Question 1

Major_____________ commanded the federal garrison at Fort Sumter.

Accepted Answer

Robert Anderson

Question 2

On the issue of secession, most Northerners agreed that

Accepted Answer

A)  the union was a voluntary association and therefore could be dissolved. 
B)  the Southern states were an economic drain on the nation and so the North would actually profit from secession. 
C)  secession was unconstitutional, treasonable, and impossible. 
D)  the issue should be decided by the Supreme Court, not by the president. 
E)  the issue should be decided by a nationwide referendum. 
A)  the union was a voluntary association and therefore could be dissolved. 
B)  the Southern states were an economic drain on the nation and so the North would actually profit from secession. 
C)  secession was unconstitutional, treasonable, and impossible. 
D)  the issue should be decided by the Supreme Court, not by the president. 
E)  the issue should be decided by a nationwide referendum. C

Question 3

A total of_____________ states passed secession ordinances and joined the Confederate States of America.

Accepted Answer

eleven

Question 4

The Republican platform of 1860 called for the abolition of slavery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

of the white population in the border states (Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri) favored the Union.

Accepted Answer

A)  one-quarter 
B)  one-half 
C)  two-thirds 
D)  three-quarters 
E)  nine-tenths 
A)  one-quarter 
B)  one-half 
C)  two-thirds 
D)  three-quarters 
E)  nine-tenths

Question 6

Lincoln instituted a Union blockade of Confederate ports three months after the surrender of Fort Sumter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The main plank of the Republican Party's 1860 platform called for

Accepted Answer

A)  a higher tariff. 
B)  federal aid for railroad construction. 
C)  a homestead act. 
D)  abolishing the slave trade in Washington, D.C. 
E)  exclusion of slavery from the territories. 
A)  a higher tariff. 
B)  federal aid for railroad construction. 
C)  a homestead act. 
D)  abolishing the slave trade in Washington, D.C. 
E)  exclusion of slavery from the territories.

Question 8

Maryland and Missouri were the only two slave states that did not secede.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

To win the war, the Confederacy believed it just had to hold out long enough for the Union to see that the cost of war was too high.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The appointment of to command Confederate armies in Virginia marked a turning point in the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson 
B)  J. E. B. Stuart 
C)  Robert E. Lee 
D)  Joseph Johnston 
E)  Jefferson Davis 
A)  Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson 
B)  J. E. B. Stuart 
C)  Robert E. Lee 
D)  Joseph Johnston 
E)  Jefferson Davis

Question 11

The appointment of_____________ marked a turning point in the campaign in Virginia.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The appointment of_____________ marked a turning point...

Question 12

As the election of 1860 approached, the Republicans' leading presidential prospect was_____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of As the election of 1860 approached, the...

Question 13

Before 1860 southerners had

Accepted Answer

A)  controlled the presidency most of the time. 
B)  been a majority on the Supreme Court. 
C)  provided the leadership of both the House. 
D)  provided the leadership of the Senate. 
E)  all of these choices. 
A)  controlled the presidency most of the time. 
B)  been a majority on the Supreme Court. 
C)  provided the leadership of both the House. 
D)  provided the leadership of the Senate. 
E)  all of these choices.

Question 14

The Anaconda Plan was

Accepted Answer

A)  Secretary of State William Seward's program for ensuring the loyalty of the Anaconda Indians during the war. 
B)  General Winfield Scott's strategy for encircling and squeezing the South into submission. 
C)  a congressional design for building dams and flood controls on the Anaconda River. 
D)  the Confederate battle plan for the attack at Bull Run. 
E)  a Union plan for financing the war effort. 
A)  Secretary of State William Seward's program for ensuring the loyalty of the Anaconda Indians during the war. 
B)  General Winfield Scott's strategy for encircling and squeezing the South into submission. 
C)  a congressional design for building dams and flood controls on the Anaconda River. 
D)  the Confederate battle plan for the attack at Bull Run. 
E)  a Union plan for financing the war effort.

Question 15

The slave states that sided with the Union in the Civil War were called the_____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The slave states that sided with the...

Question 16

A new kind of tax authorized by the U.S. Congress during the Civil War was the_____________ tax.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A new kind of tax authorized by...

Question 17

Which of the following best describes both militaries?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were mostly volunteers early on. 
B)  They were always supplied well. 
C)  They were always upper class. 
D)  Neither side utilized African Americans. 
E)  They were all draftees. 
A)  They were mostly volunteers early on. 
B)  They were always supplied well. 
C)  They were always upper class. 
D)  Neither side utilized African Americans. 
E)  They were all draftees.

Question 18

The Seven Days' battles were demoralizing for the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Southerners defended their withdrawal from the Union by asserting that the leaders of the American Revolution were also secessionists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

About of the Union's wartime revenue came from selling war bonds.

Accepted Answer

A)  two-thirds 
B)  one-half 
C)  three-quarters 
D)  four-fifths 
E)  nine-tenths 
A)  two-thirds 
B)  one-half 
C)  three-quarters 
D)  four-fifths 
E)  nine-tenths

Major_____________ commanded the federal garrison at Fort Sumter.

On the issue of secession, most Northerners agreed that

A total of_____________ states passed secession ordinances and joined the Confederate States of America.

The Republican platform of 1860 called for the abolition of slavery.

of the white population in the border states (Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri) favored the Union.

Lincoln instituted a Union blockade of Confederate ports three months after the surrender of Fort Sumter.

The main plank of the Republican Party's 1860 platform called for

Maryland and Missouri were the only two slave states that did not secede.

To win the war, the Confederacy believed it just had to hold out long enough for the Union to see that the cost of war was too high.

The appointment of to command Confederate armies in Virginia marked a turning point in the Civil War.

The appointment of_____________ marked a turning point in the campaign in Virginia.

As the election of 1860 approached, the Republicans' leading presidential prospect was_____________.

Before 1860 southerners had

The Anaconda Plan was

The slave states that sided with the Union in the Civil War were called the_____________.

A new kind of tax authorized by the U.S. Congress during the Civil War was the_____________ tax.

Which of the following best describes both militaries?

The Seven Days' battles were demoralizing for the South.

Southerners defended their withdrawal from the Union by asserting that the leaders of the American Revolution were also secessionists.

About of the Union's wartime revenue came from selling war bonds.

When Old Worlds Collide: Encounters in the Atlantic World to 1600

Colonization in North America

Empires Indians and the Struggle for Power in North America

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform Resistance Revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution

Northern Transformations

The Old South

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny an Empire for Liberty or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest

A New Birth of Freedom

Reconstruction

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Exam 15: Secession and Civil War

Major_____________ commanded the federal garrison at Fort Sumter.

On the issue of secession, most Northerners agreed that

A total of_____________ states passed secession ordinances and joined the Confederate States of America.

The Republican platform of 1860 called for the abolition of slavery.

of the white population in the border states (Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri) favored the Union.

Lincoln instituted a Union blockade of Confederate ports three months after the surrender of Fort Sumter.

The main plank of the Republican Party's 1860 platform called for

Maryland and Missouri were the only two slave states that did not secede.

To win the war, the Confederacy believed it just had to hold out long enough for the Union to see that the cost of war was too high.

The appointment of to command Confederate armies in Virginia marked a turning point in the Civil War.

The appointment of_____________ marked a turning point in the campaign in Virginia.

As the election of 1860 approached, the Republicans' leading presidential prospect was_____________.

Before 1860 southerners had

The Anaconda Plan was

The slave states that sided with the Union in the Civil War were called the_____________.

A new kind of tax authorized by the U.S. Congress during the Civil War was the_____________ tax.

Which of the following best describes both militaries?

The Seven Days' battles were demoralizing for the South.

Southerners defended their withdrawal from the Union by asserting that the leaders of the American Revolution were also secessionists.

About of the Union's wartime revenue came from selling war bonds.

When Old Worlds Collide: Encounters in the Atlantic World to 1600

Colonization in North America

Empires Indians and the Struggle for Power in North America

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform Resistance Revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution

Northern Transformations

The Old South

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny an Empire for Liberty or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest

A New Birth of Freedom

Reconstruction

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