Question 1

The first shots of the Civil War were fired at ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fort Pickens 
B)  Fort Sumter 
C)  Manassas Junction 
D)  Fort Henry 
E)  Fort Donelson 
A)  Fort Pickens 
B)  Fort Sumter 
C)  Manassas Junction 
D)  Fort Henry 
E)  Fort Donelson B

Question 2

The first major battle of the war,at Bull Run,resulted in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a Union victory 
B)  a Confederate victory 
C)  a bloody stalemate 
D)  the capture of Washington, D. C. 
E)  Sherman's capture of Savannah, Georgia 
A)  a Union victory 
B)  a Confederate victory 
C)  a bloody stalemate 
D)  the capture of Washington, D. C. 
E)  Sherman's capture of Savannah, Georgia B

Question 3

To secure the necessary troops for the war,both the North and the South ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  resorted to a draft 
B)  forbade wealthy men to buy exemptions 
C)  allowed women to join combat units 
D)  hired mercenaries from Europe 
E)  used "press gangs," coercion, and blackmail to obtain soldiers 
A)  resorted to a draft 
B)  forbade wealthy men to buy exemptions 
C)  allowed women to join combat units 
D)  hired mercenaries from Europe 
E)  used "press gangs," coercion, and blackmail to obtain soldiers A

Question 4

What did the Sanitary Commission promote?

Accepted Answer

A)  cleanliness, nutrition, and medical care in northern army camps 
B)  healthy drinking water in northern cities 
C)  improved sewer systems in southern urban centers 
D)  cleanliness in northern factories 
E)  nutrition and medical care for freed or escaped slaves 
A)  cleanliness, nutrition, and medical care in northern army camps 
B)  healthy drinking water in northern cities 
C)  improved sewer systems in southern urban centers 
D)  cleanliness in northern factories 
E)  nutrition and medical care for freed or escaped slaves

Question 5

The Confederate 1863 victory at Chancellorsville cost the Confederacy the life of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jefferson Davis 
B)  "Stonewall" Jackson 
C)  Robert E. Lee 
D)  William Tecumseh Sherman 
E)  Ulysses S. Grant 
A)  Jefferson Davis 
B)  "Stonewall" Jackson 
C)  Robert E. Lee 
D)  William Tecumseh Sherman 
E)  Ulysses S. Grant

Question 6

The victory at ________ gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gettysburg 
B)  Vicksburg 
C)  Richmond 
D)  Shiloh 
E)  Fredericksburg 
A)  Gettysburg 
B)  Vicksburg 
C)  Richmond 
D)  Shiloh 
E)  Fredericksburg

Question 7

Which statement best characterizes Sherman's march through Georgia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sherman defied Lincoln by refusing to implement a scorched-earth policy. 
B)  Sherman destroyed almost anything of military or economic value in his path. 
C)  Sherman destroyed cities, but was careful to do little damage to infrastructure. 
D)  Sherman avoided major population centers in order to travel as quickly as possible. 
E)  Sherman was careful not to alienate the local population. 
A)  Sherman defied Lincoln by refusing to implement a scorched-earth policy. 
B)  Sherman destroyed almost anything of military or economic value in his path. 
C)  Sherman destroyed cities, but was careful to do little damage to infrastructure. 
D)  Sherman avoided major population centers in order to travel as quickly as possible. 
E)  Sherman was careful not to alienate the local population.

Question 8

Approximately ________ soldiers died in the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A)  50,000 
B)  125,000 
C)  620,000 
D)  950,000 
E)  1,500,000 
A)  50,000 
B)  125,000 
C)  620,000 
D)  950,000 
E)  1,500,000

Question 9

Which identifies the main reason for Lincoln's victory in the 1864 presidential campaign?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Democratic Party failed to offer a strong candidate. 
B)  Northern morale was high throughout the war and Lincoln had few critics. 
C)  Heavy northern losses rallied the Republican Party behind him. 
D)  A string of northern military victories rallied the Republican Party behind Lincoln. 
E)  Lincoln ran unopposed. 
A)  The Democratic Party failed to offer a strong candidate. 
B)  Northern morale was high throughout the war and Lincoln had few critics. 
C)  Heavy northern losses rallied the Republican Party behind him. 
D)  A string of northern military victories rallied the Republican Party behind Lincoln. 
E)  Lincoln ran unopposed.

Question 10

The Union general who replaced Winfield Scott as commander of Union forces was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Irvin McDowell 
B)  Joseph Hooker 
C)  Robert E. Lee 
D)  William Tecumseh Sherman 
E)  George McClellan 
A)  Irvin McDowell 
B)  Joseph Hooker 
C)  Robert E. Lee 
D)  William Tecumseh Sherman 
E)  George McClellan

Question 11

What caused the New York riot of July 1863?

Accepted Answer

A)  a combination of racial prejudice and opposition to the draft 
B)  a combination of fervent abolitionism and religious zeal 
C)  a strong anti-immigrant sentiment 
D)  economic desperation 
E)  southern agitators who were trying to stir up trouble 
A)  a combination of racial prejudice and opposition to the draft 
B)  a combination of fervent abolitionism and religious zeal 
C)  a strong anti-immigrant sentiment 
D)  economic desperation 
E)  southern agitators who were trying to stir up trouble

Question 12

Compare the adjustments the North and South made to meet the demands of total war.What factors gave the North the advantage?

Accepted Answer

During the Civil War, both the North and

Question 13

Compare Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as wartime leaders.To what extent were these differences due to differing conditions in the Union and the Confederacy?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were

Question 14

How did life change for women as a result of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men traumatized from the war were less choosy about marriage. 
B)  Northern women pushed the boundaries of their traditional roles. 
C)  Women were forced into more subservient roles than they had previously occupied. 
D)  Traditional gender inequalities were destroyed and women were seen as equals. 
E)  Women gained the right to vote during the post-war period. 
A)  Men traumatized from the war were less choosy about marriage. 
B)  Northern women pushed the boundaries of their traditional roles. 
C)  Women were forced into more subservient roles than they had previously occupied. 
D)  Traditional gender inequalities were destroyed and women were seen as equals. 
E)  Women gained the right to vote during the post-war period.

Question 15

Why was Lincoln angry with General McClellan after the battle at Antietam?

Accepted Answer

A)  McClellan retreated while he still had a chance to win the battle. 
B)  McClellan killed Robert E. Lee rather than taking him prisoner. 
C)  McClellan lost the battle, despite having a clear advantage in the field. 
D)  McClellan lost too many men in the battle, which weakened the Union army. 
E)  McClellan was slow to pursue Robert E. Lee after the battle and let Lee escape. 
A)  McClellan retreated while he still had a chance to win the battle. 
B)  McClellan killed Robert E. Lee rather than taking him prisoner. 
C)  McClellan lost the battle, despite having a clear advantage in the field. 
D)  McClellan lost too many men in the battle, which weakened the Union army. 
E)  McClellan was slow to pursue Robert E. Lee after the battle and let Lee escape.

Question 16

The Emancipation Proclamation freed ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  all slaves throughout the United States 
B)  only slaves in the loyal border states 
C)  only slaves in the western territories 
D)  only slaves in the Confederate-controlled areas 
E)  only children born in the future to those who were then slaves 
A)  all slaves throughout the United States 
B)  only slaves in the loyal border states 
C)  only slaves in the western territories 
D)  only slaves in the Confederate-controlled areas 
E)  only children born in the future to those who were then slaves

Question 17

Lincoln rejected the Crittenden compromise because _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  he wanted to avoid war with the South 
B)  war was by then inevitable 
C)  extending the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific would solve the slavery issue 
D)  the firing on Fort Sumter had begun the war 
E)  he felt he had a mandate to oppose slavery 
A)  he wanted to avoid war with the South 
B)  war was by then inevitable 
C)  extending the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific would solve the slavery issue 
D)  the firing on Fort Sumter had begun the war 
E)  he felt he had a mandate to oppose slavery

Question 18

Which statement best describes the disparity in resources between the North and the South during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The North had more factories and industrial workers than the South. 
B)  The value of industrial production was higher in the South. 
C)  The South had more textiles and firearms factories. 
D)  The South had more miles of railroad tracks than the North. 
E)  The North was unable to access its immigrant population for manpower. 
A)  The North had more factories and industrial workers than the South. 
B)  The value of industrial production was higher in the South. 
C)  The South had more textiles and firearms factories. 
D)  The South had more miles of railroad tracks than the North. 
E)  The North was unable to access its immigrant population for manpower.

Question 19

After the war,many working class northern whites were ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  eyeing unoccupied agricultural land in the South and considering taking up farming 
B)  fearful that the abolition of slavery would have negative effects on workers in general 
C)  hopeful that the crusade against slavery could broaden into a movement to help workers in general 
D)  unemployed since the Confederate army had destroyed or disrupted so many northern industries 
E)  feeling fierce anti-immigrant sentiments since so few immigrants had supported the Union cause 
A)  eyeing unoccupied agricultural land in the South and considering taking up farming 
B)  fearful that the abolition of slavery would have negative effects on workers in general 
C)  hopeful that the crusade against slavery could broaden into a movement to help workers in general 
D)  unemployed since the Confederate army had destroyed or disrupted so many northern industries 
E)  feeling fierce anti-immigrant sentiments since so few immigrants had supported the Union cause

Question 20

Which was most common in determining whether a state supported the North or the South in the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  ideology about slavery 
B)  opinions about Lincoln's presidency and whether he was a legitimate leader 
C)  views on whether or not states had the right to secede from the Union 
D)  economic interests 
E)  religious convictions 
A)  ideology about slavery 
B)  opinions about Lincoln's presidency and whether he was a legitimate leader 
C)  views on whether or not states had the right to secede from the Union 
D)  economic interests 
E)  religious convictions

The first shots of the Civil War were fired at ________.

The first major battle of the war,at Bull Run,resulted in ________.

To secure the necessary troops for the war,both the North and the South ________.

What did the Sanitary Commission promote?

The Confederate 1863 victory at Chancellorsville cost the Confederacy the life of ________.

The victory at ________ gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.

Which statement best characterizes Sherman's march through Georgia?

Approximately ________ soldiers died in the Civil War.

Which identifies the main reason for Lincoln's victory in the 1864 presidential campaign?

The Union general who replaced Winfield Scott as commander of Union forces was ________.

What caused the New York riot of July 1863?

Compare the adjustments the North and South made to meet the demands of total war.What factors gave the North the advantage?

Compare Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as wartime leaders.To what extent were these differences due to differing conditions in the Union and the Confederacy?

How did life change for women as a result of the Civil War?

Why was Lincoln angry with General McClellan after the battle at Antietam?

The Emancipation Proclamation freed ________.

Lincoln rejected the Crittenden compromise because _______.

Which statement best describes the disparity in resources between the North and the South during the Civil War?

After the war,many working class northern whites were ________.

Which was most common in determining whether a state supported the North or the South in the Civil War?

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Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

The Republican Experiment

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

Nation Building and Nationalism

The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

Slaves and Masters

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

The Sectional Crisis

The Agony of Reconstruction

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Exam 15: Secession and the Civil War

The first shots of the Civil War were fired at ________.

The first major battle of the war,at Bull Run,resulted in ________.

To secure the necessary troops for the war,both the North and the South ________.

What did the Sanitary Commission promote?

The Confederate 1863 victory at Chancellorsville cost the Confederacy the life of ________.

The victory at ________ gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.

Which statement best characterizes Sherman's march through Georgia?

Approximately ________ soldiers died in the Civil War.

Which identifies the main reason for Lincoln's victory in the 1864 presidential campaign?

The Union general who replaced Winfield Scott as commander of Union forces was ________.

What caused the New York riot of July 1863?

Compare the adjustments the North and South made to meet the demands of total war.What factors gave the North the advantage?

Compare Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as wartime leaders.To what extent were these differences due to differing conditions in the Union and the Confederacy?

How did life change for women as a result of the Civil War?

Why was Lincoln angry with General McClellan after the battle at Antietam?

The Emancipation Proclamation freed ________.

Lincoln rejected the Crittenden compromise because _______.

Which statement best describes the disparity in resources between the North and the South during the Civil War?

After the war,many working class northern whites were ________.

Which was most common in determining whether a state supported the North or the South in the Civil War?

New World Encounters

New World Experiments: England’s Seventeenth-century Colonies

Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

The Republican Experiment

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

Nation Building and Nationalism

The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

Slaves and Masters

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

The Sectional Crisis

The Agony of Reconstruction

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