Question 1

Which of the following is an accurate generalization about health and sanitation at the Civil War battlefront?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neither the Union nor the Confederate government devoted much energy to sanitary measures in hospitals. 
B)  Because of the large number of volunteer nurses in northern hospitals, army camps were free from typhoid, malaria, diarrhea, and dysentery. 
C)  Although the ratio of disease to battle deaths was much better than during the Mexican War, two-thirds of deaths came from disease rather than battle wounds. 
D)  Health conditions at the battlefront were so horrific that women were prohibited from coming within five miles of battlefields. 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  Neither the Union nor the Confederate government devoted much energy to sanitary measures in hospitals. 
B)  Because of the large number of volunteer nurses in northern hospitals, army camps were free from typhoid, malaria, diarrhea, and dysentery. 
C)  Although the ratio of disease to battle deaths was much better than during the Mexican War, two-thirds of deaths came from disease rather than battle wounds. 
D)  Health conditions at the battlefront were so horrific that women were prohibited from coming within five miles of battlefields. 
E)  None of these choices

Question 2

Which of these states never left the Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kentucky, Virginia, and Maryland 
B)  Kentucky, Missouri, and West Virginia 
C)  Maryland, Delaware and North Carolina 
D)  Delaware, Florida, and Virginia 
E)  West Virginia, North Carolina and Missouri 
A)  Kentucky, Virginia, and Maryland 
B)  Kentucky, Missouri, and West Virginia 
C)  Maryland, Delaware and North Carolina 
D)  Delaware, Florida, and Virginia 
E)  West Virginia, North Carolina and Missouri

Question 3

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. 
Ex parte Milligan

Accepted Answer

Ex parte Milligan refers to a landmark S

Question 4

Thomas Wentworth Higginson, who commanded the Union's first African-American regiment, observed that his troops

Accepted Answer

A)  felt no sense of revenge toward their former masters 
B)  had strong affection for their former masters 
C)  were irrelevant to the war effort 
D)  behaved in such a way as to question the fight for their freedom 
E)  were never able to function as a disciplined fighting force 
A)  felt no sense of revenge toward their former masters 
B)  had strong affection for their former masters 
C)  were irrelevant to the war effort 
D)  behaved in such a way as to question the fight for their freedom 
E)  were never able to function as a disciplined fighting force

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. 
Sherman's March Through Georgia

Accepted Answer

Sherman's March Through Georgia refers t

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. 
Bounty jumpers

Accepted Answer

Bounty jumpers were individuals who expl

Question 7

The New York City Draft Riots in 1863

Accepted Answer

A)  Were triggered by a longshoremen's strike in which blacks were used as strikebreakers 
B)  Were about the anger felt by Irish working-class men over being drafted to fight a war for slaves who might one day compete for the Irishmen's jobs 
C)  Were inspired by class privileges that allowed the wealthy draftees to hire substitutes to replace them 
D)  All of these choices 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  Were triggered by a longshoremen's strike in which blacks were used as strikebreakers 
B)  Were about the anger felt by Irish working-class men over being drafted to fight a war for slaves who might one day compete for the Irishmen's jobs 
C)  Were inspired by class privileges that allowed the wealthy draftees to hire substitutes to replace them 
D)  All of these choices 
E)  None of these choices

Question 8

The South had an advantage over the North in terms of

Accepted Answer

A)  population. 
B)  firearm production. 
C)  farm acreage. 
D)  corn production. 
E)  soldier morale. 
A)  population. 
B)  firearm production. 
C)  farm acreage. 
D)  corn production. 
E)  soldier morale.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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. 
Appomattox Court House

Accepted Answer

Appomattox Court House is a significant

Question 11

In what lasting ways did the Civil War change the United States as a nation?

Accepted Answer

The Civil War had a lasting impact on th

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. 
Woman's National Loyal League

Accepted Answer

The Woman's National Loyal League was an

Question 13

Which of the following is not true regarding naval activity during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Confederacy achieved its greatest successes in commerce raiding ¾ harassing and destroying Union merchant shipping. 
B)  The Union used its superior navy to prevent virtually all blockade runners from making it through. 
C)  The Union had overwhelming naval superiority throughout the entire war and bolstered its fleet with tugs, whalers, and ferries. 
D)  During the war, the world's first engagement between two ironclad warships took place. 
E)  The Confederacy tried to have some of its vessels built in Europe. 
A)  The Confederacy achieved its greatest successes in commerce raiding ¾ harassing and destroying Union merchant shipping. 
B)  The Union used its superior navy to prevent virtually all blockade runners from making it through. 
C)  The Union had overwhelming naval superiority throughout the entire war and bolstered its fleet with tugs, whalers, and ferries. 
D)  During the war, the world's first engagement between two ironclad warships took place. 
E)  The Confederacy tried to have some of its vessels built in Europe.

Question 14

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. 
Confiscation Acts

Accepted Answer

The Confiscation Acts were a series of l

Question 15

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. 
Andersonville

Accepted Answer

Andersonville, also known as Camp Sumter

Question 16

Which group of battles is correctly identified as Union or Confederate victories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Confederate victories: Chancellorsville, Chickamauga, and Antietam 
B)  Union victories: Antietam, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg 
C)  Confederate victories: Shiloh, New Orleans, and Fredericksburg 
D)  Union victories: Vicksburg, Shiloh, and Chickamauga 
A)  Confederate victories: Chancellorsville, Chickamauga, and Antietam 
B)  Union victories: Antietam, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg 
C)  Confederate victories: Shiloh, New Orleans, and Fredericksburg 
D)  Union victories: Vicksburg, Shiloh, and Chickamauga

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. 
Cotton diplomacy

Accepted Answer

Cotton diplomacy refers to the strategy

Question 18

Why was Dorothea Dix significant during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  She headed the Union's nursing corps. 
B)  She became the first woman general in the army. 
C)  She was one of President Lincoln's principal advisers. 
D)  She served as a Union spy in the Confederate government. 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  She headed the Union's nursing corps. 
B)  She became the first woman general in the army. 
C)  She was one of President Lincoln's principal advisers. 
D)  She served as a Union spy in the Confederate government. 
E)  None of these choices

Question 19

What advantage did the South have over the North at the beginning of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The South had better military leaders. 
B)  The South had more railroads. 
C)  The South had a majority of the country's armaments factories. 
D)  The South possessed a larger population. 
E)  The South was politically united. 
A)  The South had better military leaders. 
B)  The South had more railroads. 
C)  The South had a majority of the country's armaments factories. 
D)  The South possessed a larger population. 
E)  The South was politically united.

Question 20

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. 
Alexander Stephens

Accepted Answer

Alexander Stephens was an American polit

Exam 15: Crucible of Freedom: Civil War

Which of the following is an accurate generalization about health and sanitation at the Civil War battlefront?

Which of these states never left the Union?

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. Ex parte Milligan

Thomas Wentworth Higginson, who commanded the Union's first African-American regiment, observed that his troops

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. Sherman's March Through Georgia

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. Bounty jumpers

The New York City Draft Riots in 1863

The South had an advantage over the North in terms of

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

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. Appomattox Court House

In what lasting ways did the Civil War change the United States as a nation?

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. Woman's National Loyal League

Which of the following is not true regarding naval activity during the Civil War?

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. Confiscation Acts

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. Andersonville

Which group of battles is correctly identified as Union or Confederate victories?

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. Cotton diplomacy

Why was Dorothea Dix significant during the Civil War?

What advantage did the South have over the North at the beginning of the Civil War?

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. Alexander Stephens

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