Question 1

The Confederacy relied upon the policy of __________ to obtain slaves for military work purposes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Confederacy relied upon the policy of...

Question 2

What eventually happened to the First South Carolina Volunteers?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were mostly disbanded at the start of the war but were later regrouped and inducted into the U.S.Army. 
B)  They won the assault on Fort Wagner for the North and received medals of honor from the federal government. 
C)  They were all killed in the Battle of Bull Run. 
D)  They mutinied, protesting against poor treatment in the military. 
A)  They were mostly disbanded at the start of the war but were later regrouped and inducted into the U.S.Army. 
B)  They won the assault on Fort Wagner for the North and received medals of honor from the federal government. 
C)  They were all killed in the Battle of Bull Run. 
D)  They mutinied, protesting against poor treatment in the military.

Question 3

How did Lincoln's plan of compensated emancipation and colonization affect many white Americans' view of the war?

Accepted Answer

A)  They felt that Lincoln was using this plan to provide black soldiers for the Union army. 
B)  White abolitionists thought the plan would bring about a Union victory. 
C)  Most of them, including an increasing number of Democrats, became convinced of the justness of the war. 
D)  They realized the war would be linked to the issue of slavery. 
A)  They felt that Lincoln was using this plan to provide black soldiers for the Union army. 
B)  White abolitionists thought the plan would bring about a Union victory. 
C)  Most of them, including an increasing number of Democrats, became convinced of the justness of the war. 
D)  They realized the war would be linked to the issue of slavery.

Question 4

Examine the image of the Emancipation Proclamation that appears in Chapter 11.Why are American flags and other symbols of the U.S.surrounding the document?

Accepted Answer

A)  to call attention to the treasonous actions of President Lincoln during the war 
B)  to celebrate the southern causes of fighting the war 
C)  to reject the contributions of blacks to the Union war effort 
D)  to celebrate the contributions of President Lincoln for democracy and justice 
A)  to call attention to the treasonous actions of President Lincoln during the war 
B)  to celebrate the southern causes of fighting the war 
C)  to reject the contributions of blacks to the Union war effort 
D)  to celebrate the contributions of President Lincoln for democracy and justice

Question 5

What was Lincoln's aim during the early stages of the war? Why did he create specific wartime policies?

Accepted Answer

During the early stages of the Civil War

Question 6

Why did the North decide to enlist black men to fight for the Union?

Accepted Answer

The decision by the North to enlist blac

Question 7

What policy did General Patrick Cleburne recommend regarding blacks in the Confederacy? Why was this recommendation ironic? What was the outcome of his recommendation? What does this tell you about the South at that time?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
1.Identify Gene

Question 8

How did black interpretations of the war and its connection to slavery compare to white northerner sentiment on the same subject?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks did not see the war as necessary to wage compared to northern whites. 
B)  Blacks failed to understand the profound connections between the war and the expansion of slavery while northern whites quickly understood it. 
C)  Blacks rejected Lincoln's use of force against southern white resistance to federal law while northern whites eagerly embraced it. 
D)  Blacks compared to northern whites understood early in the war that the fate of slavery was connected to the war's outcome. 
A)  Blacks did not see the war as necessary to wage compared to northern whites. 
B)  Blacks failed to understand the profound connections between the war and the expansion of slavery while northern whites quickly understood it. 
C)  Blacks rejected Lincoln's use of force against southern white resistance to federal law while northern whites eagerly embraced it. 
D)  Blacks compared to northern whites understood early in the war that the fate of slavery was connected to the war's outcome.

Question 9

Other than outright racism,why did many white working-class people oppose the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation?

Accepted Answer

A)  They feared that it would lead to social and political rights for blacks. 
B)  They feared that blacks would rush into the North and compete with them for jobs. 
C)  All northerners actually approved of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. 
D)  They thought that it would make southerners act more harshly toward their slaves. 
A)  They feared that it would lead to social and political rights for blacks. 
B)  They feared that blacks would rush into the North and compete with them for jobs. 
C)  All northerners actually approved of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. 
D)  They thought that it would make southerners act more harshly toward their slaves.

Question 10

How were the requests made by free black men in Philadelphia to the federal government in 1861 reflective of black attitudes at the start of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks petitioned the government to form a new colony of African Americans in Canada as an example of black initiative. 
B)  Blacks wanted to form a segregated army unit with lower pay until they could prove themselves fit for full equality with whites, reflecting their desire for gradual emancipation. 
C)  Blacks wanted to form a mission in Liberia to minister to Africans now that slavery would soon end in the U.S., indicating their continued belief in colonization. 
D)  Black men volunteered to infiltrate the South and burn plantations because they realized that the future of slavery was tied to the outcome of the war. 
A)  Blacks petitioned the government to form a new colony of African Americans in Canada as an example of black initiative. 
B)  Blacks wanted to form a segregated army unit with lower pay until they could prove themselves fit for full equality with whites, reflecting their desire for gradual emancipation. 
C)  Blacks wanted to form a mission in Liberia to minister to Africans now that slavery would soon end in the U.S., indicating their continued belief in colonization. 
D)  Black men volunteered to infiltrate the South and burn plantations because they realized that the future of slavery was tied to the outcome of the war.

Question 11

How do blacks and whites interact in the image of the Confederate assault on Fort Pillow?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black soldiers attack white civilians and attempt to massacre them. 
B)  Black civilians assist black troops in executing white Confederate troops who are attempting to surrender their weapons. 
C)  Both groups are peacefully setting aside their political differences in order to stop the war. 
D)  White Confederate troops massacre innocent blacks and defenseless black and white Union troops. 
A)  Black soldiers attack white civilians and attempt to massacre them. 
B)  Black civilians assist black troops in executing white Confederate troops who are attempting to surrender their weapons. 
C)  Both groups are peacefully setting aside their political differences in order to stop the war. 
D)  White Confederate troops massacre innocent blacks and defenseless black and white Union troops.

Question 12

On May 9,1862,General David Hunter ordered slavery abolished in South Carolina,Georgia,and Florida.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

How did the men of the 54th Massachusetts protest race discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A)  They went on a hunger strike to protest unequal treatment. 
B)  They had the first sit-in, at the White House, and were arrested. 
C)  They said they would accept no pay unless it was equal to white men's pay. 
D)  The 54th Massachusetts men made no protest against race discrimination. 
A)  They went on a hunger strike to protest unequal treatment. 
B)  They had the first sit-in, at the White House, and were arrested. 
C)  They said they would accept no pay unless it was equal to white men's pay. 
D)  The 54th Massachusetts men made no protest against race discrimination.

Question 14

Why did Lincoln decide to postpone his July 1862 decision to emancipate the slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was considering changing his mind and allowing the South to keep their slaves. 
B)  His cabinet told him to wait for a victory so that the decision would not appear desperate. 
C)  His racist wife and cabinet were attempting to change his mind about emancipation of southern slaves. 
D)  He wanted to wait until Great Britain entered the war on the side of the Union. 
A)  He was considering changing his mind and allowing the South to keep their slaves. 
B)  His cabinet told him to wait for a victory so that the decision would not appear desperate. 
C)  His racist wife and cabinet were attempting to change his mind about emancipation of southern slaves. 
D)  He wanted to wait until Great Britain entered the war on the side of the Union.

Question 15

What happened during the New York City Draft Riot of 1863?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Yorkers, angry about the mistreatment of slaves, amassed to join the army. 
B)  Working-class Irishmen, angry over suspected black attempts to take jobs, rioted against blacks and the government. 
C)  After police beat and arrested several prominent blacks, the black community responded with violence and destruction of the city. 
D)  Southerners infiltrated New York and began the draft riot to confuse northern troops. 
A)  New Yorkers, angry about the mistreatment of slaves, amassed to join the army. 
B)  Working-class Irishmen, angry over suspected black attempts to take jobs, rioted against blacks and the government. 
C)  After police beat and arrested several prominent blacks, the black community responded with violence and destruction of the city. 
D)  Southerners infiltrated New York and began the draft riot to confuse northern troops.

Question 16

What was Lincoln's initial aim regarding the Civil War when it began in 1861?

Accepted Answer

A)  to free the slaves and allow the nation to separate peacefully 
B)  to preserve the Union without ending slavery 
C)  to preserve the Union and free the slaves 
D)  Lincoln was completely surprised by the South's secession; he had no initial aims 
A)  to free the slaves and allow the nation to separate peacefully 
B)  to preserve the Union without ending slavery 
C)  to preserve the Union and free the slaves 
D)  Lincoln was completely surprised by the South's secession; he had no initial aims

Question 17

The battle of __________ in Pennsylvania in 1863 was a turning point in the war.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The battle of __________ in Pennsylvania in...

Question 18

Without emancipation, the United States would not have survived as a unified nation

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

How did the Union treat southern blacks during the war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Union soldiers were always more humane than southern soldiers toward blacks. 
B)  Union soldiers refused to accept blacks into their care. 
C)  Union soldiers circulated rumors of black threats of violence and arson, justifying placing them under arrest. 
D)  Like urban whites, Union soldiers often engaged in acts of enormous brutality, including rape and murder. 
A)  Union soldiers were always more humane than southern soldiers toward blacks. 
B)  Union soldiers refused to accept blacks into their care. 
C)  Union soldiers circulated rumors of black threats of violence and arson, justifying placing them under arrest. 
D)  Like urban whites, Union soldiers often engaged in acts of enormous brutality, including rape and murder.

Question 20

What types of discrimination did blacks face in the Union military? How were their conditions different compared to whites' conditions?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should:
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Exam 11: Liberation: African Americans and the Civil War

The Confederacy relied upon the policy of __________ to obtain slaves for military work purposes.

What eventually happened to the First South Carolina Volunteers?

How did Lincoln's plan of compensated emancipation and colonization affect many white Americans' view of the war?

Examine the image of the Emancipation Proclamation that appears in Chapter 11.Why are American flags and other symbols of the U.S.surrounding the document?

What was Lincoln's aim during the early stages of the war? Why did he create specific wartime policies?

Why did the North decide to enlist black men to fight for the Union?

What policy did General Patrick Cleburne recommend regarding blacks in the Confederacy? Why was this recommendation ironic? What was the outcome of his recommendation? What does this tell you about the South at that time?

How did black interpretations of the war and its connection to slavery compare to white northerner sentiment on the same subject?

Other than outright racism,why did many white working-class people oppose the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation?

How were the requests made by free black men in Philadelphia to the federal government in 1861 reflective of black attitudes at the start of the Civil War?

How do blacks and whites interact in the image of the Confederate assault on Fort Pillow?

On May 9,1862,General David Hunter ordered slavery abolished in South Carolina,Georgia,and Florida.

How did the men of the 54th Massachusetts protest race discrimination?

Why did Lincoln decide to postpone his July 1862 decision to emancipate the slaves?

What happened during the New York City Draft Riot of 1863?

What was Lincoln's initial aim regarding the Civil War when it began in 1861?

The battle of __________ in Pennsylvania in 1863 was a turning point in the war.

Without emancipation, the United States would not have survived as a unified nation

How did the Union treat southern blacks during the war?

What types of discrimination did blacks face in the Union military? How were their conditions different compared to whites' conditions?

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