Question 1

One of the factors contributing to the 1863 New York City riots was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Anti-black sentiment on the part of white working-class New Yorkers 
B)  The long delay in implementing emancipation 
C)  The exemption of Irish immigrants from the draft 
D)  The passage of heavy new taxes to finance the war 
A)  Anti-black sentiment on the part of white working-class New Yorkers 
B)  The long delay in implementing emancipation 
C)  The exemption of Irish immigrants from the draft 
D)  The passage of heavy new taxes to finance the war

Question 2

Early in the war, Jefferson Davis tried to rally Southerners to the Confederate cause by _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  telling them that they were fighting for constitutional liberty 
B)  hinting that the Confederate government was considering a bonus of two slaves for all nonslaveholding soldiers 
C)  emphasizing the importance of maintaining the slave system 
D)  calling for a redistribution of land to help landless Southern whites 
A)  telling them that they were fighting for constitutional liberty 
B)  hinting that the Confederate government was considering a bonus of two slaves for all nonslaveholding soldiers 
C)  emphasizing the importance of maintaining the slave system 
D)  calling for a redistribution of land to help landless Southern whites

Question 3

President-elect Lincoln decided to stand firm against the extension of slavery into the territories. Which of the following was a reason for that decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  He believed that a compromise would destroy any chance of fulfilling his stated objective of abolishing slavery in the southern states. 
B)  He hoped to effect a compromise after his inauguration. 
C)  He believed that accepting a compromise would break the bond of faith between himself and those who had voted for him. 
D)  He wanted to force the South to secede from the Union. 
A)  He believed that a compromise would destroy any chance of fulfilling his stated objective of abolishing slavery in the southern states. 
B)  He hoped to effect a compromise after his inauguration. 
C)  He believed that accepting a compromise would break the bond of faith between himself and those who had voted for him. 
D)  He wanted to force the South to secede from the Union.

Question 4

Discuss the course of the Civil War from its inception in the spring of 1861 through the battle of Antietam in the fall of 1862, and assess the strengths and weaknesses of the two combatants in late 1862.

Accepted Answer

The Civil War began in the spring of 186

Question 5

During the Civil War, Congress and the Treasury Department:

Accepted Answer

A)  Outlawed the issuance of bank notes by state banks 
B)  Created a national banking system with the authority to issue national bank notes 
C)  Established the Independent Treasury System 
D)  Reformed the national banking system to insure its responsiveness to local needs, irrespective of region 
A)  Outlawed the issuance of bank notes by state banks 
B)  Created a national banking system with the authority to issue national bank notes 
C)  Established the Independent Treasury System 
D)  Reformed the national banking system to insure its responsiveness to local needs, irrespective of region

Question 6

Which of the following statements most closely articulates the beliefs of Confederate nationalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Confederacy will stand as the bastion of direct democracy throughout the world. 
B)  The Republic was built on the concept of the dignity of labor, and that is the cause for which the Confederacy fights. 
C)  Opposition to centralized power is the true legacy of the American Revolution, and that is the cause for which the Confederacy fights. 
D)  All people should be equal under the law, and that is the cause for which the Confederacy fights. 
A)  The Confederacy will stand as the bastion of direct democracy throughout the world. 
B)  The Republic was built on the concept of the dignity of labor, and that is the cause for which the Confederacy fights. 
C)  Opposition to centralized power is the true legacy of the American Revolution, and that is the cause for which the Confederacy fights. 
D)  All people should be equal under the law, and that is the cause for which the Confederacy fights.

Question 7

Where is Fort Sumter located, the place where the first shots of Civil War were fired?

Accepted Answer

A)  Washington, D.C. 
B)  Georgia 
C)  Charleston Harbor, South Carolina 
D)  Charleston Harbor, North Carolina 
A)  Washington, D.C. 
B)  Georgia 
C)  Charleston Harbor, South Carolina 
D)  Charleston Harbor, North Carolina

Question 8

Northern women made up most of the volunteers who ran the thousands of auxiliaries of this organization during the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A)  The American Red Cross 
B)  Daughters of the Union 
C)  The U.S. Public Information Agency 
D)  The U.S. Sanitary Commission 
A)  The American Red Cross 
B)  Daughters of the Union 
C)  The U.S. Public Information Agency 
D)  The U.S. Sanitary Commission

Question 9

Abraham Lincoln, unlike Jefferson Davis, ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  did not become emotionally involved in the war effort 
B)  always consulted with Congress before making major decisions 
C)  refused to use his emergency war powers to suspend basic constitutional rights 
D)  knew how to stay in touch with the common people 
A)  did not become emotionally involved in the war effort 
B)  always consulted with Congress before making major decisions 
C)  refused to use his emergency war powers to suspend basic constitutional rights 
D)  knew how to stay in touch with the common people

Question 10

The Civil War caused which of the following effects in the North?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mechanization of agriculture slowed. 
B)  Food shortages frequently led to urban riots. 
C)  The shift to mechanized agriculture accelerated. 
D)  New railroad construction increased. 
A)  Mechanization of agriculture slowed. 
B)  Food shortages frequently led to urban riots. 
C)  The shift to mechanized agriculture accelerated. 
D)  New railroad construction increased.

Question 11

Defend the following statement: "Northern society embraced strangely contradictory tendencies. Materialism and greed flourished alongside idealism, religious conviction, and self-sacrifice."

Accepted Answer

The statement that "Northern society emb

Question 12

As a result of the fall of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Union forces gained control of the entire Mississippi River 
B)  a path into Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi lay open before the Union Army 
C)  the last Confederate outposts in the far West fell to Union forces 
D)  New Orleans fell to Union troops 
A)  Union forces gained control of the entire Mississippi River 
B)  a path into Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi lay open before the Union Army 
C)  the last Confederate outposts in the far West fell to Union forces 
D)  New Orleans fell to Union troops

Question 13

Creation of the national banking system led to ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased flexibility in the money supply 
B)  a sounder, more dependable currency 
C)  a more complicated monetary system 
D)  a banking system responsive to local needs, irrespective of region 
A)  increased flexibility in the money supply 
B)  a sounder, more dependable currency 
C)  a more complicated monetary system 
D)  a banking system responsive to local needs, irrespective of region

Question 14

As a result of the Battle of Chancellorsville, _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Emancipation Proclamation was signed 
B)  the tide of the war shifted temporarily in favor of the South 
C)  the Union gained control over the Mississippi River 
D)  Stonewall Jackson was mistakenly killed by Confederate troops 
A)  the Emancipation Proclamation was signed 
B)  the tide of the war shifted temporarily in favor of the South 
C)  the Union gained control over the Mississippi River 
D)  Stonewall Jackson was mistakenly killed by Confederate troops

Question 15

While serving as a volunteer nurse in Washington, D.C., Walt Whitman:

Accepted Answer

A)  Made official complaints to Congress about the discriminatory treatment of African American soldiers in U.S. Army hospitals 
B)  Wrote of the lack of skill and absence of compassion of Army surgeons 
C)  Gained inspiration from the courage and sacrifice of the common soldier 
D)  Spoke of the outstanding performance of women in the Army Nursing Corps 
A)  Made official complaints to Congress about the discriminatory treatment of African American soldiers in U.S. Army hospitals 
B)  Wrote of the lack of skill and absence of compassion of Army surgeons 
C)  Gained inspiration from the courage and sacrifice of the common soldier 
D)  Spoke of the outstanding performance of women in the Army Nursing Corps

Question 16

What caused the highest proportion of Union deaths during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bullet wounds 
B)  Hand-to-hand bayonet combat 
C)  Unsanitary surgical equipment 
D)  Disease and accidents 
A)  Bullet wounds 
B)  Hand-to-hand bayonet combat 
C)  Unsanitary surgical equipment 
D)  Disease and accidents

Question 17

Examine the social, political, and economic impact of the Civil War on the South and its people.

Accepted Answer

The Civil War had a profound impact on t

Question 18

Northern Democrats leveled which of the following charges against the Republican government during the war years?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Republicans are too concerned with abiding by the Constitution to prosecute the war successfully. 
B)  The Republicans are not willing to extend government aid to Northern business interests. 
C)  Republican policies extend aid to farmers but ignore the plight of urban laborers. 
D)  Republican policies are designed to flood the North with blacks. 
A)  The Republicans are too concerned with abiding by the Constitution to prosecute the war successfully. 
B)  The Republicans are not willing to extend government aid to Northern business interests. 
C)  Republican policies extend aid to farmers but ignore the plight of urban laborers. 
D)  Republican policies are designed to flood the North with blacks.

Question 19

During the Civil War, substantial numbers of wealthy Southerners avoided military service by ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  bribing draft board officials 
B)  volunteering as nurses and orderlies in Confederate hospitals 
C)  furnishing a hired substitute 
D)  relocating to England for the duration of the conflict 
A)  bribing draft board officials 
B)  volunteering as nurses and orderlies in Confederate hospitals 
C)  furnishing a hired substitute 
D)  relocating to England for the duration of the conflict

Question 20

During the Civil War, the North differed from the South in which of the following economic respects?

Accepted Answer

A)  Agricultural production increased in the South; Northern agricultural production plummeted. 
B)  The South became poorer; the North remained prosperous. 
C)  The South's industry expanded a little; all Northern industries experienced unprecedented growth. 
D)  The South experienced severe inflation; Northern prices remained stable. 
A)  Agricultural production increased in the South; Northern agricultural production plummeted. 
B)  The South became poorer; the North remained prosperous. 
C)  The South's industry expanded a little; all Northern industries experienced unprecedented growth. 
D)  The South experienced severe inflation; Northern prices remained stable.

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

One of the factors contributing to the 1863 New York City riots was:

Early in the war, Jefferson Davis tried to rally Southerners to the Confederate cause by _____________.

President-elect Lincoln decided to stand firm against the extension of slavery into the territories. Which of the following was a reason for that decision?

Discuss the course of the Civil War from its inception in the spring of 1861 through the battle of Antietam in the fall of 1862, and assess the strengths and weaknesses of the two combatants in late 1862.

During the Civil War, Congress and the Treasury Department:

Which of the following statements most closely articulates the beliefs of Confederate nationalism?

Where is Fort Sumter located, the place where the first shots of Civil War were fired?

Northern women made up most of the volunteers who ran the thousands of auxiliaries of this organization during the Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln, unlike Jefferson Davis, ______________________.

The Civil War caused which of the following effects in the North?

Defend the following statement: "Northern society embraced strangely contradictory tendencies. Materialism and greed flourished alongside idealism, religious conviction, and self-sacrifice."

As a result of the fall of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, ________________.

Creation of the national banking system led to ________________.

As a result of the Battle of Chancellorsville, _________________.

While serving as a volunteer nurse in Washington, D.C., Walt Whitman:

What caused the highest proportion of Union deaths during the Civil War?

Examine the social, political, and economic impact of the Civil War on the South and its people.

Northern Democrats leveled which of the following charges against the Republican government during the war years?

During the Civil War, substantial numbers of wealthy Southerners avoided military service by ___________.

During the Civil War, the North differed from the South in which of the following economic respects?

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