Question 1

In the North,the issue of slavery was deeply divisive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The victory at Vicksburg was significant because it

Accepted Answer

A) finally convinced Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. 
B) gave the Union control of the Mississippi and divided the Confederacy. 
C) stopped Lee's invasion of the North. 
D) opened the way for the Union to take Richmond. 
E) stopped the Indian raids in the West. 
A) finally convinced Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. 
B) gave the Union control of the Mississippi and divided the Confederacy. 
C) stopped Lee's invasion of the North. 
D) opened the way for the Union to take Richmond. 
E) stopped the Indian raids in the West.

Question 3

Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation for all of the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A) to quiet abolitionists who were pressuring him to make a strong statement on the subject. 
B) because the border states rejected his plan for compensation and gradual emancipation. 
C) because he truly believed that the "monstrous" institution of slavery should be outlawed. 
D) as a means to save the Union. 
E) in order to win British support for the Union. 
A) to quiet abolitionists who were pressuring him to make a strong statement on the subject. 
B) because the border states rejected his plan for compensation and gradual emancipation. 
C) because he truly believed that the "monstrous" institution of slavery should be outlawed. 
D) as a means to save the Union. 
E) in order to win British support for the Union.

Question 4

The South's many problems during the Civil War did not include food shortages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

During the Civil War,Lincoln violated the civil rights of antiwar activists by having them arrested and held without trial.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Robert E.Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia in

Accepted Answer

A) Petersburg. 
B) Richmond. 
C) Appomattox. 
D) Manassas. 
E) Atlanta. 
A) Petersburg. 
B) Richmond. 
C) Appomattox. 
D) Manassas. 
E) Atlanta.

Question 7

The name of the fee that could be paid by a man who was drafted into the Union army to exempt him from service was referred to as the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The name of the fee that could...

Question 8

General McClellan was known for being

Accepted Answer

A) aggressive. 
B) risk taking. 
C) bold. 
D) cautious. 
E) fast. 
A) aggressive. 
B) risk taking. 
C) bold. 
D) cautious. 
E) fast.

Question 9

Republicans labeled the Peace Democrats ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Republicans labeled the Peace Democrats ____________________....

Question 10

The issue of ____________________ was very divisive in the North.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The issue of ____________________ was very divisive...

Question 11

____________________ replaced George B.McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ replaced George B.McClellan as commander of...

Question 12

The 54th Massachusetts Infantry was

Accepted Answer

A) a black regiment that fought bravely and suffered heavy casualties at Fort Wagner. 
B) the only black battalion in the Union Army. 
C) the honor guard for President Lincoln. 
D) commanded by William Tecumseh Sherman at Vicksburg. 
E) responsible for the Union victory at Gettysburg. 
A) a black regiment that fought bravely and suffered heavy casualties at Fort Wagner. 
B) the only black battalion in the Union Army. 
C) the honor guard for President Lincoln. 
D) commanded by William Tecumseh Sherman at Vicksburg. 
E) responsible for the Union victory at Gettysburg.

Question 13

Contraband of war referred to

Accepted Answer

A) military equipment captured by the Confederacy. 
B) escaped slaves. 
C) shipments of war material from abroad. 
D) stolen food. 
E) a secret code. 
A) military equipment captured by the Confederacy. 
B) escaped slaves. 
C) shipments of war material from abroad. 
D) stolen food. 
E) a secret code.

Question 14

Northern men who joined the army to collect the enlistment fee and then deserted were called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Northern men who joined the army to...

Question 15

Union commander William S.Rosecrans won a decisive victory at the Battle of Stone River in Tennessee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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 until the U.S.presidential election and exhausting 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 until the U.S.presidential election and exhausting the North's will to fight. 
E) mobilizing their European allies to fight.

Question 17

In both Northern and Southern prisoner of war camps,

Accepted Answer

A) prisoners were held for an average of five months and then exchanged or released. 
B) thousands died from exposure,overcrowding,and malnutrition. 
C) at least half of the prisoners were executed for trying to escape. 
D) the International Red Cross assured that prisoners were treated humanely. 
E) few prisoners were taken and so the camps were unnecessary. 
A) prisoners were held for an average of five months and then exchanged or released. 
B) thousands died from exposure,overcrowding,and malnutrition. 
C) at least half of the prisoners were executed for trying to escape. 
D) the International Red Cross assured that prisoners were treated humanely. 
E) few prisoners were taken and so the camps were unnecessary.

Question 18

Compare and contrast the economic effects of the Civil War on both Northern and Southern societies.

Accepted Answer

Essay should address several key points:

Question 19

During the Civil War,how many African American regiments were there in the Union army?

Accepted Answer

A) 6 
B) 16 
C) 66 
D) 116 
E) 166 
A) 6 
B) 16 
C) 66 
D) 116 
E) 166

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

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

In the North,the issue of slavery was deeply divisive.

The victory at Vicksburg was significant because it

Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation for all of the following reasons except

The South's many problems during the Civil War did not include food shortages.

During the Civil War,Lincoln violated the civil rights of antiwar activists by having them arrested and held without trial.

Robert E.Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia in

The name of the fee that could be paid by a man who was drafted into the Union army to exempt him from service was referred to as the ____________________.

General McClellan was known for being

Republicans labeled the Peace Democrats ____________________.

The issue of ____________________ was very divisive in the North.

____________________ replaced George B.McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac.

The 54th Massachusetts Infantry was

Contraband of war referred to

Northern men who joined the army to collect the enlistment fee and then deserted were called ____________________.

Union commander William S.Rosecrans won a decisive victory at the Battle of Stone River in Tennessee.

The Confederate strategy for winning the war in 1864 included

In both Northern and Southern prisoner of war camps,

Compare and contrast the economic effects of the Civil War on both Northern and Southern societies.

During the Civil War,how many African American regiments were there in the Union army?

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

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The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

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The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

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

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

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

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