Question 1

In Lincoln's attempts to preserve the Union,he did all of the following questionable actions as president except

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A)  proclaimed a blockade of the Southern ports. 
B)  increased the size of the federal army. 
C)  suspended the writ of habeas corpus. 
D)  advanced federal funds to private citizens without authorization. 
E)  refused to implement a draft, or conscription law, during the war. 
A)  proclaimed a blockade of the Southern ports. 
B)  increased the size of the federal army. 
C)  suspended the writ of habeas corpus. 
D)  advanced federal funds to private citizens without authorization. 
E)  refused to implement a draft, or conscription law, during the war.

Question 2

To fill the army's demand for troops,prior to 1863,the North relied mainly on

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A)  the draft. 
B)  bounty brokers. 
C)  substitute brokers. 
D)  volunteers. 
E)  foreign mercenaries. 
A)  the draft. 
B)  bounty brokers. 
C)  substitute brokers. 
D)  volunteers. 
E)  foreign mercenaries.

Question 3

During the Civil War,diplomacy for the Union and the Confederacy

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A)  played only a small role. 
B)  was important for the Union but not for the Confederacy. 
C)  was critical for both. 
D)  was important for the Confederacy but not for the Union. 
E)  relied on international organizations. 
A)  played only a small role. 
B)  was important for the Union but not for the Confederacy. 
C)  was critical for both. 
D)  was important for the Confederacy but not for the Union. 
E)  relied on international organizations.

Question 4

The South believed that the British would come to its aid because

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A)  the people in Britain would demand such action. 
B)  British Canada was strongly hostile to the Union. 
C)  Britain still had slavery in its empire. 
D)  the government had refused to allow Uncle Tom's Cabin to be sold in the empire. 
E)  Britain was dependent on Southern cotton. 
A)  the people in Britain would demand such action. 
B)  British Canada was strongly hostile to the Union. 
C)  Britain still had slavery in its empire. 
D)  the government had refused to allow Uncle Tom's Cabin to be sold in the empire. 
E)  Britain was dependent on Southern cotton.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President o

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Border States

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The Border States refer to the slave sta

Question 7

President Lincoln's decision on what to do about the situation at Fort Sumter in the first weeks of his administration can best be characterized as

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A)  ill thought out. 
B)  rash and hotheaded. 
C)  the only possible option. 
D)  a strategic blunder. 
E)  a middle of the road solution. 
A)  ill thought out. 
B)  rash and hotheaded. 
C)  the only possible option. 
D)  a strategic blunder. 
E)  a middle of the road solution.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Clara Barton

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Clara Barton, born Clarissa Harlowe Bart

Question 9

Much of the hunger experienced by Confederate soldiers in the Civil War was due to

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A)  poor agricultural production. 
B)  the Union's naval blockade. 
C)  the South's rickety transportation system. 
D)  the fact that slaves abandoned the plantations. 
E)  profiteering by military suppliers. 
A)  poor agricultural production. 
B)  the Union's naval blockade. 
C)  the South's rickety transportation system. 
D)  the fact that slaves abandoned the plantations. 
E)  profiteering by military suppliers.

Question 10

Explain why Britain finally decided against intervention on behalf of the Confederacy.In what ways was Britain helpful to the South anyway?

Accepted Answer

Britain ultimately decided against inter

Question 11

President Lincoln's loose interpretation of civil liberties during the Civil War

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A)  was overridden by a protesting Congress. 
B)  resulted in the suspension of habeas corpus. 
C)  led to the arrest of several critical newspaper editors. 
D)  was allowed to continue after the war. 
E)  was defended by him as necessary to save the Union. 
A)  was overridden by a protesting Congress. 
B)  resulted in the suspension of habeas corpus. 
C)  led to the arrest of several critical newspaper editors. 
D)  was allowed to continue after the war. 
E)  was defended by him as necessary to save the Union.

Question 12

King Cotton failed the South as a tool of wartime diplomacy because

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A)  Britain held surpluses of cotton when the war began. 
B)  textile workers in Britain favored the North. 
C)  the North sent captured cotton to Britain. 
D)  Britain developed alternative supplies of cotton in Egypt and India. 
E)  the cotton crop was devastated by the boll weevil. 
A)  Britain held surpluses of cotton when the war began. 
B)  textile workers in Britain favored the North. 
C)  the North sent captured cotton to Britain. 
D)  Britain developed alternative supplies of cotton in Egypt and India. 
E)  the cotton crop was devastated by the boll weevil.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

The term "Union" in a historical context

Question 14

Confederate commerce-raiders such as the Alabama

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A)  were of little value. 
B)  proved effective against Union shipping. 
C)  were supplied by the French. 
D)  lasted less than a year. 
E)  operated mostly off the Atlantic coast. 
A)  were of little value. 
B)  proved effective against Union shipping. 
C)  were supplied by the French. 
D)  lasted less than a year. 
E)  operated mostly off the Atlantic coast.

Question 15

Assess the validity of the following statement,"The South's devotion to states' rights was a major reason for its failure to win the Civil War."

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The statement that "The South's devotion

Question 16

Johnny Reb tended to be all of the following except

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A)  jocular. 
B)  emotional. 
C)  religious. 
D)  detached personally from the war. 
E)  bred to fight. 
A)  jocular. 
B)  emotional. 
C)  religious. 
D)  detached personally from the war. 
E)  bred to fight.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Draft Riots

Accepted Answer

The Draft Riots, specifically referring

Question 18

In 1861,many Northerners were willing to allow Southern states to leave the Union until

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A)  John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. 
B)  the South attacked Fort Sumter. 
C)  Robert E. Lee was named to head the potential new nation's army. 
D)  South Carolina seceded from the United States. 
E)  Virginia and Tennessee joined the seceding states. 
A)  John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. 
B)  the South attacked Fort Sumter. 
C)  Robert E. Lee was named to head the potential new nation's army. 
D)  South Carolina seceded from the United States. 
E)  Virginia and Tennessee joined the seceding states.

Question 19

During the Civil War

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A)  relations between the Union and Canada were at times very poor. 
B)  Southerners were unable to use Canada as a base from which to attack the Union. 
C)  the Union and Canada became very close allies. 
D)  France made an effort to regain control of Canada. 
E)  the British army in Canada mobilized for intervention. 
A)  relations between the Union and Canada were at times very poor. 
B)  Southerners were unable to use Canada as a base from which to attack the Union. 
C)  the Union and Canada became very close allies. 
D)  France made an effort to regain control of Canada. 
E)  the British army in Canada mobilized for intervention.

Question 20

All of the following were similar characteristics that both Union and Confederate soldiers shared except

Accepted Answer

A)  most soldiers had been farmers or farm laborers. 
B)  poor unskilled workers were well represented among both armies. 
C)  most troops were native born. 
D)  almost half were under the age of 22. 
E)  both shared a common commitment to patriotism. 
A)  most soldiers had been farmers or farm laborers. 
B)  poor unskilled workers were well represented among both armies. 
C)  most troops were native born. 
D)  almost half were under the age of 22. 
E)  both shared a common commitment to patriotism.

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

In Lincoln's attempts to preserve the Union,he did all of the following questionable actions as president except

To fill the army's demand for troops,prior to 1863,the North relied mainly on

During the Civil War,diplomacy for the Union and the Confederacy

The South believed that the British would come to its aid because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Abraham Lincoln

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Border States

President Lincoln's decision on what to do about the situation at Fort Sumter in the first weeks of his administration can best be characterized as

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Clara Barton

Much of the hunger experienced by Confederate soldiers in the Civil War was due to

Explain why Britain finally decided against intervention on behalf of the Confederacy.In what ways was Britain helpful to the South anyway?

President Lincoln's loose interpretation of civil liberties during the Civil War

King Cotton failed the South as a tool of wartime diplomacy because

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

Confederate commerce-raiders such as the Alabama

Assess the validity of the following statement,"The South's devotion to states' rights was a major reason for its failure to win the Civil War."

Johnny Reb tended to be all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Draft Riots

In 1861,many Northerners were willing to allow Southern states to leave the Union until

During the Civil War

All of the following were similar characteristics that both Union and Confederate soldiers shared except

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