Exam 13: Transforming Fire: The Civil War, 1860-1865

As president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis:

What represented an end to major Southern offensive operations?

Which of the following led to a year-long investigation by the House of Representatives during the Civil War?

Examine Abraham Lincoln's position on the issue of slavery, and trace its evolution over time. What were the major changes in Lincoln's position, and what were the principal reasons for those changes? What impact did Lincoln's decisions on the slavery question have on the Union and its war effort?

Examine the fragmentation of the political party system in 1860; explain the stands of the presidential candidates on the major issues; and discuss the results of the 1860 presidential election.

Which of the following was a feature common to both the Confederate draft and the Union draft?

Of the following, what most challenged the Confederacy's economy during the war period?

Examine the relationship between the federal government and northern business interests during the Civil War.

Which of the following was a reason for Lincoln's avoidance of the issue of slavery early in the war?

Discuss the strategy used by southern extremists to destroy the Union. Why was this strategy successful? What do election returns for delegates to secession conventions reveal about the nature and extent of the opposition to secession in the South?

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the northern economy during the course of the Civil War, and examine the war's economic impact on northern society, the northern people, and on northern urban and industrial workers.

Jefferson Davis believed that in order to win the war, the Confederacy would have to:

What was the goal or agenda of the "Anaconda plan"?

During the final two years of the Civil War, it became obvious that Southern planters ____________.

In the American West, the Civil War marked the beginning of __________________.

Compare and contrast Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as war leaders.

Discuss how and why the Civil War changed southern government in concept and practice, and discuss the reaction of the southern people to these changes. Pay particular attention to the impact of the Civil War on the South's idea of "state sovereignty."

Which of the following was a consequence of the battles of Elkhorn Tavern and Honey Springs, Arkansas?

Both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis would have agreed with which of the following statements?

Name the former Union general who, in 1864, became commanding general of the United States Army.