Question 1

Why did Cotton Diplomacy fail?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Confederacy overestimated Britain's dependence on southern cotton. 
B)  Northern border states were able to supply Great Britain with all the cotton it needed. 
C)  Union forces destroyed most of the South's cotton fields in 1861 and 1862. 
D)  All of these choices 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  The Confederacy overestimated Britain's dependence on southern cotton. 
B)  Northern border states were able to supply Great Britain with all the cotton it needed. 
C)  Union forces destroyed most of the South's cotton fields in 1861 and 1862. 
D)  All of these choices 
E)  None of these choices

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas)

Accepted Answer

The First Battle of Bull Run, also known

Question 3

MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Accepted Answer

The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on...

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Conscription Act, Enrollment Act

Accepted Answer

The Conscription Act, also known as the

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President o

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Accepted Answer

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was a Confede

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Legal Tender Act, greenbacks

Accepted Answer

The Legal Tender Act, also known as the

Question 8

Which of the following did not happen to southern agriculture during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wheat and corn production declined. 
B)  Planters continued to plant cotton rather than grow food. 
C)  There was a serious shortage of agricultural workers. 
D)  Cotton production declined. 
E)  Southern farmwives took control of their farms and encouraged their husbands to stay in the army. 
A)  Wheat and corn production declined. 
B)  Planters continued to plant cotton rather than grow food. 
C)  There was a serious shortage of agricultural workers. 
D)  Cotton production declined. 
E)  Southern farmwives took control of their farms and encouraged their husbands to stay in the army.

Question 9

How did the Confederacy provide for its ordnance needs during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  It used munitions captured on the battlefield. 
B)  It created government-owned munitions factories. 
C)  It imported munitions from Europe. 
D)  It bought munitions from private firms. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  It used munitions captured on the battlefield. 
B)  It created government-owned munitions factories. 
C)  It imported munitions from Europe. 
D)  It bought munitions from private firms. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 10

Why did the typical volunteer join the army, either north or south?

Accepted Answer

A)  Local loyalties 
B)  Ideals of honor and valor 
C)  Expectations of military glory 
D)  The desire to archive "manhood" 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  Local loyalties 
B)  Ideals of honor and valor 
C)  Expectations of military glory 
D)  The desire to archive "manhood" 
E)  All of these choices

Question 11

At the First Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas),

Accepted Answer

A)  amateur armies on both sides fought a bloody battle with confederate forces ultimately prevailing. 
B)  the two sides fought to a stalemate and withdrew after three days of fighting. 
C)  President Lincoln personally led the Union army into battle. 
D)  Confederate forces defeated the Union army and advance unopposed to the outskirts of Washington, D.C. 
E)  the opposing forces engaged each other from long distances and caused few casualties. 
A)  amateur armies on both sides fought a bloody battle with confederate forces ultimately prevailing. 
B)  the two sides fought to a stalemate and withdrew after three days of fighting. 
C)  President Lincoln personally led the Union army into battle. 
D)  Confederate forces defeated the Union army and advance unopposed to the outskirts of Washington, D.C. 
E)  the opposing forces engaged each other from long distances and caused few casualties.

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
20-Negro law

Accepted Answer

The "20-Negro Law," also known as the "T

Question 13

Which of the following is not one of the reasons why the Confederacy expected assistance, or at least diplomatic recognition, from France or Great Britain?

Accepted Answer

A)  The French and British upper classes were thought to be sympathetic to the South. 
B)  A permanent division of the United States would benefit European colonial designs in the Western Hemisphere. 
C)  Britain depended on the South for four-fifths of its cotton. 
D)  The British Prime Minister had secretly promised aid and recognition to Jefferson Davis in 1860. 
E)  There was considerable diplomatic friction between Great Britain and the Union. 
A)  The French and British upper classes were thought to be sympathetic to the South. 
B)  A permanent division of the United States would benefit European colonial designs in the Western Hemisphere. 
C)  Britain depended on the South for four-fifths of its cotton. 
D)  The British Prime Minister had secretly promised aid and recognition to Jefferson Davis in 1860. 
E)  There was considerable diplomatic friction between Great Britain and the Union.

Question 14

The Battle of Antietam in September 1862

Accepted Answer

A)  was a strategic victory for the South because General Grant called off his invasion of Richmond. 
B)  encouraged Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. 
C)  encouraged Great Britain and France to recognize the Confederacy as an independent nation. 
D)  was General Ambrose Burnside's most famous victory 
E)  revealed Robert E. Lee's genius in staging a battle. 
A)  was a strategic victory for the South because General Grant called off his invasion of Richmond. 
B)  encouraged Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. 
C)  encouraged Great Britain and France to recognize the Confederacy as an independent nation. 
D)  was General Ambrose Burnside's most famous victory 
E)  revealed Robert E. Lee's genius in staging a battle.

Question 15

MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Sea Islands

Accepted Answer

The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on...

Question 16

How do photographs affect people's perceptions of the past? In what ways does the camera change the historical record? Use the example of the Civil War to discuss these issues.

Accepted Answer

Photographs have a significant impact on

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Election of 1864

Accepted Answer

The Election of 1864 was a crucial event

Question 18

MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Maryland

Accepted Answer

The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on...

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Sally Tompkins, Belle Boyd

Accepted Answer

Sally Tompkins was a prominent figure du

Question 20

MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
New Orleans, Louisiana

Accepted Answer

The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on...

Exam 15: Crucible of Freedom: Civil War

Why did Cotton Diplomacy fail?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas)

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Chattanooga, Tennessee

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Conscription Act, Enrollment Act

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Abraham Lincoln

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Legal Tender Act, greenbacks

Which of the following did not happen to southern agriculture during the Civil War?

How did the Confederacy provide for its ordnance needs during the Civil War?

Why did the typical volunteer join the army, either north or south?

At the First Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas),

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 20-Negro law

Which of the following is not one of the reasons why the Confederacy expected assistance, or at least diplomatic recognition, from France or Great Britain?

The Battle of Antietam in September 1862

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Sea Islands

How do photographs affect people's perceptions of the past? In what ways does the camera change the historical record? Use the example of the Civil War to discuss these issues.

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Election of 1864

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: Maryland

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Sally Tompkins, Belle Boyd

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern United States that correctly identifies each of the following: New Orleans, Louisiana

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