Question 1

The planter class was underrepresented in the Confederate army.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The ____________________ Act granted a farmer 160 acres of land after he had lived on it for five years.

Accepted Answer

Homestead

Question 3

Northerners could pay ____________________ to avoid the draft.

Accepted Answer

300

Question 4

The peace initiatives of 1864 failed because

Accepted Answer

A) by this time neither side was willing to compromise on the issues of secession and slavery. 
B) the South believed Ulysses S.Grant was an incompetent drunk who could not possibly defeat Robert E.Lee. 
C) Lincoln was bitter over the rising Union casualty rate and wanted to kill as many Confederates as possible. 
D) the Northern press and public totally opposed any attempt to reconcile with the South. 
E) Lincoln was too anxious to compromise with the South. 
A) by this time neither side was willing to compromise on the issues of secession and slavery. 
B) the South believed Ulysses S.Grant was an incompetent drunk who could not possibly defeat Robert E.Lee. 
C) Lincoln was bitter over the rising Union casualty rate and wanted to kill as many Confederates as possible. 
D) the Northern press and public totally opposed any attempt to reconcile with the South. 
E) Lincoln was too anxious to compromise with the South.

Question 5

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Emancipation Proclamation

Accepted Answer

executive order that freed all

Question 6

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 7

The Emancipation Proclamation exempted border states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

One of the most common denunciations of the Union draft of 1863 was

Accepted Answer

A) that it made the war a fight to end slavery. 
B) that it was a "rich man's war and a poor man's fight." 
C) that blacks would be forced to fight to save white lives. 
D) that it was illegal. 
E) it was too expensive. 
A) that it made the war a fight to end slavery. 
B) that it was a "rich man's war and a poor man's fight." 
C) that blacks would be forced to fight to save white lives. 
D) that it was illegal. 
E) it was too expensive.

Question 9

The Copperheads had no effect at all on Northern morale.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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 11

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.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Women took matters into their own hands at times in the South to secure food.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Ulysses S.Grant

Accepted Answer

Union general who achieved success in ta

Question 15

The Thirteenth Amendment

Accepted Answer

A) gave citizenship to freed slaves. 
B) ended slavery. 
C) took the vote away from Confederate officials. 
D) outlawed segregation. 
E) gave women the vote. 
A) gave citizenship to freed slaves. 
B) ended slavery. 
C) took the vote away from Confederate officials. 
D) outlawed segregation. 
E) gave women the vote.

Question 16

The North instituted conscription before the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

At the Battle of Gettysburg,Pickett's charge

Accepted Answer

A) resulted in failure and defeat for Lee's army. 
B) succeeded temporarily in breaking through the Union defenses. 
C) won great acclaim for Lee's battle strategy. 
D) stopped Lee's retreat to Virginia. 
E) secured an important victory for the Confederacy. 
A) resulted in failure and defeat for Lee's army. 
B) succeeded temporarily in breaking through the Union defenses. 
C) won great acclaim for Lee's battle strategy. 
D) stopped Lee's retreat to Virginia. 
E) secured an important victory for the Confederacy.

Question 18

Copperhead opposition to the Lincoln administration intensified after the Union defeat at ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Copperhead opposition to the Lincoln administration intensified...

Question 19

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 20

Contrabands of war were maxim rifles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

The planter class was underrepresented in the Confederate army.

The ____________________ Act granted a farmer 160 acres of land after he had lived on it for five years.

Northerners could pay ____________________ to avoid the draft.

The peace initiatives of 1864 failed because

IDENTIFICATIONS -Emancipation Proclamation

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

The Emancipation Proclamation exempted border states.

One of the most common denunciations of the Union draft of 1863 was

The Copperheads had no effect at all on Northern morale.

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

Early in the war,Frederick Douglass argued that

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

Women took matters into their own hands at times in the South to secure food.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Ulysses S.Grant

The Thirteenth Amendment

The North instituted conscription before the South.

At the Battle of Gettysburg,Pickett's charge

Copperhead opposition to the Lincoln administration intensified after the Union defeat at ____________________.

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

Contrabands of war were maxim rifles.

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Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

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

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War and Society, 1914-1920

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America During the Second World War

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