Question 1

Sherman burned roughly two-thirds of Atlanta during his march through the city.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Homestead Act granted_____________ acres of land to farmers who lived on it for five years.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Homestead Act granted_____________ acres of land...

Question 3

The Democratic Party's 1864 platform called for an immediate cessation of hostilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

All except which of the following were results of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slavery was abolished. 
B)  The concept of secession was discredited. 
C)  Power in national politics was transferred from the South to the North. 
D)  The states' rights philosophy was upheld. 
E)  The South was left impoverished. 
A)  Slavery was abolished. 
B)  The concept of secession was discredited. 
C)  Power in national politics was transferred from the South to the North. 
D)  The states' rights philosophy was upheld. 
E)  The South was left impoverished.

Question 5

In the end, Copperheads wanted

Accepted Answer

A)  the South to win. 
B)  peace. 
C)  emancipation of all slaves. 
D)  a prolonging of the war. 
E)  a stable hard currency. 
A)  the South to win. 
B)  peace. 
C)  emancipation of all slaves. 
D)  a prolonging of the war. 
E)  a stable hard currency.

Question 6

_____________applied the term "contraband of war" to slaves who came within Union lines.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____________applied the term "contraband of war" to...

Question 7

Examine the role of women in the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

The role of women in the Civil War was s

Question 8

The_____________ Act granted a farmer 160 acres of land after he had lived on it for five years.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The_____________ Act granted a farmer 160 acres...

Question 9

Early in the war, Frederick Douglass argued that

Accepted Answer

A)  the South should be allowed to secede so that the North could become truly dedicated to equality. 
B)  foreign aid would be necessary to win the war. 
C)  Union commanders must return slaves to their masters until a decision was made for emancipation. 
D)  Lincoln should be impeached for his refusal to issue an emancipation proclamation. 
E)  the North must fight a war against slavery as well as against slaveholders. 
A)  the South should be allowed to secede so that the North could become truly dedicated to equality. 
B)  foreign aid would be necessary to win the war. 
C)  Union commanders must return slaves to their masters until a decision was made for emancipation. 
D)  Lincoln should be impeached for his refusal to issue an emancipation proclamation. 
E)  the North must fight a war against slavery as well as against slaveholders.

Question 10

The peace initiatives of 1864 failed because

Accepted Answer

A)  by this time neither side was willing to compromise on the issues of secession and slavery. 
B)  the South believed Ulysses S. Grant was an incompetent drunk who could not possibly defeat Robert E. Lee. 
C)  Lincoln was bitter over the rising Union casualty rate and wanted to kill as many Confederates as possible. 
D)  the Northern press and public totally opposed any attempt to reconcile with the South. 
E)  Lincoln was too anxious to compromise with the South. 
A)  by this time neither side was willing to compromise on the issues of secession and slavery. 
B)  the South believed Ulysses S. Grant was an incompetent drunk who could not possibly defeat Robert E. Lee. 
C)  Lincoln was bitter over the rising Union casualty rate and wanted to kill as many Confederates as possible. 
D)  the Northern press and public totally opposed any attempt to reconcile with the South. 
E)  Lincoln was too anxious to compromise with the South.

Question 11

The Confederate strategy for winning the war in 1864 included

Accepted Answer

A)  a full-scale invasion of the North in order to take control of the border states. 
B)  besieging Washington, DC and capturing Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet. 
C)  the assassination of Lincoln and the leading Union Generals Grant and Sherman. 
D)  continuing the war long enough to wear down the North's will to fight. 
E)  mobilizing their European allies to fight. 
A)  a full-scale invasion of the North in order to take control of the border states. 
B)  besieging Washington, DC and capturing Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet. 
C)  the assassination of Lincoln and the leading Union Generals Grant and Sherman. 
D)  continuing the war long enough to wear down the North's will to fight. 
E)  mobilizing their European allies to fight.

Question 12

The state elections in the fall of 1863 were a powerful endorsement of the administration's emancipation policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Examine both Northern and Southern politics from 1861 to 1865. In what ways did the internal political opposition faced by each government help or hinder the war effort?

Accepted Answer

During the Civil War from 1861 to 1865,

Question 14

It was pragmatism more than principle that pushed the North toward black recruitment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Initially, black troops were recruited in the North in order to

Accepted Answer

A)  make it clear that this was a war about equal rights. 
B)  show the ability of black troops. 
C)  inspire slave insurrections in the South. 
D)  free up white men for domestic jobs. 
E)  answer the need for more troops. 
A)  make it clear that this was a war about equal rights. 
B)  show the ability of black troops. 
C)  inspire slave insurrections in the South. 
D)  free up white men for domestic jobs. 
E)  answer the need for more troops.

Question 16

With Lincoln's reelection to the presidency, Confederate President Jefferson Davis began supporting surrender.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Sherman burned roughly two-thirds of Atlanta during his march through the city.

The Homestead Act granted_____________ acres of land to farmers who lived on it for five years.

The Democratic Party's 1864 platform called for an immediate cessation of hostilities.

All except which of the following were results of the Civil War?

In the end, Copperheads wanted

_____________applied the term "contraband of war" to slaves who came within Union lines.

Examine the role of women in the Civil War.

The_____________ Act granted a farmer 160 acres of land after he had lived on it for five years.

Early in the war, Frederick Douglass argued that

The peace initiatives of 1864 failed because

The Confederate strategy for winning the war in 1864 included

The state elections in the fall of 1863 were a powerful endorsement of the administration's emancipation policy.

Examine both Northern and Southern politics from 1861 to 1865. In what ways did the internal political opposition faced by each government help or hinder the war effort?

It was pragmatism more than principle that pushed the North toward black recruitment.

Initially, black troops were recruited in the North in order to

With Lincoln's reelection to the presidency, Confederate President Jefferson Davis began supporting surrender.

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

Secession and Civil War

Reconstruction

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Exam 16: A New Birth of Freedom

Sherman burned roughly two-thirds of Atlanta during his march through the city.

The Homestead Act granted_____________ acres of land to farmers who lived on it for five years.

The Democratic Party's 1864 platform called for an immediate cessation of hostilities.

All except which of the following were results of the Civil War?

In the end, Copperheads wanted

_____________applied the term "contraband of war" to slaves who came within Union lines.

Examine the role of women in the Civil War.

The_____________ Act granted a farmer 160 acres of land after he had lived on it for five years.

Early in the war, Frederick Douglass argued that

The peace initiatives of 1864 failed because

The Confederate strategy for winning the war in 1864 included

The state elections in the fall of 1863 were a powerful endorsement of the administration's emancipation policy.

Examine both Northern and Southern politics from 1861 to 1865. In what ways did the internal political opposition faced by each government help or hinder the war effort?

It was pragmatism more than principle that pushed the North toward black recruitment.

Initially, black troops were recruited in the North in order to

With Lincoln's reelection to the presidency, Confederate President Jefferson Davis began supporting surrender.

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

Secession and Civil War

Reconstruction

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