Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the New York draft riots.

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A riot in New York City agains

Question 2

All of the following were similar characteristics that both Union and Confederate soldiers shared EXCEPT

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A)  most soldiers had been farmers or farm laborers. 
B)  poor, immigrants from Europe were well represented in both armies. 
C)  most troops were native born. 
D)  almost half were under the age of 22. 
E)  both shared a common commitment to patriotism. 
A)  most soldiers had been farmers or farm laborers. 
B)  poor, immigrants from Europe were well represented in both armies. 
C)  most troops were native born. 
D)  almost half were under the age of 22. 
E)  both shared a common commitment to patriotism.

Question 3

The Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles)

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A group of American Indian tri

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of Maximilian.

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Austrian archduke in

Question 5

Like the North during the Civil War, the South

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A)  exempted the wealthy from military service. 
B)  experienced a high rate of desertion. 
C)  relied mainly on volunteer enlistments. 
D)  drafted men into military service. 
E)  used black soldiers. 
A)  exempted the wealthy from military service. 
B)  experienced a high rate of desertion. 
C)  relied mainly on volunteer enlistments. 
D)  drafted men into military service. 
E)  used black soldiers.

Question 6

Why did "Fifty-Niners" rush to Pennsylvania?

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A)  the discovery of petroleum 
B)  the discovery of gold 
C)  passage of the Homestead Act 
D)  the invention of the mechanical reaper 
E)  the end of slavery 
A)  the discovery of petroleum 
B)  the discovery of gold 
C)  passage of the Homestead Act 
D)  the invention of the mechanical reaper 
E)  the end of slavery

Question 7

What were the advantages and disadvantages for the Union entering the war? How did resources, military leadership, and troop availability impact the Union cause?

Accepted Answer

The Union had several advantages and dis

Question 8

To achieve its independence, the Confederacy had to

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A)  invade the Union. 
B)  win a decisive military victory on its own soil. 
C)  fight the invading Union army to a draw. 
D)  attract more talented military commanders. 
E)  capture Washington, D.C. 
A)  invade the Union. 
B)  win a decisive military victory on its own soil. 
C)  fight the invading Union army to a draw. 
D)  attract more talented military commanders. 
E)  capture Washington, D.C.

Question 9

The European great powers welcomed a civil war in the United States for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

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A)  war would weaken the power of the United States in the Western hemisphere. 
B)  a divided America would likely put a halt to European immigration. 
C)  they could play the two nations off against one another in a game of balance of power. 
D)  their existing colonies would be safe against further American expansion. 
E)  they might more readily seize new colonial territory in the Americas. 
A)  war would weaken the power of the United States in the Western hemisphere. 
B)  a divided America would likely put a halt to European immigration. 
C)  they could play the two nations off against one another in a game of balance of power. 
D)  their existing colonies would be safe against further American expansion. 
E)  they might more readily seize new colonial territory in the Americas.

Question 10

King Cotton failed the South as a tool of wartime diplomacy because

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A)  Britain held surpluses of cotton when the war began. 
B)  textile workers in Britain favored the North. 
C)  the North sent captured cotton to Britain. 
D)  Britain developed alternative supplies of cotton in Egypt and India. 
E)  the cotton crop was devastated by the boll weevil. 
A)  Britain held surpluses of cotton when the war began. 
B)  textile workers in Britain favored the North. 
C)  the North sent captured cotton to Britain. 
D)  Britain developed alternative supplies of cotton in Egypt and India. 
E)  the cotton crop was devastated by the boll weevil.

Question 11

At the outset of the Civil War, the South confidently anticipated that King Cotton and effective Southern diplomacy would result in European economic and military intervention on its behalf. Why didn't this economic and military intervention on behalf of the South materialize? Would such economic and military intervention by Great Britain and France made a significant difference in the outcome of the war? If so, what type of economic and military intervention would have been most helpful to the Confederacy's cause?

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The anticipated economic and military in

Question 12

The Civil War was a women's war in all of the following ways EXCEPT

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A)  as men left for war, women gained new job opportunities in government. 
B)  military demand for shoes and clothing drew women into industrial employment. 
C)  women were encouraged to run for office to fill political posts abandoned by men. 
D)  women aided men on the battlefront as spies or by posing as male soldiers 
E)  women were able to professionalize nursing. 
A)  as men left for war, women gained new job opportunities in government. 
B)  military demand for shoes and clothing drew women into industrial employment. 
C)  women were encouraged to run for office to fill political posts abandoned by men. 
D)  women aided men on the battlefront as spies or by posing as male soldiers 
E)  women were able to professionalize nursing.

Question 13

Mechanical reapers provided all of the following benefits EXCEPT

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A)  end slave labor in cotton country. 
B)  free farm boys to serve in the army. 
C)  provide profits to buy munitions. 
D)  create grain surpluses. 
E)  produce food for union troops. 
A)  end slave labor in cotton country. 
B)  free farm boys to serve in the army. 
C)  provide profits to buy munitions. 
D)  create grain surpluses. 
E)  produce food for union troops.

Question 14

Border slave states that remained loyal to the Union included

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A)  Kentucky. 
B)  Missouri. 
C)  Tennessee. 
D)  Maryland. 
E)  West Virginia. 
A)  Kentucky. 
B)  Missouri. 
C)  Tennessee. 
D)  Maryland. 
E)  West Virginia.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the Dominion of Canada.

Accepted Answer

Established by the British Par

Question 16

A supposed asset for the South at the beginning of the Civil War that never materialized to its real advantage was

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A)  effective military leadership. 
B)  naval intervention from Britain and France. 
C)  the fighting skill of Southern males. 
D)  its ability to fight on its own soil. 
E)  its belief that it was defending its way of life. 
A)  effective military leadership. 
B)  naval intervention from Britain and France. 
C)  the fighting skill of Southern males. 
D)  its ability to fight on its own soil. 
E)  its belief that it was defending its way of life.

Question 17

In order to persuade the Border States to remain in the Union, President Lincoln

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A)  relied solely on moral appeal. 
B)  used only totally legal methods. 
C)  guaranteed that they could keep slavery permanently. 
D)  never had to use troops. 
E)  used legally dubious methods including the declaration of martial law in Maryland and the deployment of Union soldiers in a local civil war in Missouri. 
A)  relied solely on moral appeal. 
B)  used only totally legal methods. 
C)  guaranteed that they could keep slavery permanently. 
D)  never had to use troops. 
E)  used legally dubious methods including the declaration of martial law in Maryland and the deployment of Union soldiers in a local civil war in Missouri.

Question 18

Identify the significance of the Border States to both the North and the South. How did they influence the shaping of Union military and political strategy to win the Civil War?

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The Border States, which included Delawa

Question 19

To what extent was President Lincoln justified in his violations of ordinary civil liberties during the Civil War? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

President Lincoln's violations of ordina

Question 20

Write your definition of revolution. Then use this definition to argue that the Civil War did or did not produce a revolution in the political, economic, and social life of the United States.

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Revolution can be defined as a fundament

Exam 19: Girding for War the North and the South

Identify and state the historical significance of the New York draft riots.

All of the following were similar characteristics that both Union and Confederate soldiers shared EXCEPT

The Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles)

Identify and state the historical significance of Maximilian.

Like the North during the Civil War, the South

Why did "Fifty-Niners" rush to Pennsylvania?

What were the advantages and disadvantages for the Union entering the war? How did resources, military leadership, and troop availability impact the Union cause?

To achieve its independence, the Confederacy had to

The European great powers welcomed a civil war in the United States for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

King Cotton failed the South as a tool of wartime diplomacy because

The Civil War was a women's war in all of the following ways EXCEPT

Mechanical reapers provided all of the following benefits EXCEPT

Border slave states that remained loyal to the Union included

Identify and state the historical significance of the Dominion of Canada.

A supposed asset for the South at the beginning of the Civil War that never materialized to its real advantage was

In order to persuade the Border States to remain in the Union, President Lincoln

Identify the significance of the Border States to both the North and the South. How did they influence the shaping of Union military and political strategy to win the Civil War?

To what extent was President Lincoln justified in his violations of ordinary civil liberties during the Civil War? Why or why not?

Write your definition of revolution. Then use this definition to argue that the Civil War did or did not produce a revolution in the political, economic, and social life of the United States.

New World Beginnings

The Contest for North America

Settling the English Colonies

American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

The Road to Revolution

America Secedes From the Empire

The Confederation and the Constitution

Launching the New Ship of State

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Forging the National Economy

The Ferment of Reform and Culture

The South and the Slavery Controversy

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

Renewing the Sectional Struggle

Drifting Toward Disunion

The Furnace of Civil War

The Ordeal of Reconstruction

The Industrial Era Dawns

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

America Moves to the City

The Conquest of the West

Rumbles of Discontent

Empire and Expansion

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War

American Life in the Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War

America in World War II

The Cold War Begins

American Zenith

The Stormy Sixties

A Sea of Troubles

The Resurgence of Conservatism

America Confronts the Post Cold War Era

The American People Face a New Century

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