Question 1

At the beginning of the Civil War, the North:

Accepted Answer

A)  generated less farm production than the South 
B)  had about the same extent of railroad development as the South 
C)  produced almost 60 percent of the nation's manufactures 
D)  had an edge of about 4 to 1 in potential manpower 
E)  had fewer ships and firearms than the South 
A)  generated less farm production than the South 
B)  had about the same extent of railroad development as the South 
C)  produced almost 60 percent of the nation's manufactures 
D)  had an edge of about 4 to 1 in potential manpower 
E)  had fewer ships and firearms than the South

Question 2

All of the following are true about the Battle of Antietam EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Confederates were outnumbered more than 3 to 1 
B)  it was the bloodiest single day of the war 
C)  McClellan vigorously pursued the retreating Lee 
D)  Lee hoped a victory would gain the Confederacy foreign recognition 
E)  it helped inspire Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation 
A)  the Confederates were outnumbered more than 3 to 1 
B)  it was the bloodiest single day of the war 
C)  McClellan vigorously pursued the retreating Lee 
D)  Lee hoped a victory would gain the Confederacy foreign recognition 
E)  it helped inspire Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation

Question 3

The argument that the Civil War began primarily as a southern fight to defend liberty and the right of self-government is unsatisfactory because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Union already claimed to be fighting to defend liberty and self-government 
B)  southerners never claimed to be concerned with liberty and self-government 
C)  the South established a monarchy after secession 
D)  the Confederacy envisioned a dictatorship as the ideal government 
E)  it ignores the actual reason-slavery-southern leaders used in 1860-1861 to justify secession and war. 
A)  the Union already claimed to be fighting to defend liberty and self-government 
B)  southerners never claimed to be concerned with liberty and self-government 
C)  the South established a monarchy after secession 
D)  the Confederacy envisioned a dictatorship as the ideal government 
E)  it ignores the actual reason-slavery-southern leaders used in 1860-1861 to justify secession and war.

Question 4

The first real battle of the war:

Accepted Answer

A)  was the First Battle of Bull Run 
B)  was the Battle of Harpers Ferry 
C)  was a victory for the Union forces at Antietam 
D)  resulted in the death of General Albert S. Johnston in Atlanta 
E)  made both sides think victory would be quick and easy 
A)  was the First Battle of Bull Run 
B)  was the Battle of Harpers Ferry 
C)  was a victory for the Union forces at Antietam 
D)  resulted in the death of General Albert S. Johnston in Atlanta 
E)  made both sides think victory would be quick and easy

Question 5

Congress in 1862 resorted to printing paper money to address the shortfall in tax revenues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The South had a chance to win the Civil War despite substantial northern advantages because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it immediately attacked Washington, D.C. 
B)  it mobilized women to fight in the conflict 
C)  it was equal to the North in manpower if you count the slaves 
D)  the North needed southern markets to maintain its economic advantage 
E)  it had the advantage of fighting a defensive war 
A)  it immediately attacked Washington, D.C. 
B)  it mobilized women to fight in the conflict 
C)  it was equal to the North in manpower if you count the slaves 
D)  the North needed southern markets to maintain its economic advantage 
E)  it had the advantage of fighting a defensive war

Question 7

Why did Confederate President Jefferson Davis's greatest challenges come from other southern politicians?

Accepted Answer

A)  They all coveted the office of the presidency. 
B)  They were not enthusiastic supporters of the war. 
C)  Their insistence on states' rights made it difficult for the Confederate government to exert its authority. 
D)  They were all Republicans and Whigs. 
E)  They objected to Davis's efforts to end slavery. 
A)  They all coveted the office of the presidency. 
B)  They were not enthusiastic supporters of the war. 
C)  Their insistence on states' rights made it difficult for the Confederate government to exert its authority. 
D)  They were all Republicans and Whigs. 
E)  They objected to Davis's efforts to end slavery.

Question 8

What effect did the Union naval blockade of southern ports have on the Confederacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It did not have much effect, since commerce continued mostly unmolested. 
B)  It quickly choked off southern commercial activity. 
C)  It inspired dramatic southern economic growth since the South was forced to become self-sufficient. 
D)  Food prices declined as the economy slowed. 
E)  It prompted Britain to offer diplomatic recognition to the Confederacy. 
A)  It did not have much effect, since commerce continued mostly unmolested. 
B)  It quickly choked off southern commercial activity. 
C)  It inspired dramatic southern economic growth since the South was forced to become self-sufficient. 
D)  Food prices declined as the economy slowed. 
E)  It prompted Britain to offer diplomatic recognition to the Confederacy.

Question 9

The military death toll in the Civil War was roughly:

Accepted Answer

A)  1 million 
B)  140,000 
C)  375,000 
D)  750,000 
E)  2 million 
A)  1 million 
B)  140,000 
C)  375,000 
D)  750,000 
E)  2 million

Question 10

Of all the women who served during the war, some 20,000 did so as:

Accepted Answer

A)  soldiers and guerrillas 
B)  spies and double agents 
C)  cooks and washers 
D)  nurses and other health-related volunteers 
E)  chaplains and rabbis 
A)  soldiers and guerrillas 
B)  spies and double agents 
C)  cooks and washers 
D)  nurses and other health-related volunteers 
E)  chaplains and rabbis

Question 11

Congress did all of the following during the war EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  ban foreign immigration 
B)  approve a transcontinental railroad 
C)  raise tariff rates 
D)  pass a Homestead Act 
E)  establish state colleges teaching "agriculture and mechanic arts" 
A)  ban foreign immigration 
B)  approve a transcontinental railroad 
C)  raise tariff rates 
D)  pass a Homestead Act 
E)  establish state colleges teaching "agriculture and mechanic arts"

Question 12

Lincoln replaced McClellan as Union commander because McClellan was overly aggressive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Fighting along the Kansas-Missouri border:

Accepted Answer

A)  pitted Indian tribes against each other 
B)  featured brutal guerrilla warfare 
C)  produced the war's highest casualties 
D)  brought Grant to Lincoln's attention 
E)  gave Confederates control of the West 
A)  pitted Indian tribes against each other 
B)  featured brutal guerrilla warfare 
C)  produced the war's highest casualties 
D)  brought Grant to Lincoln's attention 
E)  gave Confederates control of the West

Question 14

Describe domestic politics during the war, both northern and southern. What problems did Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis face? How did they deal with these problems?

Accepted Answer

Domestic politics during war - (Southern

Question 15

To deal with disloyalty, Lincoln sometimes:

Accepted Answer

A)  had traitors shot 
B)  postponed elections 
C)  shut down the press 
D)  suspended habeas corpus 
E)  declared a temporary dictatorship 
A)  had traitors shot 
B)  postponed elections 
C)  shut down the press 
D)  suspended habeas corpus 
E)  declared a temporary dictatorship

Question 16

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Winfield Scott

Accepted Answer

A) was Lincoln's second vice president 
B) was killed at Chancellorsville by his own men 
C) had his division destroyed at the Battle of Gettysburg 
D) was one of the leaders of the Radical Republicans 
E) marched through Georgia living off the land while destroying plantations, crops,
and railroad lines
F)devised the Union's "Anaconda Plan"
G)was the 1864 Democratic presidential candidate
H)was the vice president of the Confederacy
I)was the Union admiral who captured Mobile, Alabama
J)was the president of the Confederacy 
A) was Lincoln's second vice president 
B) was killed at Chancellorsville by his own men 
C) had his division destroyed at the Battle of Gettysburg 
D) was one of the leaders of the Radical Republicans 
E) marched through Georgia living off the land while destroying plantations, crops,
and railroad lines
F)devised the Union's "Anaconda Plan"
G)was the 1864 Democratic presidential candidate
H)was the vice president of the Confederacy
I)was the Union admiral who captured Mobile, Alabama
J)was the president of the Confederacy

Question 17

Which of the following statements accurately describes the response of increasing numbers of enslaved blacks in the South as the Civil War dragged on?

Accepted Answer

A)  They volunteered to help the Confederacy. 
B)  They remained neutral. 
C)  They worked in a variety of ways to undermine and weaken the Confederacy. 
D)  They fled to Canada. 
E)  They enslaved their former masters. 
A)  They volunteered to help the Confederacy. 
B)  They remained neutral. 
C)  They worked in a variety of ways to undermine and weaken the Confederacy. 
D)  They fled to Canada. 
E)  They enslaved their former masters.

Question 18

Slavery was ultimately eradicated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Emancipation Proclamation 
B)  Lee's surrender 
C)  the Thirteenth Amendment 
D)  an act of Congress 
E)  divine intervention 
A)  the Emancipation Proclamation 
B)  Lee's surrender 
C)  the Thirteenth Amendment 
D)  an act of Congress 
E)  divine intervention

Question 19

What does the "Anaconda" Plan refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the name of the South's strategy to choke northern industry. 
B)  It was a strategy of passive resistance among slaves to strangle the southern plantation economy from within. 
C)  It was the name of Britain's strategy to get the two sides to slither to the negotiating table and achieve a lasting peace. 
D)  It was the initial three-pronged Union strategy that included, among other things, a blockade of the southern coast to strangle the South. 
E)  It proposed to use biological warfare against the South developed from the poisonous venom of snakes. 
A)  It was the name of the South's strategy to choke northern industry. 
B)  It was a strategy of passive resistance among slaves to strangle the southern plantation economy from within. 
C)  It was the name of Britain's strategy to get the two sides to slither to the negotiating table and achieve a lasting peace. 
D)  It was the initial three-pronged Union strategy that included, among other things, a blockade of the southern coast to strangle the South. 
E)  It proposed to use biological warfare against the South developed from the poisonous venom of snakes.

Question 20

Every state that had legal slavery seceded.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: The War of the Union, 1861-1865

At the beginning of the Civil War, the North:

All of the following are true about the Battle of Antietam EXCEPT:

The argument that the Civil War began primarily as a southern fight to defend liberty and the right of self-government is unsatisfactory because:

The first real battle of the war:

Congress in 1862 resorted to printing paper money to address the shortfall in tax revenues.

The South had a chance to win the Civil War despite substantial northern advantages because:

Why did Confederate President Jefferson Davis's greatest challenges come from other southern politicians?

What effect did the Union naval blockade of southern ports have on the Confederacy?

The military death toll in the Civil War was roughly:

Of all the women who served during the war, some 20,000 did so as:

Congress did all of the following during the war EXCEPT:

Lincoln replaced McClellan as Union commander because McClellan was overly aggressive.

Fighting along the Kansas-Missouri border:

Describe domestic politics during the war, both northern and southern. What problems did Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis face? How did they deal with these problems?

To deal with disloyalty, Lincoln sometimes:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Winfield Scott

Which of the following statements accurately describes the response of increasing numbers of enslaved blacks in the South as the Civil War dragged on?

Slavery was ultimately eradicated by:

What does the "Anaconda" Plan refer to?

Every state that had legal slavery seceded.

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Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

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Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

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Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

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