Question 1

States that joined the Confederacy after the firing on Fort Sumter included

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia. 
B)  North Carolina. 
C)  Missouri. 
D)  Tennessee. 
E)  Arkansas. 
A)  Virginia. 
B)  North Carolina. 
C)  Missouri. 
D)  Tennessee. 
E)  Arkansas.

Question 2

The Border States offered all of the following advantages except

Accepted Answer

A)  a large population. 
B)  a good supply of horses and mules. 
C)  valuable manufacturing capacity. 
D)  shipbuilding facilities. 
E)  large navigable rivers. 
A)  a large population. 
B)  a good supply of horses and mules. 
C)  valuable manufacturing capacity. 
D)  shipbuilding facilities. 
E)  large navigable rivers.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Morrill Tariff Act

Accepted Answer

The Morrill Tariff Act, named after its

Question 4

Write your definition of revolution.Then use this definition to argue that the Civil War did or did not produce a revolution in the political,economic,and social life of the United States.

Accepted Answer

Revolution can be defined as a fundament

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Alabama

Accepted Answer

Alabama is a state located in the southe

Question 6

To what extent was President Lincoln justified in his violations of ordinary civil liberties during the Civil War? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

President Lincoln's violations of ordina

Question 7

The Union's establishment of the National Banking System

Accepted Answer

A)  led to the issuance of depreciated paper money. 
B)  established the gold standard in the United States. 
C)  resulted in the reestablishment of the Bank of the United States. 
D)  lasted only during the Civil War. 
E)  was the first significant step toward a unified banking network since 1836. 
A)  led to the issuance of depreciated paper money. 
B)  established the gold standard in the United States. 
C)  resulted in the reestablishment of the Bank of the United States. 
D)  lasted only during the Civil War. 
E)  was the first significant step toward a unified banking network since 1836.

Question 8

The Southern cause was weakened by

Accepted Answer

A)  the concept of states' rights that the Confederacy professed. 
B)  a president, Jefferson Davis, who catered to public opinion and did not work hard at his job. 
C)  the failure of the Southern people to commit to the ideal of Southern independence. 
D)  a lack of sound military leadership. 
E)  the constant threat of slave rebellion. 
A)  the concept of states' rights that the Confederacy professed. 
B)  a president, Jefferson Davis, who catered to public opinion and did not work hard at his job. 
C)  the failure of the Southern people to commit to the ideal of Southern independence. 
D)  a lack of sound military leadership. 
E)  the constant threat of slave rebellion.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-King Cotton

Accepted Answer

King Cotton refers to the economic and p

Question 10

The greatest weakness of the South during the Civil War was its

Accepted Answer

A)  military leadership. 
B)  navy. 
C)  slave population. 
D)  economy. 
E)  political system. 
A)  military leadership. 
B)  navy. 
C)  slave population. 
D)  economy. 
E)  political system.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Napoleon III

Accepted Answer

Napoleon III, born Charles-Louis Napoleo

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William H.Seward

Accepted Answer

William H. Seward was an American politi

Question 13

All of the following are true statements about the federal conscription (draft)law except

Accepted Answer

A)  it allowed draftees to hire substitutes 
B)  its provisions were unfair to the poor. 
C)  it was passed despite a healthy rate of volunteers. 
D)  men could pay $300 to purchase an exemption. 
E)  it inspired resentment and riots. 
A)  it allowed draftees to hire substitutes 
B)  its provisions were unfair to the poor. 
C)  it was passed despite a healthy rate of volunteers. 
D)  men could pay $300 to purchase an exemption. 
E)  it inspired resentment and riots.

Question 14

As the Civil War began,the South seemed to have the advantage of

Accepted Answer

A)  greater ability to wage offensive warfare. 
B)  more talented military leaders. 
C)  superior industrial capabilities. 
D)  superior transportation facilities. 
E)  a more united public opinion. 
A)  greater ability to wage offensive warfare. 
B)  more talented military leaders. 
C)  superior industrial capabilities. 
D)  superior transportation facilities. 
E)  a more united public opinion.

Question 15

One reason that the British did not try to break the Union blockade of the South during the Civil War was that

Accepted Answer

A)  they feared losing Northern grain shipments. 
B)  they did not want to fight against the superior American navy. 
C)  the British upper class had supported the North from the onset of hostilities. 
D)  the war caused no economic problems for Britain. 
E)  the South resented British interference. 
A)  they feared losing Northern grain shipments. 
B)  they did not want to fight against the superior American navy. 
C)  the British upper class had supported the North from the onset of hostilities. 
D)  the war caused no economic problems for Britain. 
E)  the South resented British interference.

Question 16

Confederate commerce-raiders

Accepted Answer

A)  operated near New York and Boston. 
B)  dealt a devastating blow to the Union's merchant marine. 
C)  severely crippled the Union war effort. 
D)  established an effective blockade of Union ports. 
E)  were almost all built in Britain. 
A)  operated near New York and Boston. 
B)  dealt a devastating blow to the Union's merchant marine. 
C)  severely crippled the Union war effort. 
D)  established an effective blockade of Union ports. 
E)  were almost all built in Britain.

Question 17

Confederate batteries fired on Fort Sumter when it was learned that

Accepted Answer

A)  Lincoln had ordered the fort reinforced with federal troops. 
B)  Lincoln had ordered supplies sent to the fort. 
C)  the fort's commander was planning to evacuate his troops secretly from the fort. 
D)  Lincoln had called for seventy-five thousand militia troops to form a voluntary Union army. 
E)  southern support for secession was weakening. 
A)  Lincoln had ordered the fort reinforced with federal troops. 
B)  Lincoln had ordered supplies sent to the fort. 
C)  the fort's commander was planning to evacuate his troops secretly from the fort. 
D)  Lincoln had called for seventy-five thousand militia troops to form a voluntary Union army. 
E)  southern support for secession was weakening.

Question 18

The North's greatest strength in the Civil War was its

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnic unity. 
B)  military leadership. 
C)  navy. 
D)  high morale. 
E)  economy. 
A)  ethnic unity. 
B)  military leadership. 
C)  navy. 
D)  high morale. 
E)  economy.

Question 19

The Cherokees' decision on whether to side with the North or South during the Civil War was based on

Accepted Answer

A)  Northern reservation policies. 
B)  the fact that the tribe also owned slaves. 
C)  promises by the Lincoln administration to continue making payments to the tribe. 
D)  the invitation by Union leaders to send tribal delegates to Congress. 
E)  the offer of a large cash payment in return for military support. 
A)  Northern reservation policies. 
B)  the fact that the tribe also owned slaves. 
C)  promises by the Lincoln administration to continue making payments to the tribe. 
D)  the invitation by Union leaders to send tribal delegates to Congress. 
E)  the offer of a large cash payment in return for military support.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-martial law

Accepted Answer

Martial law is the imposition of direct

Exam 20: Girding for War: The North and the South,1861-1865

States that joined the Confederacy after the firing on Fort Sumter included

The Border States offered all of the following advantages except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Morrill Tariff Act

Write your definition of revolution.Then use this definition to argue that the Civil War did or did not produce a revolution in the political,economic,and social life of the United States.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Alabama

To what extent was President Lincoln justified in his violations of ordinary civil liberties during the Civil War? Why or why not?

The Union's establishment of the National Banking System

The Southern cause was weakened by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -King Cotton

The greatest weakness of the South during the Civil War was its

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Napoleon III

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William H.Seward

All of the following are true statements about the federal conscription (draft)law except

As the Civil War began,the South seemed to have the advantage of

One reason that the British did not try to break the Union blockade of the South during the Civil War was that

Confederate commerce-raiders

Confederate batteries fired on Fort Sumter when it was learned that

The North's greatest strength in the Civil War was its

The Cherokees' decision on whether to side with the North or South during the Civil War was based on

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -martial law

New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

The Planting of English America,1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution,1700-1775

The Duel for North America,1608-1763

The Road to Revolution,1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire,1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution,1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State,1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic,1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism,1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy,1824-1840

Forging the National Economy,1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture,1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

The Furnace of Civil War,1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

America Moves to the City,1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt,1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust,1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal,1933-1939

Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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