Question 1

What did Robert E. Lee think about enlisting blacks in the military?

Accepted Answer

A)  He thought that it was a very poor idea, since no slave would support the Confederacy. 
B)  He refused to hear any arguments about it. 
C)  He favored it, since as slaves they were accustomed to obedience and discipline. 
D)  No southerner ever thought about enlisting blacks in the military. 
A)  He thought that it was a very poor idea, since no slave would support the Confederacy. 
B)  He refused to hear any arguments about it. 
C)  He favored it, since as slaves they were accustomed to obedience and discipline. 
D)  No southerner ever thought about enlisting blacks in the military.

Question 2

What did James Montgomery see as his goal with the Second South Carolina Volunteers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Montgomery wanted to wipe out all evidence of slavery, especially the plantation houses. 
B)  Montgomery wanted to prove the bravery and equality of blacks. 
C)  Montgomery actually supported the South, and wanted to assist them, rather than the North. 
D)  Montgomery thought he could prove that black soldiers were only capable of menial labor. 
A)  Montgomery wanted to wipe out all evidence of slavery, especially the plantation houses. 
B)  Montgomery wanted to prove the bravery and equality of blacks. 
C)  Montgomery actually supported the South, and wanted to assist them, rather than the North. 
D)  Montgomery thought he could prove that black soldiers were only capable of menial labor.

Question 3

What is not true about the effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  It caused southerners in rebellious areas to free their slaves. 
B)  It stopped chances for an alliance between the Confederacy and either Britain or France. 
C)  More slaves began to run away, dramatically affecting the South's war effort and morale. 
D)  It weakened the South's ability to fight the war. 
A)  It caused southerners in rebellious areas to free their slaves. 
B)  It stopped chances for an alliance between the Confederacy and either Britain or France. 
C)  More slaves began to run away, dramatically affecting the South's war effort and morale. 
D)  It weakened the South's ability to fight the war.

Question 4

Which of the following slave states was never a member of the Confederacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia 
B)  Delaware 
C)  Tennessee 
D)  North Carolina 
A)  Virginia 
B)  Delaware 
C)  Tennessee 
D)  North Carolina

Question 5

What was General Order 11?

Accepted Answer

A)  an order issued by Grant, freeing all slaves in South Carolina 
B)  an order issued by Lincoln, freeing all slaves in the United States, and backing up the Emancipation Proclamation with threats of violence 
C)  an order issued by Lincoln in response to the mistreatment of black soldiers-it threatened to execute southern prisoners 
D)  an order issued by Lee, to kill all black prisoners of war held by the South 
A)  an order issued by Grant, freeing all slaves in South Carolina 
B)  an order issued by Lincoln, freeing all slaves in the United States, and backing up the Emancipation Proclamation with threats of violence 
C)  an order issued by Lincoln in response to the mistreatment of black soldiers-it threatened to execute southern prisoners 
D)  an order issued by Lee, to kill all black prisoners of war held by the South

Question 6

How did Lincoln change the nature of the war with the Emancipation Proclamation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It became a war to free the slaves. The North gained the moral advantage. 
B)  The South realized it was futile to continue, and surrendered. 
C)  The North began to rebel against Lincoln as well. 
D)  He really didn't change the war, since the Emancipation Proclamation had no real effect. 
A)  It became a war to free the slaves. The North gained the moral advantage. 
B)  The South realized it was futile to continue, and surrendered. 
C)  The North began to rebel against Lincoln as well. 
D)  He really didn't change the war, since the Emancipation Proclamation had no real effect.

Question 7

How did the United States government resolve the issue of unequal pay for blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  They never did. Blacks were never granted equal pay with whites. 
B)  They granted equal pay toward the end of the war and allowed free blacks to receive back pay for service only before January 1, 1864. 
C)  They granted blacks double the pay of whites if they served in actual combat. 
D)  They court-martialed all the men protesting for insubordination and treason. 
A)  They never did. Blacks were never granted equal pay with whites. 
B)  They granted equal pay toward the end of the war and allowed free blacks to receive back pay for service only before January 1, 1864. 
C)  They granted blacks double the pay of whites if they served in actual combat. 
D)  They court-martialed all the men protesting for insubordination and treason.

Question 8

What Union victory preceded Lincoln issuing the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

What was not a part of the terms of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It would free those slaves still in bondage in areas under rebellion on January 1, 1863. 
B)  It gave the Confederacy until January 1, 1863 to come back into the Union. 
C)  If the Confederacy returned to the Union by January 1, 1863, they could keep their slaves. 
D)  It allowed slaves to leave the country to obtain freedom if they wished. 
A)  It would free those slaves still in bondage in areas under rebellion on January 1, 1863. 
B)  It gave the Confederacy until January 1, 1863 to come back into the Union. 
C)  If the Confederacy returned to the Union by January 1, 1863, they could keep their slaves. 
D)  It allowed slaves to leave the country to obtain freedom if they wished.

Question 10

Who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia, the main Confederate Army?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert E. Lee 
B)  Ulysses S. Grant 
C)  Abraham Lincoln 
D)  Jefferson Davis, before he accepted the presidency of the Confederacy 
A)  Robert E. Lee 
B)  Ulysses S. Grant 
C)  Abraham Lincoln 
D)  Jefferson Davis, before he accepted the presidency of the Confederacy

Question 11

How did Lincoln react to the actions of Gens. John C. Fremont and David Hunter, who ordered all slaves in their areas freed under the First Confiscation Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  He generally ignored their actions. 
B)  He immediately countermanded their orders, and told them to stick to the letter of the law. 
C)  He immediately approved of their actions, sending them medals of valor and bravery for their support of the northern cause. 
D)  He approved of their actions privately, but required them to return slaves to their masters. 
A)  He generally ignored their actions. 
B)  He immediately countermanded their orders, and told them to stick to the letter of the law. 
C)  He immediately approved of their actions, sending them medals of valor and bravery for their support of the northern cause. 
D)  He approved of their actions privately, but required them to return slaves to their masters.

Question 12

Which of the following is true about Union treatment of southern blacks during the war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Union soldiers were always more humane than southern soldiers toward blacks. 
B)  Union soldiers refused to accept blacks into their care. 
C)  They circulated rumors of black threats of violence, justifying placing them under arrest. 
D)  Like urban whites, they also engaged in acts of enormous brutality, including rape and murder. 
A)  Union soldiers were always more humane than southern soldiers toward blacks. 
B)  Union soldiers refused to accept blacks into their care. 
C)  They circulated rumors of black threats of violence, justifying placing them under arrest. 
D)  Like urban whites, they also engaged in acts of enormous brutality, including rape and murder.

Question 13

What was the result of the assault on Battery Wagner in July of 1863?

Accepted Answer

A)  The black soldiers fought ran away when they heard the cannons and whites used this evidence against black soldiers in general.. 
B)  William H. Carney, who fought in the battle, was the first black man to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for his efforts. 
C)  The Union won the battle. 
D)  The assault ended before it began, as the Union forces discovered a spy in their midst. 
A)  The black soldiers fought ran away when they heard the cannons and whites used this evidence against black soldiers in general.. 
B)  William H. Carney, who fought in the battle, was the first black man to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for his efforts. 
C)  The Union won the battle. 
D)  The assault ended before it began, as the Union forces discovered a spy in their midst.

Question 14

What did the men of the 54th Massachusetts do to protest race discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A)  They went on a hunger strike to protest unequal treatment. 
B)  They had the first sit-in, at the White House, and were arrested and charged with treason. 
C)  They said they would accept no pay unless it was equal to white men's pay. 
D)  The 54th Massachusetts men made no protest against race discrimination, as they were an all white regiment. 
A)  They went on a hunger strike to protest unequal treatment. 
B)  They had the first sit-in, at the White House, and were arrested and charged with treason. 
C)  They said they would accept no pay unless it was equal to white men's pay. 
D)  The 54th Massachusetts men made no protest against race discrimination, as they were an all white regiment.

Question 15

What policy regarding the service of blacks for the Confederacy was eventually agreed upon in March of 1865?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks would be enlisted, would receive the same pay as whites, but would only be freed if their owner and the state consented. 
B)  Blacks would never serve the Confederacy. 
C)  Only blacks who had been free in the South for more than 10 years could serve. 
D)  Any black who wanted to fight would be allowed to. 
A)  Blacks would be enlisted, would receive the same pay as whites, but would only be freed if their owner and the state consented. 
B)  Blacks would never serve the Confederacy. 
C)  Only blacks who had been free in the South for more than 10 years could serve. 
D)  Any black who wanted to fight would be allowed to.

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true about black military service during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Occasionally, black men served in integrated units in the army. 
B)  White officers were often ready to command black troops, since they received more pay. 
C)  Black soldiers were paid less, since whites thought they would only be used for menial work. 
D)  Blacks were only used as combat troops, since that was more dangerous. 
A)  Occasionally, black men served in integrated units in the army. 
B)  White officers were often ready to command black troops, since they received more pay. 
C)  Black soldiers were paid less, since whites thought they would only be used for menial work. 
D)  Blacks were only used as combat troops, since that was more dangerous.

Question 17

What can be said about the First South Carolina Volunteers?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were well paid for black troops, almost as well as the whites. 
B)  They were generally all from the North. 
C)  General Hunter sometimes used white troops to force blacks to volunteer. 
D)  They fought bravely at the assault on Fort Wagner. 
A)  They were well paid for black troops, almost as well as the whites. 
B)  They were generally all from the North. 
C)  General Hunter sometimes used white troops to force blacks to volunteer. 
D)  They fought bravely at the assault on Fort Wagner.

Question 18

How was the 54th Massachusetts different from the South Carolina regiments?

Accepted Answer

A)  The 54th was commanded by a black man. 
B)  The 54th was composed mainly of free blacks, rather than slaves. 
C)  The 54th included only black men from Massachusetts. 
D)  Because work for the 54th was so dangerous, they received more pay than the average white soldier. 
A)  The 54th was commanded by a black man. 
B)  The 54th was composed mainly of free blacks, rather than slaves. 
C)  The 54th included only black men from Massachusetts. 
D)  Because work for the 54th was so dangerous, they received more pay than the average white soldier.

Question 19

What did Abraham Lincoln initially think was the appropriate long-term solution to slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lincoln thought that slaves should be freed immediately, without compensation. 
B)  Lincoln thought no slaves should be freed, since that would damage property rights. 
C)  Lincoln wanted to compensate masters for their slaves and then send the slaves out of the United States. 
D)  Lincoln believed that slaves should be moved to the far west, so that they could be used in building railroads. 
A)  Lincoln thought that slaves should be freed immediately, without compensation. 
B)  Lincoln thought no slaves should be freed, since that would damage property rights. 
C)  Lincoln wanted to compensate masters for their slaves and then send the slaves out of the United States. 
D)  Lincoln believed that slaves should be moved to the far west, so that they could be used in building railroads.

Question 20

What policy did General Patrick Cleburne recommend?

Accepted Answer

A)  putting all slaves in prison until after the war 
B)  freeing slaves for their military service, if they were loyal to the Confederacy 
C)  surrendering to the North in exchange for keeping their slaves 
D)  the wholesale slaughter of black soldiers and runaway slaves 
A)  putting all slaves in prison until after the war 
B)  freeing slaves for their military service, if they were loyal to the Confederacy 
C)  surrendering to the North in exchange for keeping their slaves 
D)  the wholesale slaughter of black soldiers and runaway slaves

Exam 11: Liberation: African Americans and the Civil War

What did Robert E. Lee think about enlisting blacks in the military?

What did James Montgomery see as his goal with the Second South Carolina Volunteers?

What is not true about the effect of the Emancipation Proclamation on the South?

Which of the following slave states was never a member of the Confederacy?

What was General Order 11?

How did Lincoln change the nature of the war with the Emancipation Proclamation?

How did the United States government resolve the issue of unequal pay for blacks?

What Union victory preceded Lincoln issuing the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation?

What was not a part of the terms of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation?

Who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia, the main Confederate Army?

How did Lincoln react to the actions of Gens. John C. Fremont and David Hunter, who ordered all slaves in their areas freed under the First Confiscation Act?

Which of the following is true about Union treatment of southern blacks during the war?

What was the result of the assault on Battery Wagner in July of 1863?

What did the men of the 54th Massachusetts do to protest race discrimination?

What policy regarding the service of blacks for the Confederacy was eventually agreed upon in March of 1865?

Which of the following statements is true about black military service during the Civil War?

What can be said about the First South Carolina Volunteers?

How was the 54th Massachusetts different from the South Carolina regiments?

What did Abraham Lincoln initially think was the appropriate long-term solution to slavery?

What policy did General Patrick Cleburne recommend?

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