Question 1

The Crittenden Compromise essentially repudiated the Republican platform of 1860.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Constitution of the Confederate States of America

Accepted Answer

A)  argued for the sovereignty of the Confederate government over that of the states. 
B)  specifically denied the right of secession. 
C)  guaranteed slavery in both the states and the territories. 
D)  was significantly different from the U.S. Constitution. 
E)  provided for the gradual abolition of slavery. 
A)  argued for the sovereignty of the Confederate government over that of the states. 
B)  specifically denied the right of secession. 
C)  guaranteed slavery in both the states and the territories. 
D)  was significantly different from the U.S. Constitution. 
E)  provided for the gradual abolition of slavery.

Question 3

The U.S. Secretary of State during the Civil War was_____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The U.S. Secretary of State during the...

Question 4

The Confederacy reaped great profits from the sale of the 1861 cotton crop.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the famous naval battle of 1861, the Northern ship Monitor faced the Southern ironclad, the

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia. 
B)  Alabama. 
C)  Carolina. 
D)  Georgia. 
E)  Confederate. 
A)  Virginia. 
B)  Alabama. 
C)  Carolina. 
D)  Georgia. 
E)  Confederate.

Question 6

At the beginning of the war, the Confederacy benefited from its

Accepted Answer

A)  loyal slaves, many of whom were recruited as soldiers. 
B)  friendly relations with European countries that gave money and supplies to the "new nation." 
C)  calm and reasonable leaders who created sympathy for "the cause" among Northern conservatives. 
D)  rural traditions of hunting and riding that prepared its population for military activities. 
E)  large numbers of factories. 
A)  loyal slaves, many of whom were recruited as soldiers. 
B)  friendly relations with European countries that gave money and supplies to the "new nation." 
C)  calm and reasonable leaders who created sympathy for "the cause" among Northern conservatives. 
D)  rural traditions of hunting and riding that prepared its population for military activities. 
E)  large numbers of factories.

Question 7

The Battle of Shiloh was a Union victory that hurt Ulysses S. Grant's image.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The first Battle of Bull Run is most significant because

Accepted Answer

A)  it revealed how short the war would be. 
B)  it made the north feel that the war was essentially over and they had won. 
C)  more Confederates died than Union soldiers. 
D)  it made Grant stand out to Lincoln. 
E)  it was a wake-up call to the north that this war would be long and drawn out. 
A)  it revealed how short the war would be. 
B)  it made the north feel that the war was essentially over and they had won. 
C)  more Confederates died than Union soldiers. 
D)  it made Grant stand out to Lincoln. 
E)  it was a wake-up call to the north that this war would be long and drawn out.

Question 9

One of the major problems faced by Union armies during the campaigns of 1862 was

Accepted Answer

A)  poor training and inexperience of the troops. 
B)  inadequate supplies and war materials. 
C)  resistance to the draft. 
D)  Lincoln's hesitancy in pressing the war effort. 
E)  McClellan's reluctance to fight. 
A)  poor training and inexperience of the troops. 
B)  inadequate supplies and war materials. 
C)  resistance to the draft. 
D)  Lincoln's hesitancy in pressing the war effort. 
E)  McClellan's reluctance to fight.

Question 10

The siege at Fort Sumter lasted for ten days.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

National Banking Act

Accepted Answer

The National Banking Act, also known as

Question 12

Lincoln's initial call for military volunteers yielded only half the number of recruits he had requested.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

_____________was the highest-ranking general on either side to be killed during the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

Albert Sid

Question 14

Southern Democrats embraced Stephen A. Douglas as a possible presidential nominee in 1860.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Leaders of the Union and the Confederacy both foresaw a long, bloody struggle as war began in 1861.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Union paid for most of the war by selling_____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Union paid for most of the...

Question 17

On April 19,1861 Lincoln called for a(n)_____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of On April 19,1861 Lincoln called for a(n)_____________....

The Crittenden Compromise essentially repudiated the Republican platform of 1860.

The Constitution of the Confederate States of America

The U.S. Secretary of State during the Civil War was_____________.

The Confederacy reaped great profits from the sale of the 1861 cotton crop.

In the famous naval battle of 1861, the Northern ship Monitor faced the Southern ironclad, the

At the beginning of the war, the Confederacy benefited from its

The Battle of Shiloh was a Union victory that hurt Ulysses S. Grant's image.

The first Battle of Bull Run is most significant because

One of the major problems faced by Union armies during the campaigns of 1862 was

The siege at Fort Sumter lasted for ten days.

National Banking Act

Lincoln's initial call for military volunteers yielded only half the number of recruits he had requested.

_____________was the highest-ranking general on either side to be killed during the Civil War.

Southern Democrats embraced Stephen A. Douglas as a possible presidential nominee in 1860.

Leaders of the Union and the Confederacy both foresaw a long, bloody struggle as war began in 1861.

The Union paid for most of the war by selling_____________.

On April 19,1861 Lincoln called for a(n)_____________.

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

The Crittenden Compromise essentially repudiated the Republican platform of 1860.

The Constitution of the Confederate States of America

The U.S. Secretary of State during the Civil War was_____________.

The Confederacy reaped great profits from the sale of the 1861 cotton crop.

In the famous naval battle of 1861, the Northern ship Monitor faced the Southern ironclad, the

At the beginning of the war, the Confederacy benefited from its

The Battle of Shiloh was a Union victory that hurt Ulysses S. Grant's image.

The first Battle of Bull Run is most significant because

One of the major problems faced by Union armies during the campaigns of 1862 was

The siege at Fort Sumter lasted for ten days.

National Banking Act

Lincoln's initial call for military volunteers yielded only half the number of recruits he had requested.

_____________was the highest-ranking general on either side to be killed during the Civil War.

Southern Democrats embraced Stephen A. Douglas as a possible presidential nominee in 1860.

Leaders of the Union and the Confederacy both foresaw a long, bloody struggle as war began in 1861.

The Union paid for most of the war by selling_____________.

On April 19,1861 Lincoln called for a(n)_____________.

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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