Question 1

Military campaigns during the Civil War came to be organized around railroad lines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In 1860 and 1861, President James Buchanan asserted

Accepted Answer

A)  that states had the constitutional right to secede from the United States. 
B)  that the federal government had no authority to stop a state from seceding from the Union. 
C)  that he would surrender Fort Sumter if South Carolina would rejoin the Union. 
D)  that he would not resupply Fort Sumter, as it was a lost cause. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  that states had the constitutional right to secede from the United States. 
B)  that the federal government had no authority to stop a state from seceding from the Union. 
C)  that he would surrender Fort Sumter if South Carolina would rejoin the Union. 
D)  that he would not resupply Fort Sumter, as it was a lost cause. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 3

The prominent commander who was wounded in the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863 and subsequently died from pneumonia was

Accepted Answer

A)  George McClellan. 
B)  Joseph Hooker. 
C)  Ambrose Burnside. 
D)  Thomas Jackson. 
E)  George Meade. 
A)  George McClellan. 
B)  Joseph Hooker. 
C)  Ambrose Burnside. 
D)  Thomas Jackson. 
E)  George Meade.

Question 4

The Confederate constitution was almost identical to the Constitution of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How did Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis compare as presidents and military commanders?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were

Question 6

In the Emancipation Proclamation, President Abraham Lincoln declared freedom for slaves

Accepted Answer

A)  in the parts of the Confederacy already under Union control. 
B)  in the slave states that had remained loyal to the Union. 
C)  that joined the Union military. 
D)  throughout all states that existed as part of the United States prior to the Civil War. 
E)  in the parts of the Confederacy still in rebellion. 
A)  in the parts of the Confederacy already under Union control. 
B)  in the slave states that had remained loyal to the Union. 
C)  that joined the Union military. 
D)  throughout all states that existed as part of the United States prior to the Civil War. 
E)  in the parts of the Confederacy still in rebellion.

Question 7

Four days of draft riots in ________ in 1863 were among the bloodiest riots in all of American history.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Four days of draft riots in ________...

Question 8

Torpedoes and submarines were used, to little effect, during the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Battle of Antietam in 1862

Accepted Answer

A)  led President Abraham Lincoln to remove George McClellan from command. 
B)  was a significant Confederate victory. 
C)  saw Robert E. Lee field an army twice the size of the Union forces. 
D)  both saw Robert 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  led President Abraham Lincoln to remove George McClellan from command. 
B)  was a significant Confederate victory. 
C)  saw Robert E. Lee field an army twice the size of the Union forces. 
D)  both saw Robert 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 10

All of the following slave states remained in the Union EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Kentucky. 
B)  Arkansas. 
C)  Maryland. 
D)  Missouri. 
E)  Delaware. 
A)  Kentucky. 
B)  Arkansas. 
C)  Maryland. 
D)  Missouri. 
E)  Delaware.

Question 11

Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House after

Accepted Answer

A)  President Jefferson Davis announced the Confederate government was defeated. 
B)  President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. 
C)  Lee recognized the futility of continued fighting. 
D)  President Lincoln met President Davis. 
E)  President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union forces. 
A)  President Jefferson Davis announced the Confederate government was defeated. 
B)  President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. 
C)  Lee recognized the futility of continued fighting. 
D)  President Lincoln met President Davis. 
E)  President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union forces.

Question 12

After the Battle of Gettysburg, the weakened Confederate armies were never again able to seriously threaten Northern territory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following statements about George B. McClellan is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  He ran against Abraham Lincoln in the election of 1864. 
B)  He originally served as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. 
C)  He was found to have, in Lincoln's opinion, a wholly inadequate grasp of strategy. 
D)  He served briefly as chief of staff but returned to the field in March 1862. 
E)  He was eventually replaced by General Henry W. Halleck. 
A)  He ran against Abraham Lincoln in the election of 1864. 
B)  He originally served as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. 
C)  He was found to have, in Lincoln's opinion, a wholly inadequate grasp of strategy. 
D)  He served briefly as chief of staff but returned to the field in March 1862. 
E)  He was eventually replaced by General Henry W. Halleck.

Question 14

The Republicans sought to encourage the development of the West by passing the ________ Act.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Republicans sought to encourage the development...

Question 15

Which of the following is true of Jefferson Davis's leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)  Davis was helpless to make command decisions without the presence of his top generals. 
B)  Davis refused to appoint a cabinet to help him manage affairs of state. 
C)  Davis spent most of his time dealing with party politics. 
D)  Davis demonstrated few administrative abilities. 
E)  Davis attempted to strategize, make, and control all military decisions personally. 
A)  Davis was helpless to make command decisions without the presence of his top generals. 
B)  Davis refused to appoint a cabinet to help him manage affairs of state. 
C)  Davis spent most of his time dealing with party politics. 
D)  Davis demonstrated few administrative abilities. 
E)  Davis attempted to strategize, make, and control all military decisions personally.

Question 16

At the start of the Civil War, the armed forces of the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  saw many of its soldiers stationed in the West. 
B)  did not include a navy. 
C)  consisted of roughly 400,000 troops. 
D)  was largely made up of military draftees. 
E)  had almost entirely defected to the Confederate side. 
A)  saw many of its soldiers stationed in the West. 
B)  did not include a navy. 
C)  consisted of roughly 400,000 troops. 
D)  was largely made up of military draftees. 
E)  had almost entirely defected to the Confederate side.

Question 17

Jefferson Davis, unlike Lincoln, was a trained professional soldier.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

General Grant's Union forces attacked General Lee's Confederate forces in the month-long

Accepted Answer

A)  Battle of Gettysburg. 
B)  Wilderness campaign. 
C)  Battle of Chickamauga. 
D)  siege of Vicksburg. 
E)  clash at Nashville. 
A)  Battle of Gettysburg. 
B)  Wilderness campaign. 
C)  Battle of Chickamauga. 
D)  siege of Vicksburg. 
E)  clash at Nashville.

Question 19

Prior to becoming president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis had

Accepted Answer

A)  been vice president of the United States. 
B)  called for a gradual phase-out of slavery. 
C)  begged South Carolina not to leave the Union. 
D)  called for the imprisonment of abolitionists. 
E)  been regarded as a moderate on secession. 
A)  been vice president of the United States. 
B)  called for a gradual phase-out of slavery. 
C)  begged South Carolina not to leave the Union. 
D)  called for the imprisonment of abolitionists. 
E)  been regarded as a moderate on secession.

Question 20

At the start of the Civil War, the

Accepted Answer

A)  South had a massive reserve of cash. 
B)  South had more combat-age males. 
C)  South had more and better railroads. 
D)  North was unified by a commitment to end slavery. 
E)  North had a much more substantial economy. 
A)  South had a massive reserve of cash. 
B)  South had more combat-age males. 
C)  South had more and better railroads. 
D)  North was unified by a commitment to end slavery. 
E)  North had a much more substantial economy.

Exam 14: The Civil War

Military campaigns during the Civil War came to be organized around railroad lines.

In 1860 and 1861, President James Buchanan asserted

The prominent commander who was wounded in the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863 and subsequently died from pneumonia was

The Confederate constitution was almost identical to the Constitution of the United States.

How did Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis compare as presidents and military commanders?

In the Emancipation Proclamation, President Abraham Lincoln declared freedom for slaves

Four days of draft riots in ________ in 1863 were among the bloodiest riots in all of American history.

Torpedoes and submarines were used, to little effect, during the Civil War.

The Battle of Antietam in 1862

All of the following slave states remained in the Union EXCEPT

Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House after

After the Battle of Gettysburg, the weakened Confederate armies were never again able to seriously threaten Northern territory.

Which of the following statements about George B. McClellan is FALSE?

The Republicans sought to encourage the development of the West by passing the ________ Act.

Which of the following is true of Jefferson Davis's leadership?

At the start of the Civil War, the armed forces of the United States

Jefferson Davis, unlike Lincoln, was a trained professional soldier.

General Grant's Union forces attacked General Lee's Confederate forces in the month-long

Prior to becoming president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis had

At the start of the Civil War, the

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