Question 1

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change how each side viewed the war?

Accepted Answer

A)  It made the South realize that slavery was not a sustainable system. 
B)  It allowed both sides to focus exclusively on fighting. 
C)  It made the South realize that it should re-enter the United States and fight for slavery in Congress. 
D)  It committed the North to abolishing slavery as a major aim of the war. 
E)  It made the South realize that secession had not been necessary. 
A)  It made the South realize that slavery was not a sustainable system. 
B)  It allowed both sides to focus exclusively on fighting. 
C)  It made the South realize that it should re-enter the United States and fight for slavery in Congress. 
D)  It committed the North to abolishing slavery as a major aim of the war. 
E)  It made the South realize that secession had not been necessary.

Question 2

Cooperationists believed that the slave states ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  should act as a unit rather than secede one at a time 
B)  should remain in the Union 
C)  should form a new union with northern states 
D)  and the free states should simply find a way to get along 
E)  should cooperate with Britain and France 
A)  should act as a unit rather than secede one at a time 
B)  should remain in the Union 
C)  should form a new union with northern states 
D)  and the free states should simply find a way to get along 
E)  should cooperate with Britain and France

Question 3

During the Civil War,about ________ African Americans served in the Union Army.

Accepted Answer

A)  10,000 
B)  100,000 
C)  200,000 
D)  500,000 
E)  1,000,000 
A)  10,000 
B)  100,000 
C)  200,000 
D)  500,000 
E)  1,000,000

Question 4

As a war leader,Jefferson Davis ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  focused more on policymaking than controlling the military 
B)  had an excellent relationship with his generals 
C)  lacked initiative and leadership on the home front 
D)  frequently used martial law to retain control 
E)  had the full support of southern governors 
A)  focused more on policymaking than controlling the military 
B)  had an excellent relationship with his generals 
C)  lacked initiative and leadership on the home front 
D)  frequently used martial law to retain control 
E)  had the full support of southern governors

Question 5

Which statement best describes Lincoln's early military policy toward the Confederacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wanted to take the South back by force as soon as possible. 
B)  He wanted the South to be responsible for starting the war. 
C)  He wanted the North to take the first military action. 
D)  He wanted the North to refrain from military action regardless of southern actions. 
E)  He wanted to start the war with a decisive Union victory in a key southern city. 
A)  He wanted to take the South back by force as soon as possible. 
B)  He wanted the South to be responsible for starting the war. 
C)  He wanted the North to take the first military action. 
D)  He wanted the North to refrain from military action regardless of southern actions. 
E)  He wanted to start the war with a decisive Union victory in a key southern city.

Question 6

Lincoln's opponent from the Democratic Party in the presidential election of 1864 was _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jefferson Davis 
B)  Stephen Douglas 
C)  John Bell 
D)  Ulysses S. Grant 
E)  George McClellan 
A)  Jefferson Davis 
B)  Stephen Douglas 
C)  John Bell 
D)  Ulysses S. Grant 
E)  George McClellan

Question 7

During the war,the North ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  was plagued by the lack of manufactured goods 
B)  suffered from a weak railroad system 
C)  was plagued by a series of violent anti-draft riots 
D)  finally overcame the problem of anti-African-American racism 
E)  slowly began to starve 
A)  was plagued by the lack of manufactured goods 
B)  suffered from a weak railroad system 
C)  was plagued by a series of violent anti-draft riots 
D)  finally overcame the problem of anti-African-American racism 
E)  slowly began to starve

Question 8

One of the bloodiest battles of the war was ________,which took place on September 17,1862.

Accepted Answer

A)  Shiloh 
B)  Bull Run 
C)  Vicksburg 
D)  Gettysburg 
E)  Antietam 
A)  Shiloh 
B)  Bull Run 
C)  Vicksburg 
D)  Gettysburg 
E)  Antietam

Question 9

The attack on Fort Sumter ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  was a prolonged and exceptionally bloody battle 
B)  weakened the secession movement 
C)  caused increasing opposition to the war in the North 
D)  united northern opinion against the rebellion 
E)  was the first southern defeat of the war 
A)  was a prolonged and exceptionally bloody battle 
B)  weakened the secession movement 
C)  caused increasing opposition to the war in the North 
D)  united northern opinion against the rebellion 
E)  was the first southern defeat of the war

Question 10

In 1861,Lincoln declared martial law and suspended the _________ in the area between Philadelphia and Washington.

Accepted Answer

A)  Constitution 
B)  writ of habeas corpus 
C)  right to bear arms 
D)  freedom of speech protections 
E)  right to vote 
A)  Constitution 
B)  writ of habeas corpus 
C)  right to bear arms 
D)  freedom of speech protections 
E)  right to vote

Question 11

African-American soldiers did all of the following during the Civil War EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  serve in segregated units under white officers 
B)  make a vital contribution to the North's victory 
C)  serve in integrated units under black officers 
D)  participate disproportionately in heavy labor behind the lines 
E)  accept lower pay initially than their white counterparts 
A)  serve in segregated units under white officers 
B)  make a vital contribution to the North's victory 
C)  serve in integrated units under black officers 
D)  participate disproportionately in heavy labor behind the lines 
E)  accept lower pay initially than their white counterparts

Question 12

How did the role of government change as a result of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  More power was given to local governments instead of the state and federal levels. 
B)  The federal government became less involved in economic policy. 
C)  All constitutional restrictions on federal government were dissolved. 
D)  The federal government became recognized as supreme over state governments. 
E)  State governments were confirmed as being supreme over the federal government. 
A)  More power was given to local governments instead of the state and federal levels. 
B)  The federal government became less involved in economic policy. 
C)  All constitutional restrictions on federal government were dissolved. 
D)  The federal government became recognized as supreme over state governments. 
E)  State governments were confirmed as being supreme over the federal government.

Question 13

Which statement best describes the situation for women in the South after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The South remained more conservative about women's role in the society than the North. 
B)  The South became more liberal about women's role in the society than the North. 
C)  The situation for women in southern society did not change as a result of the war. 
D)  Women took the lead in criticizing the Confederate cause and repairing the relationship with the North. 
E)  Southern women became less active in the economy and the society as a result of the war. 
A)  The South remained more conservative about women's role in the society than the North. 
B)  The South became more liberal about women's role in the society than the North. 
C)  The situation for women in southern society did not change as a result of the war. 
D)  Women took the lead in criticizing the Confederate cause and repairing the relationship with the North. 
E)  Southern women became less active in the economy and the society as a result of the war.

Question 14

As a result of the war,how did the American society change?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States became a better place for large corporations. 
B)  The United States became more reliant on individuals and small producers for economic progress. 
C)  The United States began to emulate nostalgic representations of life in the Old South. 
D)  The United States became more socialistic, and began to address the needs of the poor and the disadvantaged. 
E)  The United States became militantly anti-corporation. 
A)  The United States became a better place for large corporations. 
B)  The United States became more reliant on individuals and small producers for economic progress. 
C)  The United States began to emulate nostalgic representations of life in the Old South. 
D)  The United States became more socialistic, and began to address the needs of the poor and the disadvantaged. 
E)  The United States became militantly anti-corporation.

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change how each side viewed the war?

Cooperationists believed that the slave states ________.

During the Civil War,about ________ African Americans served in the Union Army.

As a war leader,Jefferson Davis ________.

Which statement best describes Lincoln's early military policy toward the Confederacy?

Lincoln's opponent from the Democratic Party in the presidential election of 1864 was _______.

During the war,the North ________.

One of the bloodiest battles of the war was ________,which took place on September 17,1862.

The attack on Fort Sumter ________.

In 1861,Lincoln declared martial law and suspended the _________ in the area between Philadelphia and Washington.

African-American soldiers did all of the following during the Civil War EXCEPT ________.

How did the role of government change as a result of the Civil War?

Which statement best describes the situation for women in the South after the Civil War?

As a result of the war,how did the American society change?

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Exam 15: Secession and the Civil War

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change how each side viewed the war?

Cooperationists believed that the slave states ________.

During the Civil War,about ________ African Americans served in the Union Army.

As a war leader,Jefferson Davis ________.

Which statement best describes Lincoln's early military policy toward the Confederacy?

Lincoln's opponent from the Democratic Party in the presidential election of 1864 was _______.

During the war,the North ________.

One of the bloodiest battles of the war was ________,which took place on September 17,1862.

The attack on Fort Sumter ________.

In 1861,Lincoln declared martial law and suspended the _________ in the area between Philadelphia and Washington.

African-American soldiers did all of the following during the Civil War EXCEPT ________.

How did the role of government change as a result of the Civil War?

Which statement best describes the situation for women in the South after the Civil War?

As a result of the war,how did the American society change?

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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