Question 1

Lincoln's called for a "new birth of freedom" in the Gettysburg Address.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Wade-Davis bill was supported by Abraham Lincoln.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What percent of the Union army was comprised of immigrants? ​

Accepted Answer

A) 10 to 15 
B) 15 to 20 
C) ​20 to 25 
D) ​25 to 30 
A) 10 to 15 
B) 15 to 20 
C) ​20 to 25 
D) ​25 to 30

Question 4

Lincoln's position on slavery was ​

Accepted Answer

A) It should end gradually 
B) Slave holders should be paid for their slaves once they were freed 
C) ​He hated slavery personally 
D) ​All of the above 
A) It should end gradually 
B) Slave holders should be paid for their slaves once they were freed 
C) ​He hated slavery personally 
D) ​All of the above

Question 5

What great contradiction did the Confederacy face as it waged the war? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Its decision to free slaves within its borders 
B) The need to create a central government 
C) ​The decision to finance the war by printing paper currency 
D) ​The use of conscription to staff its army 
A) Its decision to free slaves within its borders 
B) The need to create a central government 
C) ​The decision to finance the war by printing paper currency 
D) ​The use of conscription to staff its army

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the battlefront during the Civil War? ​

Accepted Answer

A) The war had the highest casualty rates of any American war 
B) New technologies of warfare made the battles especially bloody 
C) ​More soldiers died in battle than from diseases 
D) ​More southern soldiers died during the war than northern soldiers 
A) The war had the highest casualty rates of any American war 
B) New technologies of warfare made the battles especially bloody 
C) ​More soldiers died in battle than from diseases 
D) ​More southern soldiers died during the war than northern soldiers

Question 7

The Union and Confederacy both eagerly enlisted African Americans as soldiers.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Union men who were drafted could pay $300 to have someone else serve for them.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the North,men of all classes and ethnicities enlisted in the military.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Clara Barton nursed Union troops and went on to found the American Red Cross.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Missouri and Kentucky were Confederate states.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 ​

Accepted Answer

A) Freed all slaves 
B) Freed only northern slaves 
C) ​Freed slaves that lived in the rebel territories 
D) ​Freed slaves once the war ended 
A) Freed all slaves 
B) Freed only northern slaves 
C) ​Freed slaves that lived in the rebel territories 
D) ​Freed slaves once the war ended

Question 13

What was the major reason why the South suffered food shortages on the home front during the war? ​

Accepted Answer

A) It sold many of its crops abroad to help finance its war effort 
B) It continued to concentrate on raising cotton instead of food crops 
C) ​Wealthy families hoarded food 
D) ​All of the above 
A) It sold many of its crops abroad to help finance its war effort 
B) It continued to concentrate on raising cotton instead of food crops 
C) ​Wealthy families hoarded food 
D) ​All of the above

Question 14

Which of the following statements concerning women in the Civil War is true? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Women volunteered for military service in northern armies. 
B) Women quickly became respected as nurses in both armies. 
C) ​In the South,the U.S.Sanitary Commission coordinated women's relief efforts. 
D) ​Dorothea Dix later established the Red Cross as a result of her experiences in the war. 
E) ​Women gained fame for their fighting abilities in the conflict. 
A) Women volunteered for military service in northern armies. 
B) Women quickly became respected as nurses in both armies. 
C) ​In the South,the U.S.Sanitary Commission coordinated women's relief efforts. 
D) ​Dorothea Dix later established the Red Cross as a result of her experiences in the war. 
E) ​Women gained fame for their fighting abilities in the conflict.

Question 15

Robert E.Lee was chosen to command the Confederate army based on his experience in the Mexican War. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements regarding African American troops serving in the Union army is true? ​

Accepted Answer

A) They were paid the same wages as white troops. 
B) From the beginning,they played an integral role in many fighting units. 
C) ​They distinguished themselves in battles in Louisiana and South Carolina. 
D) ​All of these 
A) They were paid the same wages as white troops. 
B) From the beginning,they played an integral role in many fighting units. 
C) ​They distinguished themselves in battles in Louisiana and South Carolina. 
D) ​All of these

Question 17

What was the capital of the Confederacy?

Accepted Answer

A) Richmond 
B) Charleston 
C) ​Atlanta 
D) ​Savannah 
E) ​Raleigh 
A) Richmond 
B) Charleston 
C) ​Atlanta 
D) ​Savannah 
E) ​Raleigh

Question 18

Native American groups in the Oklahoma territory stood against the U.S.during the war.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Who was the founder of the American Red Cross? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Clara Barton 
B) Dorothea Dix 
C) ​Phoebe Pember 
D) ​John Sullivan 
E) ​Jane McClellan 
A) Clara Barton 
B) Dorothea Dix 
C) ​Phoebe Pember 
D) ​John Sullivan 
E) ​Jane McClellan

Question 20

Union advantages at the beginning of the war included all of the following except ​

Accepted Answer

A) A large white population 
B) A network of railroads and canals 
C) ​Solid industrial capacity 
D) ​Ships and naval experience 
E) ​Its large geographical size 
A) A large white population 
B) A network of railroads and canals 
C) ​Solid industrial capacity 
D) ​Ships and naval experience 
E) ​Its large geographical size

Exam 12: A House Divided: Civil War, 1861-1865

Lincoln's called for a "new birth of freedom" in the Gettysburg Address.​

The Wade-Davis bill was supported by Abraham Lincoln.​

What percent of the Union army was comprised of immigrants? ​

Lincoln's position on slavery was ​

What great contradiction did the Confederacy face as it waged the war? ​

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the battlefront during the Civil War? ​

The Union and Confederacy both eagerly enlisted African Americans as soldiers.​

Union men who were drafted could pay $300 to have someone else serve for them.​

In the North,men of all classes and ethnicities enlisted in the military.​

Clara Barton nursed Union troops and went on to found the American Red Cross.​

Missouri and Kentucky were Confederate states.​

The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 ​

What was the major reason why the South suffered food shortages on the home front during the war? ​

Which of the following statements concerning women in the Civil War is true? ​

Robert E.Lee was chosen to command the Confederate army based on his experience in the Mexican War. ​

Which of the following statements regarding African American troops serving in the Union army is true? ​

What was the capital of the Confederacy?

Native American groups in the Oklahoma territory stood against the U.S.during the war.​

Who was the founder of the American Red Cross? ​

Union advantages at the beginning of the war included all of the following except ​

The Atlantic World and the Dawn of Exploration, 1492-1535

Contact, colonization, and Exchange in the Atlantic World, 1492-1600

Colonizing North America, 1565-1763

Dissolving the Political Bands, 1763-1776

The American Revolution, 1776-1789

Forging a New Nation, 1790-1828

The Market Revolution and Social Reform, 1800-1860

The Peculiar Institution: the Old South and Slavery, 1800-1860

Democracy and Popular Politics, 1828-1848

Manifest Destiny and Western Expansion, 1820-1860

The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861

Bitter Aftermath: Reconstruction and Redemption, 1863-1896

Projecting Power, widening Borders: the Politics of Westward Expansion, 1865-1914

Change and Resistance: Industrialization, urbanization, and Farm Protest, 1865-1910

The Reform Impulse: the Progressive Era, 1895-1920

America and Global Conflict: World War I, 1914-1920

The Rise of American Mass Culture, 1920-1929

A Nation in Crisis: the Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

World War Ii at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

Affluence and Anxiety: Cold War America, 1945-1960

Revolution and Crisis, 1960-1974

A Conservative Resurgence, 1975-1992

America in a Global Context, 1989-Present

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Lincoln's called for a "new birth of freedom" in the Gettysburg Address.

The Wade-Davis bill was supported by Abraham Lincoln.

What percent of the Union army was comprised of immigrants?

Lincoln's position on slavery was

What great contradiction did the Confederacy face as it waged the war?

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the battlefront during the Civil War?

The Union and Confederacy both eagerly enlisted African Americans as soldiers.

Union men who were drafted could pay $300 to have someone else serve for them.

In the North,men of all classes and ethnicities enlisted in the military.

Clara Barton nursed Union troops and went on to found the American Red Cross.

Missouri and Kentucky were Confederate states.

The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863

What was the major reason why the South suffered food shortages on the home front during the war?

Which of the following statements concerning women in the Civil War is true?

Robert E.Lee was chosen to command the Confederate army based on his experience in the Mexican War.

Which of the following statements regarding African American troops serving in the Union army is true?

Native American groups in the Oklahoma territory stood against the U.S.during the war.

Who was the founder of the American Red Cross?

Union advantages at the beginning of the war included all of the following except