Question 1

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 2

The Homestead Act granted ____________________ acres of land to farmers who lived on it for five years.

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The answer of The Homestead Act granted ____________________ acres of...

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Jefferson Davis experienced little public criticism in the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In 1862,Lincoln relied on force to keep the border states in line.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Lincoln supported the order of Major General John C.Fremont freeing the slaves of all Confederate sympathizers in Missouri.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

During the battle of Antietam,soldiers found a copy of McClellan's deployment orders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Throughout 1861,both Southern and Northern leaders attempted to keep the issue of slavery out of the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

New York Tribune editor ____________________ was commissioned by President Lincoln in 1864 to meet with Confederate agents on the Canadian side of the Niagara Falls to discuss "restoration of the Union and abandonment of slavery."

Accepted Answer

The answer of New York Tribune editor ____________________ was commissioned...

Question 10

At Gettysburg,General Robert E.Lee

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A) ordered the destruction of the town in retaliation for the townspeople's disloyalty. 
B) lost fewer men than the Union did. 
C) was uncharacteristically hesitant in engaging in battle. 
D) was drunk in his tent during the battle. 
E) had come to believe in the invincibility of his army. 
A) ordered the destruction of the town in retaliation for the townspeople's disloyalty. 
B) lost fewer men than the Union did. 
C) was uncharacteristically hesitant in engaging in battle. 
D) was drunk in his tent during the battle. 
E) had come to believe in the invincibility of his army.

Question 11

All of the following were results of the Civil War except

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A) Slavery was abolished. 
B) The concept of secession was discredited. 
C) Power in national politics was transferred from the South to the North. 
D) The states' rights philosophy was upheld. 
E) The South was left impoverished. 
A) Slavery was abolished. 
B) The concept of secession was discredited. 
C) Power in national politics was transferred from the South to the North. 
D) The states' rights philosophy was upheld. 
E) The South was left impoverished.

Question 12

The most serious economic problem for the South was ____________________.

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

Question 13

____________________ issued an order freeing the slaves of Missouri in 1861.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ issued an order freeing the slaves...

Question 14

The peace terms that Ulysses S.Grant dictated to Robert E.Lee at Appomattox were usually harsh.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Northern Democrats supported enlisting black troops to serve in the Union army.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Southern prison camp where 13,000 Union soldiers died was

Accepted Answer

A) Shiloh. 
B) Andersonville. 
C) Franklin. 
D) Shenandoah. 
E) Chickamauga. 
A) Shiloh. 
B) Andersonville. 
C) Franklin. 
D) Shenandoah. 
E) Chickamauga.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Between 1860 and 1870 the South's share of the national wealth dropped from 30 percent to ____________________.

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The answer of Between 1860 and 1870 the South's share...

Question 19

Shortly following Sherman's "Capture of Atlanta" and Lincoln's reelection to the presidency,Confederate President Jefferson Davis became less defiant,and began supporting surrender.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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.

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

At the beginning of the Civil War most Northerners

The Homestead Act granted ____________________ acres of land to farmers who lived on it for five years.

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

Jefferson Davis experienced little public criticism in the South.

In 1862,Lincoln relied on force to keep the border states in line.

Lincoln supported the order of Major General John C.Fremont freeing the slaves of all Confederate sympathizers in Missouri.

During the battle of Antietam,soldiers found a copy of McClellan's deployment orders.

Throughout 1861,both Southern and Northern leaders attempted to keep the issue of slavery out of the war.

New York Tribune editor ____________________ was commissioned by President Lincoln in 1864 to meet with Confederate agents on the Canadian side of the Niagara Falls to discuss "restoration of the Union and abandonment of slavery."

At Gettysburg,General Robert E.Lee

All of the following were results of the Civil War except

The most serious economic problem for the South was ____________________.

____________________ issued an order freeing the slaves of Missouri in 1861.

The peace terms that Ulysses S.Grant dictated to Robert E.Lee at Appomattox were usually harsh.

Northern Democrats supported enlisting black troops to serve in the Union army.

The Southern prison camp where 13,000 Union soldiers died was

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

Between 1860 and 1870 the South's share of the national wealth dropped from 30 percent to ____________________.

Shortly following Sherman's "Capture of Atlanta" and Lincoln's reelection to the presidency,Confederate President Jefferson Davis became less defiant,and began supporting surrender.

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

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, conquest, catastrophe

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

Reform, resistance, revolution

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

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

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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