How did new technology change the strategy of war?

What advantages and disadvantages did each side have when the Civil War began?

The Confederacy financed its war effort primarily through

The Crittenden Compromise found its greatest support in

The last-ditch effort by a Kentucky senator to avoid the Civil War was called the ________ Compromise.

The Confiscation Act of 1861

Black enlistment in the Union military increased after the ________ was issued.

The Civil War helped transform nursing into a female profession, but these nurses encountered considerable resistance from male doctors.

The Confederate States of America was formed

President Buchanan did not believe that a state had the legal right to secede from the Union.

Which of the following federally-chartered corporations did the Union create to build the transcontinental railroad?

In his capacity as commander in chief, President Abraham Lincoln

Describe the debate in the North over the involvement of African Americans in the Civil War, and assess the significance of their participation in the war.

Why was the South so confident of its "cotton diplomacy"? Why did it fail?

In the course of the Civil War,

In the early part of the war, Ulysses S. Grant campaigned in the western theater.

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