Question 1

Who of the following did not run for the presidency in 1860?

Accepted Answer

A) John C. Breckinridge 
B) Stephen Douglas 
C) William Seward 
D) John Bell 
E) Abraham Lincoln 
A) John C. Breckinridge 
B) Stephen Douglas 
C) William Seward 
D) John Bell 
E) Abraham Lincoln

Question 2

Describe the first battle of the ironclads and assess its significance.

Accepted Answer

The first battle of the ironclads took p

Question 3

The President when the southern states began seceding was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The President when the southern states began...

Question 4

The Constitution of the Confederate States of America

Accepted Answer

A) argued for the sovereignty of the Confederate government over that of the states. 
B) specifically denied the right of secession. 
C) guaranteed slavery in both the states and the territories. 
D) was significantly different from the U.S. Constitution. 
E) provided for the gradual abolition of slavery. 
A) argued for the sovereignty of the Confederate government over that of the states. 
B) specifically denied the right of secession. 
C) guaranteed slavery in both the states and the territories. 
D) was significantly different from the U.S. Constitution. 
E) provided for the gradual abolition of slavery.

Question 5

Southerners refer to the Battle of Bull Run as the Battle of Manassas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which was not a Northern military advantage over the South?

Accepted Answer

A) large manpower advantages 
B) better commanding officers in the field 
C) industrial advantages 
D) transportation and communications advantages 
E) greater bank capital and wealth 
A) large manpower advantages 
B) better commanding officers in the field 
C) industrial advantages 
D) transportation and communications advantages 
E) greater bank capital and wealth

Question 7

The Anaconda Plan was

Accepted Answer

A) Secretary of State William Seward's program for ensuring the loyalty of the Anaconda Indians during the war. 
B) General Winfield Scott's strategy for encircling and squeezing the South into submission. 
C) a congressional design for building dams and flood controls on the Anaconda River. 
D) the Confederate battle plan for the attack at Bull Run. 
E) a Union plan for financing the war effort. 
A) Secretary of State William Seward's program for ensuring the loyalty of the Anaconda Indians during the war. 
B) General Winfield Scott's strategy for encircling and squeezing the South into submission. 
C) a congressional design for building dams and flood controls on the Anaconda River. 
D) the Confederate battle plan for the attack at Bull Run. 
E) a Union plan for financing the war effort.

Question 8

Robert E. Lee joined the Confederacy because he

Accepted Answer

A) was offered more money by the Confederacy than he was making in the Union military. 
B) owned over two hundred slaves and feared that he would be bankrupted if they were freed. 
C) believed the Southern states had a constitutional right to secede from the Union. 
D) was anxious to help weaken the North. 
E) loved his home state of Virginia and could not fight against it. 
A) was offered more money by the Confederacy than he was making in the Union military. 
B) owned over two hundred slaves and feared that he would be bankrupted if they were freed. 
C) believed the Southern states had a constitutional right to secede from the Union. 
D) was anxious to help weaken the North. 
E) loved his home state of Virginia and could not fight against it.

Question 9

Compare Northern and Southern advantages and disadvantages at the beginning of the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

At the beginning of the Civil War, both

Question 10

Examine the Crittenden Compromise. Why was it rejected by the Republicans?

Accepted Answer

The Crittenden Compromise was a series o

Question 11

About ____ of the Union's wartime revenue came from selling war bonds.

Accepted Answer

A) two-thirds 
B) one-half 
C) three-quarters 
D) four-fifths 
E) nine-tenths 
A) two-thirds 
B) one-half 
C) three-quarters 
D) four-fifths 
E) nine-tenths

Question 12

Jefferson Davis was chosen president of the Confederacy because he was

Accepted Answer

A) the most outspoken of the radical secessionists. 
B) a nephew of George Washington and would therefore make the Confederacy more legitimate. 
C) a moderate who had extensive military and political experience. 
D) the only person who wanted to assume the office. 
E) from the North. 
A) the most outspoken of the radical secessionists. 
B) a nephew of George Washington and would therefore make the Confederacy more legitimate. 
C) a moderate who had extensive military and political experience. 
D) the only person who wanted to assume the office. 
E) from the North.

Question 13

Southerners considered the Republican pledge not to interfere with slavery in the states meaningless.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The first Battle of Bull Run is most significant because

Accepted Answer

A) it revealed how short the war would be. 
B) it made the north feel that the war was essentially over and they had won. 
C) more Confederates died than Union soldiers. 
D) it made Grant stand out to Lincoln. 
E) it was a wake-up call to the north that this war would be long and drawn out. 
A) it revealed how short the war would be. 
B) it made the north feel that the war was essentially over and they had won. 
C) more Confederates died than Union soldiers. 
D) it made Grant stand out to Lincoln. 
E) it was a wake-up call to the north that this war would be long and drawn out.

Question 15

The first state to secede from the union was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first state to secede from the...

Question 16

Southern Democrats embraced Stephen A. Douglas as a possible presidential nominee in 1860.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The young, heralded commander of the Army of the Potomac in 1861 was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The young, heralded commander of the Army of...

Question 18

The total Confederate population of 9 million included ____ slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) 1.6 million 
B) 2.1 million 
C) 2.9 million 
D) 1 million 
E) 3.7 million 
A) 1.6 million 
B) 2.1 million 
C) 2.9 million 
D) 1 million 
E) 3.7 million

Question 19

Which of the following slave states did not secede from the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Kansas 
B) Kentucky 
C) Arkansas 
D) Tennessee 
E) Texas 
A) Kansas 
B) Kentucky 
C) Arkansas 
D) Tennessee 
E) Texas

Question 20

Leaders of the Union and the Confederacy both foresaw a long, bloody struggle as war began in 1861.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

Who of the following did not run for the presidency in 1860?

Describe the first battle of the ironclads and assess its significance.

The President when the southern states began seceding was ____________________.

The Constitution of the Confederate States of America

Southerners refer to the Battle of Bull Run as the Battle of Manassas.

Which was not a Northern military advantage over the South?

The Anaconda Plan was

Robert E. Lee joined the Confederacy because he

Compare Northern and Southern advantages and disadvantages at the beginning of the Civil War.

Examine the Crittenden Compromise. Why was it rejected by the Republicans?

About ____ of the Union's wartime revenue came from selling war bonds.

Jefferson Davis was chosen president of the Confederacy because he was

Southerners considered the Republican pledge not to interfere with slavery in the states meaningless.

The first Battle of Bull Run is most significant because

The first state to secede from the union was ____________________.

Southern Democrats embraced Stephen A. Douglas as a possible presidential nominee in 1860.

The young, heralded commander of the Army of the Potomac in 1861 was ____________________.

The total Confederate population of 9 million included ____ slaves.

Which of the following slave states did not secede from the United States?

Leaders of the Union and the Confederacy both foresaw a long, bloody struggle as war began in 1861.

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