Question 1

The Confederate hero of Chancellorsville who was accidentally wounded by his own men was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Stonewall Jackson

Question 2

The founder of the American Red Cross was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Clara Barton

Question 3

Early in the war, Frederick Douglass argued that

Accepted Answer

A) the South should be allowed to secede so that the North could become truly dedicated to equality. 
B) foreign aid would be necessary to win the war. 
C) Union commanders must return slaves to their masters until a decision was made for emancipation. 
D) Lincoln should be impeached for his refusal to issue an emancipation proclamation. 
E) the North must fight a war against slavery as well as against slaveholders. 
A) the South should be allowed to secede so that the North could become truly dedicated to equality. 
B) foreign aid would be necessary to win the war. 
C) Union commanders must return slaves to their masters until a decision was made for emancipation. 
D) Lincoln should be impeached for his refusal to issue an emancipation proclamation. 
E) the North must fight a war against slavery as well as against slaveholders. E

Question 4

The New York draft riots were led mostly by ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The New York draft riots were led...

Question 5

____________________ advised Robert E. Lee against attacking the Union forces at Gettysburg.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ advised Robert E. Lee against attacking...

Question 6

Black soldiers captured by the Confederate army were typically exchanged quickly with Union officials for white Confederate prisoners of war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Lincoln won a higher proportion of the soldier vote than he civilian vote in 1864.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

All of the following were major challenges the South faced in 1864 except

Accepted Answer

A) food shortages 
B) loss of all significant generals 
C) inflation 
D) military defeats 
E) political discontent 
A) food shortages 
B) loss of all significant generals 
C) inflation 
D) military defeats 
E) political discontent

Question 9

An order issued by a judge to law enforcement officers requiring them to bring an arrested person before the court to be charged with a crime is called a writ of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An order issued by a judge to...

Question 10

The most serious economic problem for the South was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The most serious economic problem for the...

Question 11

The Union's conscription law was designed more to encourage volunteers to come forward than it was to draft men directly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Emancipation Proclamation

Accepted Answer

A) ended slavery in the border states. 
B) officially ended slavery in the United States. 
C) ended slavery in areas in rebellion. 
D) ended slavery in Confederate states under Union occupation. 
E) ended slavery only in national territories. 
A) ended slavery in the border states. 
B) officially ended slavery in the United States. 
C) ended slavery in areas in rebellion. 
D) ended slavery in Confederate states under Union occupation. 
E) ended slavery only in national territories.

Question 13

The Confederate government's position on the recruitment of slaves for the Southern armies was

Accepted Answer

A) never seriously considered. 
B) to assign each Confederate battalion one regiment of noncombat black troops to do menial jobs. 
C) to finally authorize the recruitment of slaves as soldiers just weeks before the war ended. 
D) approved by the Confederate Congress but the bill was vetoed by Jefferson Davis. 
E) to use slaves to fight for the Confederacy from the beginning of the war. 
A) never seriously considered. 
B) to assign each Confederate battalion one regiment of noncombat black troops to do menial jobs. 
C) to finally authorize the recruitment of slaves as soldiers just weeks before the war ended. 
D) approved by the Confederate Congress but the bill was vetoed by Jefferson Davis. 
E) to use slaves to fight for the Confederacy from the beginning of the war.

Question 14

In the North Democrats generally

Accepted Answer

A) supported the draft. 
B) did not take a stand on the draft. 
C) pushed for a provision that allowed wealthy men to buy their way out of the draft. 
D) supported the draft for blacks but not for whites. 
E) opposed the draft. 
A) supported the draft. 
B) did not take a stand on the draft. 
C) pushed for a provision that allowed wealthy men to buy their way out of the draft. 
D) supported the draft for blacks but not for whites. 
E) opposed the draft.

Question 15

Lincoln won the election of 1864 by a narrow electoral margin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Grant's strategy as general-in-chief was to

Accepted Answer

A) make occasional probes against the enemy and then quickly retreat. 
B) take Richmond. 
C) make constant attacks against Confederate forces on all fronts. 
D) avoid an all-out military showdown. 
E) starve the citizens of the Confederacy until they surrendered. 
A) make occasional probes against the enemy and then quickly retreat. 
B) take Richmond. 
C) make constant attacks against Confederate forces on all fronts. 
D) avoid an all-out military showdown. 
E) starve the citizens of the Confederacy until they surrendered.

Question 17

Describe the Northern military strategy after Ulysses S. Grant became general-in-chief. How was the strategy different from that of previous Union commanders?

Accepted Answer

After Ulysses S. Grant became general-in

Question 18

____________________ led the siege that ultimately defeated Vicksburg.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ led the siege that ultimately defeated...

Question 19

Examine the military importance of the year 1863. In what ways was this a "turning point" in the war?

Accepted Answer

The year 1863 was a crucial year in the

Question 20

Contrabands of war were maxim rifles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 16: A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

The Confederate hero of Chancellorsville who was accidentally wounded by his own men was ____________________.

The founder of the American Red Cross was ____________________.

Early in the war, Frederick Douglass argued that

The New York draft riots were led mostly by ____________________.

____________________ advised Robert E. Lee against attacking the Union forces at Gettysburg.

Black soldiers captured by the Confederate army were typically exchanged quickly with Union officials for white Confederate prisoners of war.

Lincoln won a higher proportion of the soldier vote than he civilian vote in 1864.

All of the following were major challenges the South faced in 1864 except

An order issued by a judge to law enforcement officers requiring them to bring an arrested person before the court to be charged with a crime is called a writ of ____________________.

The most serious economic problem for the South was ____________________.

The Union's conscription law was designed more to encourage volunteers to come forward than it was to draft men directly.

The Emancipation Proclamation

The Confederate government's position on the recruitment of slaves for the Southern armies was

In the North Democrats generally

Lincoln won the election of 1864 by a narrow electoral margin.

Grant's strategy as general-in-chief was to

Describe the Northern military strategy after Ulysses S. Grant became general-in-chief. How was the strategy different from that of previous Union commanders?

____________________ led the siege that ultimately defeated Vicksburg.

Examine the military importance of the year 1863. In what ways was this a "turning point" in the war?

Contrabands of war were maxim rifles.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

Colonization in North America, 1600-1680

Empires, Indians, and the Struggle for Power in North America, 1670-1720

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent, 1720-1763

Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture, 1815-1850

Whigs and Democrats, 1815-1840

Antebellum Reform, 1820-1860

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery 1845-1860

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, Peoples, Cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

America at Midcentury, 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2014

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