Question 1

It was pragmatism more than principle that pushed the North toward black recruitment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulyssess S. Grant at ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to...

Question 3

The race riots of the summer of 1863 were a result of

Accepted Answer

A) the Emancipation Proclamation. 
B) the draft. 
C) Confederate victories at Chancellorsville. 
D) decreasing support for Lincoln. 
E) black migration from the South. 
A) the Emancipation Proclamation. 
B) the draft. 
C) Confederate victories at Chancellorsville. 
D) decreasing support for Lincoln. 
E) black migration from the South.

Question 4

The Confederate government passed a bill that recruited slaves to fight for the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

____________________ applied the term "contraband of war" to slaves who came within Union lines.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ applied the term "contraband of war"...

Question 6

Lincoln believed that issuing an emancipation proclamation was a military necessity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The state elections in the fall of 1863 were a powerful endorsement of the administration's emancipation policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Confederate strategy for winning the war in 1864 included

Accepted Answer

A) a full-scale invasion of the North in order to take control of the border states. 
B) besieging Washington, DC and capturing Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet. 
C) the assassination of Lincoln and the leading Union Generals Grant and Sherman. 
D) continuing the war long enough to wear down the North's will to fight. 
E) mobilizing their European allies to fight. 
A) a full-scale invasion of the North in order to take control of the border states. 
B) besieging Washington, DC and capturing Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet. 
C) the assassination of Lincoln and the leading Union Generals Grant and Sherman. 
D) continuing the war long enough to wear down the North's will to fight. 
E) mobilizing their European allies to fight.

Question 9

Once President Lincoln had decided to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, he delayed

Accepted Answer

A) hoping for a military victory. 
B) expecting the South to surrender. 
C) until a new Union commander could be found who would support his decision. 
D) until after the election of 1864. 
E) until the British entered the war. 
A) hoping for a military victory. 
B) expecting the South to surrender. 
C) until a new Union commander could be found who would support his decision. 
D) until after the election of 1864. 
E) until the British entered the war.

Question 10

The Emancipation Proclamation exempted border states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

How was Fredrick Douglass associated with the 54th Massachusetts Infantry?

Accepted Answer

A) He suggested its formation. 
B) He was a major in it. 
C) It was dedicated to him. 
D) He was critical about how it was deployed. 
E) Two of his sons served in it. 
A) He suggested its formation. 
B) He was a major in it. 
C) It was dedicated to him. 
D) He was critical about how it was deployed. 
E) Two of his sons served in it.

Question 12

The Democratic Party's 1864 platform called for an immediate cessation of hostilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Many Southerners succumbed to defeatism in the winter of 1863-64.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Describe the conditions in the prisoner-of-war camps and examine the prisoner exchange controversy.

Accepted Answer

During World War II, conditions in priso

Question 15

At the beginning of the Civil War most Northerners

Accepted Answer

A) hoped to add Mexican territory to the Union. 
B) were indifferent to the issues. 
C) were divided by the issues regarding slavery. 
D) felt that the South should be allowed to secede. 
E) agreed they were fighting to preserve the Union. 
A) hoped to add Mexican territory to the Union. 
B) were indifferent to the issues. 
C) were divided by the issues regarding slavery. 
D) felt that the South should be allowed to secede. 
E) agreed they were fighting to preserve the Union.

Question 16

The Union victory at Atlanta improved Lincoln's prospects for victory in 1864.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

It was pragmatism more than principle that pushed the North toward black recruitment.

Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulyssess S. Grant at ____________________.

The race riots of the summer of 1863 were a result of

The Confederate government passed a bill that recruited slaves to fight for the South.

____________________ applied the term "contraband of war" to slaves who came within Union lines.

Lincoln believed that issuing an emancipation proclamation was a military necessity.

The state elections in the fall of 1863 were a powerful endorsement of the administration's emancipation policy.

The Confederate strategy for winning the war in 1864 included

Once President Lincoln had decided to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, he delayed

The Emancipation Proclamation exempted border states.

How was Fredrick Douglass associated with the 54th Massachusetts Infantry?

The Democratic Party's 1864 platform called for an immediate cessation of hostilities.

Many Southerners succumbed to defeatism in the winter of 1863-64.

Describe the conditions in the prisoner-of-war camps and examine the prisoner exchange controversy.

At the beginning of the Civil War most Northerners

The Union victory at Atlanta improved Lincoln's prospects for victory in 1864.

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