Question 1

How was the 54th Massachusetts different from the South Carolina regiments?

Accepted Answer

A)  The 54th was commanded by a black man. 
B)  The 54th was composed mainly of free blacks, rather than slaves. 
C)  The 54th included only black men from Massachusetts. 
D)  Because work for the 54th was so dangerous, they received more pay than the average white soldier. 
A)  The 54th was commanded by a black man. 
B)  The 54th was composed mainly of free blacks, rather than slaves. 
C)  The 54th included only black men from Massachusetts. 
D)  Because work for the 54th was so dangerous, they received more pay than the average white soldier. B

Question 2

How were the experiences of blacks in the Union navy atypical of black military service in general during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks were denied service in the Union navy. 
B)  Blacks were allowed to be officers in the Union navy. 
C)  Backs in the navy received higher pay than blacks in the army. 
D)  Blacks served on integrated ships. 
A)  Blacks were denied service in the Union navy. 
B)  Blacks were allowed to be officers in the Union navy. 
C)  Backs in the navy received higher pay than blacks in the army. 
D)  Blacks served on integrated ships. D

Question 3

How are black women portrayed in the image of the Confederate assault on Fort Pillow?

Accepted Answer

A)  as accomplices to the murder of Confederate troops 
B)  as accomplices to the murder of Union white and black troops 
C)  as completely passive actors in the event 
D)  as victims and resistors of the white Confederate attack 
A)  as accomplices to the murder of Confederate troops 
B)  as accomplices to the murder of Union white and black troops 
C)  as completely passive actors in the event 
D)  as victims and resistors of the white Confederate attack D

Question 4

How and why did black reaction to Lincoln change over time?

Accepted Answer

The black reaction to Lincoln changed ov

Question 5

What were the limits of the Emancipation Proclamation as finally signed?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Define the Em

Question 6

The Emancipation Proclamation increased the chance that Britain or France would offer diplomatic recognition to the Confederate government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The concept of __________ black men by the end of the war became a policy favored by southern newspapers but never fully implemented by the Confederacy.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The concept of __________ black men by...

Question 8

What was the relationship between black women and Union military during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Union ignored entirely the interest of black women in contributing to the war effort. 
B)  Black women served as cooks and nurses but did nothing behind enemy lines in the South. 
C)  Black women served as spies, liberators, and guides for the Union and other blacks. 
D)  Black women helped the Union as slaves but not as free women. 
A)  The Union ignored entirely the interest of black women in contributing to the war effort. 
B)  Black women served as cooks and nurses but did nothing behind enemy lines in the South. 
C)  Black women served as spies, liberators, and guides for the Union and other blacks. 
D)  Black women helped the Union as slaves but not as free women.

Question 9

The battle at Honey Springs in Indian Territory in 1863 is an example of the unsuccessful use of black men in the Union army during the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How is Lincoln's attitude towards the Border States related to his approach to the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wanted to immediately invade the Border States and subdue them military before they joined the Confederacy. 
B)  He wanted to immediately free all of the slaves in the Border States to intimidate all southern whites into abiding by federal law. 
C)  He ignored the Border States during the entire war because the real fight was in the Deep South. 
D)  He wanted to ban slavery in the Border States with slave owner approval and persuade the states to remain in the Union 
A)  He wanted to immediately invade the Border States and subdue them military before they joined the Confederacy. 
B)  He wanted to immediately free all of the slaves in the Border States to intimidate all southern whites into abiding by federal law. 
C)  He ignored the Border States during the entire war because the real fight was in the Deep South. 
D)  He wanted to ban slavery in the Border States with slave owner approval and persuade the states to remain in the Union

Question 11

How might northern whites have interpreted the photograph of black Union soldiers "poised with their rifles" firing on the opposition?

Accepted Answer

A)  that blacks were physically and mentally weak 
B)  that blacks were traitors 
C)  that blacks were cowards and malingerers 
D)  that blacks were fit for military service 
A)  that blacks were physically and mentally weak 
B)  that blacks were traitors 
C)  that blacks were cowards and malingerers 
D)  that blacks were fit for military service

Question 12

How and why did Lincoln's views toward emancipation change over time?

Accepted Answer

Lincoln's views toward emancipation chan

Question 13

How were black volunteers greeted by the United States government in 1861?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government eagerly integrated its military and allowed blacks to serve immediately. 
B)  The government accepted the early volunteers but only with great reluctance. 
C)  The government immediately sent them into the South to serve as unofficial spies. 
D)  The government refused to enlist them. 
A)  The government eagerly integrated its military and allowed blacks to serve immediately. 
B)  The government accepted the early volunteers but only with great reluctance. 
C)  The government immediately sent them into the South to serve as unofficial spies. 
D)  The government refused to enlist them.

Question 14

At the start of the war,General Winfield Scott,the Union army's chief of staff,lobbied to allow Confederate slave owners to recover slaves who crossed the Potomac River.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Consider the excerpt of Paul Lawrence Dunbar's 1895 poem "The Colored Soldiers" that appears at the beginning of Chapter 11.How is the poem reflective of black efforts for the Union during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The poem chastises black men for not doing enough during the war since blacks played a minimal role in the conflict 
B)  The poem condemns black men for fighting for the Confederacy, as most blacks did in the war 
C)  The poem celebrates the courage of black men to fight for freedom and democracy, as many did during the war 
D)  The poem largely ignores black men since blacks largely avoided the Civil War. 
A)  The poem chastises black men for not doing enough during the war since blacks played a minimal role in the conflict 
B)  The poem condemns black men for fighting for the Confederacy, as most blacks did in the war 
C)  The poem celebrates the courage of black men to fight for freedom and democracy, as many did during the war 
D)  The poem largely ignores black men since blacks largely avoided the Civil War.

Question 16

The Union's indecisive victory at __________ preceded Lincoln's issuing the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Union's indecisive victory at __________ preceded...

Question 17

What policy did General Patrick Cleburne recommend?

Accepted Answer

A)  putting all slaves in prison until after the war 
B)  freeing slaves for their military service, if they were loyal to the Confederacy 
C)  surrendering to the North in exchange for keeping their slaves 
D)  the wholesale slaughter of black soldiers and runaway slaves 
A)  putting all slaves in prison until after the war 
B)  freeing slaves for their military service, if they were loyal to the Confederacy 
C)  surrendering to the North in exchange for keeping their slaves 
D)  the wholesale slaughter of black soldiers and runaway slaves

Question 18

The unofficial black think tank,known as the __________ __________,consisted of Frederick Douglass,Martin Delany,James Redmond,and Henry Highland Garnet.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The unofficial black think tank,known as the...

Question 19

What is the message of the painting that depicts President Lincoln with a black family in front of the White House?

Accepted Answer

A)  that Lincoln is a racist 
B)  that Lincoln wanted to continue slavery 
C)  that Lincoln was sympathetic to blacks 
D)  that Lincoln wanted to surrender the armed forces of the United States 
A)  that Lincoln is a racist 
B)  that Lincoln wanted to continue slavery 
C)  that Lincoln was sympathetic to blacks 
D)  that Lincoln wanted to surrender the armed forces of the United States

Question 20

What radical idea did Thomas Higginson hold as commander of the First South Carolina Volunteers?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wanted to destroy southern blacks for helping the Confederacy. 
B)  He thought that blacks should be sent to Africa rather than stay in the United States. 
C)  He not only wanted to abolish slavery but to show that blacks and whites were equal. 
D)  He wanted to join southern forces to fight for the continued enslavement of blacks. 
A)  He wanted to destroy southern blacks for helping the Confederacy. 
B)  He thought that blacks should be sent to Africa rather than stay in the United States. 
C)  He not only wanted to abolish slavery but to show that blacks and whites were equal. 
D)  He wanted to join southern forces to fight for the continued enslavement of blacks.

Exam 11: Liberation: African Americans and the Civil War

How was the 54th Massachusetts different from the South Carolina regiments?

How were the experiences of blacks in the Union navy atypical of black military service in general during the Civil War?

How are black women portrayed in the image of the Confederate assault on Fort Pillow?

How and why did black reaction to Lincoln change over time?

What were the limits of the Emancipation Proclamation as finally signed?

The Emancipation Proclamation increased the chance that Britain or France would offer diplomatic recognition to the Confederate government.

The concept of __________ black men by the end of the war became a policy favored by southern newspapers but never fully implemented by the Confederacy.

What was the relationship between black women and Union military during the Civil War?

The battle at Honey Springs in Indian Territory in 1863 is an example of the unsuccessful use of black men in the Union army during the Civil War.

How is Lincoln's attitude towards the Border States related to his approach to the Civil War?

How might northern whites have interpreted the photograph of black Union soldiers "poised with their rifles" firing on the opposition?

How and why did Lincoln's views toward emancipation change over time?

How were black volunteers greeted by the United States government in 1861?

At the start of the war,General Winfield Scott,the Union army's chief of staff,lobbied to allow Confederate slave owners to recover slaves who crossed the Potomac River.

Consider the excerpt of Paul Lawrence Dunbar's 1895 poem "The Colored Soldiers" that appears at the beginning of Chapter 11.How is the poem reflective of black efforts for the Union during the Civil War?

The Union's indecisive victory at __________ preceded Lincoln's issuing the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.

What policy did General Patrick Cleburne recommend?

The unofficial black think tank,known as the __________ __________,consisted of Frederick Douglass,Martin Delany,James Redmond,and Henry Highland Garnet.

What is the message of the painting that depicts President Lincoln with a black family in front of the White House?

What radical idea did Thomas Higginson hold as commander of the First South Carolina Volunteers?

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Let Your Motto Be Resistance

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