Question 1

General William T.Sherman's tactics included

Accepted Answer

A) hit-and-run guerrilla attacks to harass Southern armies. 
B) terrorist bombings and assassinations. 
C) destruction of both military and nonmilitary facilities in order to crush the spirit of the civilians. 
D) murdering civilians. 
E) waiting until the Confederates attack and then fighting back aggressively. 
A) hit-and-run guerrilla attacks to harass Southern armies. 
B) terrorist bombings and assassinations. 
C) destruction of both military and nonmilitary facilities in order to crush the spirit of the civilians. 
D) murdering civilians. 
E) waiting until the Confederates attack and then fighting back aggressively.

Question 2

Through 1864,Northerners were ____ about the war effort.

Accepted Answer

A) frustrated 
B) suspicious 
C) confident 
D) confused 
E) angry 
A) frustrated 
B) suspicious 
C) confident 
D) confused 
E) angry

Question 3

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 4

The Battle of Antietam was referred to as ____________________ by the Confederates.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Battle of Antietam was referred to...

Question 5

The foremost Peace Democrat in the United States (eventually banished to the Confederacy)was

Accepted Answer

A) Clement Vallandigham. 
B) Edward Everett. 
C) Ben Butler. 
D) Horatio Seymour. 
E) William Lloyd Garrison. 
A) Clement Vallandigham. 
B) Edward Everett. 
C) Ben Butler. 
D) Horatio Seymour. 
E) William Lloyd Garrison.

Question 6

How was prominent New Englander Robert Gould Shaw associated with the 54ᵗʰ Massachusetts Infantry?

Accepted Answer

A) He suggested its formation. 
B) As a colonel,he commanded the unit. 
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) As a colonel,he commanded the unit. 
C) It was dedicated to him. 
D) He was critical about how it was deployed. 
E) Two of his sons served in it.

Question 7

Several Southern black regiments fought during the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The border states voted in favor of compensated emancipation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The man who assassinated President Lincoln was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The man who assassinated President Lincoln was...

Question 10

The prisoner-of-war issue became a serious problem

Accepted Answer

A) after the Union began organizing regiments of former slaves. 
B) during the election of 1864. 
C) after the original prison compounds filled up. 
D) because of both sides' plans for mass executions of prisoners. 
E) when the Union began deporting prisoners to Mexico. 
A) after the Union began organizing regiments of former slaves. 
B) during the election of 1864. 
C) after the original prison compounds filled up. 
D) because of both sides' plans for mass executions of prisoners. 
E) when the Union began deporting prisoners to Mexico.

Question 11

In 1863 peace candidates in the Confederacy

Accepted Answer

A) were overwhelmingly defeated. 
B) won both houses of Congress. 
C) made significant gains. 
D) were all arrested for treason. 
E) joined the Republican party. 
A) were overwhelmingly defeated. 
B) won both houses of Congress. 
C) made significant gains. 
D) were all arrested for treason. 
E) joined the Republican party.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

At the beginning of the war,the Union an

Question 13

During the Civil War,Congress created a "blueprint for modern America" with

Accepted Answer

A) the Homestead Act,which provided 160 acres of free land to those who lived on it for five years. 
B) Civil Rights Acts that protected the voting rights of free black Americans. 
C) the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation. 
D) plans for aid to business. 
E) plans for building skyscrapers in northern cities. 
A) the Homestead Act,which provided 160 acres of free land to those who lived on it for five years. 
B) Civil Rights Acts that protected the voting rights of free black Americans. 
C) the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation. 
D) plans for aid to business. 
E) plans for building skyscrapers in northern cities.

Question 14

Northern women contributed to the war effort by

Accepted Answer

A) sitting at home patiently waiting for their men to return. 
B) donating money to establish retirement homes for veterans. 
C) picketing the White House and demanding that Congress stop the war. 
D) working in factories,offices and hospitals. 
E) providing entertainment for the troops. 
A) sitting at home patiently waiting for their men to return. 
B) donating money to establish retirement homes for veterans. 
C) picketing the White House and demanding that Congress stop the war. 
D) working in factories,offices and hospitals. 
E) providing entertainment for the troops.

Question 15

What was the purpose of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation? In what ways was the proclamation both important and successful?

Accepted Answer

The proclamation had several purposes.Fi

Question 16

The war worked against the women's movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Those Northerners who favored peace with the South at almost any cost were referred to as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Those Northerners who favored peace with the...

Question 18

The Morrill Land-Grant College Act

Accepted Answer

A) established colleges for the freed slaves. 
B) created a national university. 
C) provided scholarships for poor students. 
D) created technical colleges in the North. 
E) gave states land to fund colleges. 
A) established colleges for the freed slaves. 
B) created a national university. 
C) provided scholarships for poor students. 
D) created technical colleges in the North. 
E) gave states land to fund colleges.

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-greenbacks

Accepted Answer

paper money issued b

Question 20

The New York draft riots were led mostly by ____________________.

Accepted Answer

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

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

General William T.Sherman's tactics included

Through 1864,Northerners were ____ about the war effort.

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 Battle of Antietam was referred to as ____________________ by the Confederates.

The foremost Peace Democrat in the United States (eventually banished to the Confederacy)was

How was prominent New Englander Robert Gould Shaw associated with the 54ᵗʰ Massachusetts Infantry?

Several Southern black regiments fought during the Civil War.

The border states voted in favor of compensated emancipation.

The man who assassinated President Lincoln was ____________________.

The prisoner-of-war issue became a serious problem

In 1863 peace candidates in the Confederacy

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

During the Civil War,Congress created a "blueprint for modern America" with

Northern women contributed to the war effort by

What was the purpose of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation? In what ways was the proclamation both important and successful?

The war worked against the women's movement.

Those Northerners who favored peace with the South at almost any cost were referred to as ____________________.

The Morrill Land-Grant College Act

IDENTIFICATIONS -greenbacks

The New York draft riots were led mostly by ____________________.

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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