Question 1

What was Lincoln's initial aim of the Civil War when it began in 1861?

Accepted Answer

A)  to free the slaves 
B)  to preserve the Union, without regard to ending slavery 
C)  to preserve the Union and to free the slaves 
D)  Lincoln was completely surprised by the South's secession, and had no initial aims 
A)  to free the slaves 
B)  to preserve the Union, without regard to ending slavery 
C)  to preserve the Union and to free the slaves 
D)  Lincoln was completely surprised by the South's secession, and had no initial aims B

Question 2

How did southerners react to black troops fighting for the Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  They generally refused to recognize them as prisoners of war, and instead attempted to treat them like escaped slaves. 
B)  They treated them as they did the other white Union prisoners, infuriating Lincoln, who wanted the prisoners kept separate. 
C)  They attempted to persuade them to become slaves and fight for freedom with the South. 
D)  They immediately hung every black soldier they caught. 
A)  They generally refused to recognize them as prisoners of war, and instead attempted to treat them like escaped slaves. 
B)  They treated them as they did the other white Union prisoners, infuriating Lincoln, who wanted the prisoners kept separate. 
C)  They attempted to persuade them to become slaves and fight for freedom with the South. 
D)  They immediately hung every black soldier they caught. A

Question 3

Which black unit was involved in the assault on Battery Wagner in July of 1863?

Accepted Answer

The 54th Massachusetts

Question 4

Who was the Confederate officer in charge of the Fort Pillow massacre?

Accepted Answer

Nathan Bed

Question 5

Other than outright racism, why did many white working-class people oppose the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation?

Accepted Answer

A)  They feared that it would lead to social and political rights. 
B)  They feared that the freed slaves would rush into the North, and compete with them for jobs. 
C)  All northerners actually approved of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. 
D)  They thought that it would make the southerners act more harshly toward their slaves. 
A)  They feared that it would lead to social and political rights. 
B)  They feared that the freed slaves would rush into the North, and compete with them for jobs. 
C)  All northerners actually approved of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. 
D)  They thought that it would make the southerners act more harshly toward their slaves.

Question 6

How did blacks react to Lincoln's plan to abolish slavery by compensating owners?

Accepted Answer

A)  They would have preferred immediate abolition, but thought his idea was a good compromise, since it would free the slaves. 
B)  They approved of this idea, as it was what they had forced on him. 
C)  They were never informed of the idea, and therefore had little reaction. 
D)  They were vehemently against the idea, as it seemed to recognize slaves as property, rather than as human beings. 
A)  They would have preferred immediate abolition, but thought his idea was a good compromise, since it would free the slaves. 
B)  They approved of this idea, as it was what they had forced on him. 
C)  They were never informed of the idea, and therefore had little reaction. 
D)  They were vehemently against the idea, as it seemed to recognize slaves as property, rather than as human beings.

Question 7

Where were many of the members of the Second South Carolina Volunteers from?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York 
B)  Georgia and Florida 
C)  Massachusetts 
D)  South Carolina 
A)  New York 
B)  Georgia and Florida 
C)  Massachusetts 
D)  South Carolina

Question 8

What is true about black service in the Navy as opposed to black service in the Army?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks in the Navy rarely had to perform menial tasks, and they frequently received promotions to officer status. 
B)  Blacks had a tradition of continuously serving in the Navy in substantial numbers. 
C)  Blacks in the Army suffered from less discrimination than in the Navy. 
D)  All of these are true. 
A)  Blacks in the Navy rarely had to perform menial tasks, and they frequently received promotions to officer status. 
B)  Blacks had a tradition of continuously serving in the Navy in substantial numbers. 
C)  Blacks in the Army suffered from less discrimination than in the Navy. 
D)  All of these are true.

Question 9

Many wealthy slave owners refused to give their slaves to the Confederacy for labor. What other advantages did these wealthy men see during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaveholders with more than 20 slaves were exempt from military service. 
B)  They were generally sent out of the country, at government expense, to free them from danger. 
C)  They did not have to pay taxes or support the Confederacy in any way. 
D)  Slaveholders were actually held to the exact same standards as others. 
A)  Slaveholders with more than 20 slaves were exempt from military service. 
B)  They were generally sent out of the country, at government expense, to free them from danger. 
C)  They did not have to pay taxes or support the Confederacy in any way. 
D)  Slaveholders were actually held to the exact same standards as others.

Question 10

What did Harriet Tubman and Mary Elizabeth Bowser have in common about their activities during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both black women led helpful spying efforts on the Confederacy for the Union. 
B)  Both women were influential writers for the Union cause. 
C)  Both black women actually supported the Confederacy, demonstrating that blacks held varying opinions during the Civil War. 
D)  They were early women's rights activists. 
A)  Both black women led helpful spying efforts on the Confederacy for the Union. 
B)  Both women were influential writers for the Union cause. 
C)  Both black women actually supported the Confederacy, demonstrating that blacks held varying opinions during the Civil War. 
D)  They were early women's rights activists.

Question 11

Why did Lincoln decide to postpone his July 1862 decision to emancipate the slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was considering changing his mind and allowing the South to keep their slaves. 
B)  Members of his cabinet told him to wait for a Union victory, when the decision would not look desperate. 
C)  His racist wife and cabinet were attempting to change his mind about emancipation. 
D)  He wanted to wait until Great Britain entered the war on the side of the Union. 
A)  He was considering changing his mind and allowing the South to keep their slaves. 
B)  Members of his cabinet told him to wait for a Union victory, when the decision would not look desperate. 
C)  His racist wife and cabinet were attempting to change his mind about emancipation. 
D)  He wanted to wait until Great Britain entered the war on the side of the Union.

Question 12

Examine Map 11-1. In addition to the border states, what areas did the Emancipation Proclamation not affect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Texas 
B)  The western part of Virginia 
C)  Most of Georgia 
D)  Most of Florida 
A)  Texas 
B)  The western part of Virginia 
C)  Most of Georgia 
D)  Most of Florida

Question 13

What eventually happened to the First South Carolina Volunteers?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were mostly disbanded after Congress failed to appropriate money for them, and later regrouped and were inducted into the United States Army. 
B)  They won the assault on Fort Wagner for the North. 
C)  They were all killed in the Battle of Bull Run. 
D)  They mutinied, protesting against poor treatment in the military. 
A)  They were mostly disbanded after Congress failed to appropriate money for them, and later regrouped and were inducted into the United States Army. 
B)  They won the assault on Fort Wagner for the North. 
C)  They were all killed in the Battle of Bull Run. 
D)  They mutinied, protesting against poor treatment in the military.

Question 14

What was "the crater" in Petersburg, Virginia?

Accepted Answer

A)  A prison for black soldiers. 
B)  A hiding place for slaves waiting for Union help. 
C)  The largest man-made explosion up to that point, and an unsuccessful effort by the Union to win a battle over the Confederates. 
D)  A huge impression made by a falling meteorite, seen by Confederate troops as an omen against the Union. 
A)  A prison for black soldiers. 
B)  A hiding place for slaves waiting for Union help. 
C)  The largest man-made explosion up to that point, and an unsuccessful effort by the Union to win a battle over the Confederates. 
D)  A huge impression made by a falling meteorite, seen by Confederate troops as an omen against the Union.

Question 15

What radical idea about blacks did Thomas Wentworth Higginson have as commander of the First South Carolina Volunteers?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wanted to destroy the black race by killing them. 
B)  He thought that blacks should be sent to Africa, rather than stay in the United States. 
C)  He not only wanted to abolish slavery, but to show that blacks and whites were equal. 
D)  Higginson was very conservative, not radical, in his ideas about blacks. 
A)  He wanted to destroy the black race by killing them. 
B)  He thought that blacks should be sent to Africa, rather than stay in the United States. 
C)  He not only wanted to abolish slavery, but to show that blacks and whites were equal. 
D)  Higginson was very conservative, not radical, in his ideas about blacks.

Question 16

What Union commander began the policy of accepting runaway slaves as "contraband"?

Accepted Answer

Gen. Benja

Question 17

How were black volunteers greeted by the United States government in 1861?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government, realizing it would need all available manpower, accepted them reluctantly. 
B)  The government accepted the early volunteers, but only with great reluctance. 
C)  The government immediately sent them into the South to serve as spies. 
D)  The government refused to enlist them. 
A)  The government, realizing it would need all available manpower, accepted them reluctantly. 
B)  The government accepted the early volunteers, but only with great reluctance. 
C)  The government immediately sent them into the South to serve as spies. 
D)  The government refused to enlist them.

Question 18

What is true about the North's population advantage?

Accepted Answer

A)  The North didn't actually have an advantage with the slaves added into the South's population. 
B)  The North had more than double the South's population. 
C)  The North had more people, but since many of them were blacks, they couldn't vote. 
D)  The North had far fewer people than the South. 
A)  The North didn't actually have an advantage with the slaves added into the South's population. 
B)  The North had more than double the South's population. 
C)  The North had more people, but since many of them were blacks, they couldn't vote. 
D)  The North had far fewer people than the South.

Question 19

What happened during the New York City Draft Riot of 1863?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Yorkers, angry about the mistreatment of slaves, massed to join the army. 
B)  Working-class Irishmen, angry over suspected black attempts to take jobs, engaged in violence and destruction for four days, lynching blacks and burning black-affiliated businesses. 
C)  After police beat and arrested several prominent blacks, the black community responded with violence. 
D)  Southerners infiltrated New York, and began the draft riot to confuse northern troops. 
A)  New Yorkers, angry about the mistreatment of slaves, massed to join the army. 
B)  Working-class Irishmen, angry over suspected black attempts to take jobs, engaged in violence and destruction for four days, lynching blacks and burning black-affiliated businesses. 
C)  After police beat and arrested several prominent blacks, the black community responded with violence. 
D)  Southerners infiltrated New York, and began the draft riot to confuse northern troops.

Question 20

What was Jefferson Davis's response to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation?

Accepted Answer

A)  He surrendered the Confederate Army immediately. 
B)  He declared that all free blacks would be enslaved, and he ordered the Confederate Army to capture and enslave all free blacks in the North. 
C)  He went on a rampage, killing all of his slaves personally, so they would never know freedom. 
D)  He completely ignored it as ineffective. 
A)  He surrendered the Confederate Army immediately. 
B)  He declared that all free blacks would be enslaved, and he ordered the Confederate Army to capture and enslave all free blacks in the North. 
C)  He went on a rampage, killing all of his slaves personally, so they would never know freedom. 
D)  He completely ignored it as ineffective.

Exam 11: Liberation: African Americans and the Civil War

What was Lincoln's initial aim of the Civil War when it began in 1861?

How did southerners react to black troops fighting for the Union?

Which black unit was involved in the assault on Battery Wagner in July of 1863?

Who was the Confederate officer in charge of the Fort Pillow massacre?

Other than outright racism, why did many white working-class people oppose the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation?

How did blacks react to Lincoln's plan to abolish slavery by compensating owners?

Where were many of the members of the Second South Carolina Volunteers from?

What is true about black service in the Navy as opposed to black service in the Army?

Many wealthy slave owners refused to give their slaves to the Confederacy for labor. What other advantages did these wealthy men see during the Civil War?

What did Harriet Tubman and Mary Elizabeth Bowser have in common about their activities during the Civil War?

Why did Lincoln decide to postpone his July 1862 decision to emancipate the slaves?

Examine Map 11-1. In addition to the border states, what areas did the Emancipation Proclamation not affect?

What eventually happened to the First South Carolina Volunteers?

What was "the crater" in Petersburg, Virginia?

What radical idea about blacks did Thomas Wentworth Higginson have as commander of the First South Carolina Volunteers?

What Union commander began the policy of accepting runaway slaves as "contraband"?

How were black volunteers greeted by the United States government in 1861?

What is true about the North's population advantage?

What happened during the New York City Draft Riot of 1863?

What was Jefferson Davis's response to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation?

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