Question 1

Why did President Lincoln decide to suspend habeas corpus during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  He needed to assure Americans that civil liberties would be protected. 
B)  He was aiming to demoralize the South. 
C)  He believed it would stop disloyal activities,such as protests against the draft. 
D)  He hoped to encourage voluntary enlistment in the Union army for the duration of the war. 
A)  He needed to assure Americans that civil liberties would be protected. 
B)  He was aiming to demoralize the South. 
C)  He believed it would stop disloyal activities,such as protests against the draft. 
D)  He hoped to encourage voluntary enlistment in the Union army for the duration of the war.

Question 2

Why was the ship Alabama instrumental to the Confederate war effort?

Accepted Answer

A)  The warship captured or sank more than one hundred Union merchant ships. 
B)  It was a Confederate merchant ship that managed to break through the blockade. 
C)  Its armor plating made it almost impervious to cannon fire in battle. 
D)  The warship,built in Boston,was captured by the Confederates and used in many victories. 
A)  The warship captured or sank more than one hundred Union merchant ships. 
B)  It was a Confederate merchant ship that managed to break through the blockade. 
C)  Its armor plating made it almost impervious to cannon fire in battle. 
D)  The warship,built in Boston,was captured by the Confederates and used in many victories.

Question 3

Which lists the early Civil War battles in correct chronological order,starting with the earliest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pea Ridge;Shiloh;First Manassas (Bull Run);Glorieta Pass 
B)  Glorieta Pass;Antietam;Shiloh;Second Manassas (Bull Run) 
C)  Fort Donelson;Second Manassas (Bull Run);Glorieta Pass;Antietam 
D)  First Manassas (Bull Run);Fort Donelson;Shiloh;Antietam 
A)  Pea Ridge;Shiloh;First Manassas (Bull Run);Glorieta Pass 
B)  Glorieta Pass;Antietam;Shiloh;Second Manassas (Bull Run) 
C)  Fort Donelson;Second Manassas (Bull Run);Glorieta Pass;Antietam 
D)  First Manassas (Bull Run);Fort Donelson;Shiloh;Antietam

Question 4

Which of the following resulted from the Union victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg in 1863?

Accepted Answer

A)  President Lincoln restored George McClellan as head of the Union army. 
B)  The unburied bodies of dead Confederate soldiers caused a typhoid epidemic that killed hundreds of civilians. 
C)  Republicans swept the 1863 elections in Pennsylvania,Ohio,and New York 
D)  The Confederate armies began to draft slaves into military service. 
A)  President Lincoln restored George McClellan as head of the Union army. 
B)  The unburied bodies of dead Confederate soldiers caused a typhoid epidemic that killed hundreds of civilians. 
C)  Republicans swept the 1863 elections in Pennsylvania,Ohio,and New York 
D)  The Confederate armies began to draft slaves into military service.

Question 5

Antislavery Republican politicians and thousands of contrabands played a role in President Lincoln's decision to declare and sign the Emancipation Proclamation.What role did each of them play?

Accepted Answer

This group initiated policies,such as th

Question 6

Why was the enlistment of African Americans in the Union army and their deployment in battle delayed until 1863?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most Union generals doubted that they would make good soldiers. 
B)  Abolitionists feared that the white officers would treat the black troops as disposable. 
C)  Lincoln feared that free blacks from the North would be captured and enslaved. 
D)  The Union did not have enough funds to equip and pay destitute black soldiers. 
A)  Most Union generals doubted that they would make good soldiers. 
B)  Abolitionists feared that the white officers would treat the black troops as disposable. 
C)  Lincoln feared that free blacks from the North would be captured and enslaved. 
D)  The Union did not have enough funds to equip and pay destitute black soldiers.

Question 7

Answer the following  questions :
-miscegenation

Accepted Answer

A) The Confederate belief during the Civil War that their cotton was so important to the British and French economies that those governments would recognize the South as an independent nation and supply it with loans and arms. 
B) A legal writ forcing government authorities to justify their arrest and detention of an individual.During the Civil War,Lincoln suspended this legal writ in order to stop protests against the draft and other anti-Union activities. 
C) Slaves who fled plantations and sought protection behind Union lines during the Civil War. 
D) The members of the Republican Party who were bitterly opposed to slavery and to southern slave owners since the mid-1850s.With the Confiscation Act in 1861,members of this party began to use wartime legislation to destroy slavery. 
E) President Abraham Lincoln's proclamation issued on January 1,1863 that legally abolished slavery in all states that remained out of the Union.While this proclamation did not immediately free a single slave,it signaled an end to the institution of slavery.
F)Paper money issued by the U.S.Treasury during the Civil War to finance the war effort.
G)A tax adopted by the Confederacy in 1863,requiring all farmers to turn over a tenth of their crops and livestock to the government for military use.The tax demonstrated the southern government's strong use of centralized power;it caused great hardship for poor families.
H)The system for selecting individuals for conscription,or compulsory military service,first implemented during the Civil War.
I)A law adopted by the Confederate Congress that exempted one man from military conscription for every twenty slaves owned by a family.The law showed how dependence on coerced slave labor could be a military disadvantage,and it exacerbated class resentments among non-slaveholding whites who were required to serve in the army.
J)Violent protests against military conscription that occurred in the North,most dramatically in New York City;led by working-class men who could not buy exemption from conscription.
K)Union guidelines for the laws of war,issued in April,1863.The code ruled that soldiers and prisoners must be treated equally without respect to color or race;justified a range of military actions if they were based on "necessity" and would "hasten surrender";and outlawed the use of torture.The code provided a foundation for later international agreements on the laws of war.
L)An organization that supported the Union war effort through professional and volunteer medical aid.
M)An organization of Unionist women that worked to support the war effort,hoping the Union would reward women's patriotism with voting rights after the war.
N)Members of the Democratic Party that split into two camps over war policy during the Civil War.One faction vowed to continue fighting until the rebellion ended,while the other called for a constitutional convention to negotiate a peace settlement.
O)A derogatory word for interracial sexual relationships,coined by Democrats in the 1864 election who claimed that emancipation would allow African American men to gain sexual access to white women and produce mixed-race children.
P)An order by General William T.Sherman,later reversed by policymakers,that granted confiscated land to formerly enslaved families in Georgia and South Carolina so they could farm independently.
Q)The philosophy and tactics used by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman,by which he treated civilians as combatants. 
A) The Confederate belief during the Civil War that their cotton was so important to the British and French economies that those governments would recognize the South as an independent nation and supply it with loans and arms. 
B) A legal writ forcing government authorities to justify their arrest and detention of an individual.During the Civil War,Lincoln suspended this legal writ in order to stop protests against the draft and other anti-Union activities. 
C) Slaves who fled plantations and sought protection behind Union lines during the Civil War. 
D) The members of the Republican Party who were bitterly opposed to slavery and to southern slave owners since the mid-1850s.With the Confiscation Act in 1861,members of this party began to use wartime legislation to destroy slavery. 
E) President Abraham Lincoln's proclamation issued on January 1,1863 that legally abolished slavery in all states that remained out of the Union.While this proclamation did not immediately free a single slave,it signaled an end to the institution of slavery.
F)Paper money issued by the U.S.Treasury during the Civil War to finance the war effort.
G)A tax adopted by the Confederacy in 1863,requiring all farmers to turn over a tenth of their crops and livestock to the government for military use.The tax demonstrated the southern government's strong use of centralized power;it caused great hardship for poor families.
H)The system for selecting individuals for conscription,or compulsory military service,first implemented during the Civil War.
I)A law adopted by the Confederate Congress that exempted one man from military conscription for every twenty slaves owned by a family.The law showed how dependence on coerced slave labor could be a military disadvantage,and it exacerbated class resentments among non-slaveholding whites who were required to serve in the army.
J)Violent protests against military conscription that occurred in the North,most dramatically in New York City;led by working-class men who could not buy exemption from conscription.
K)Union guidelines for the laws of war,issued in April,1863.The code ruled that soldiers and prisoners must be treated equally without respect to color or race;justified a range of military actions if they were based on "necessity" and would "hasten surrender";and outlawed the use of torture.The code provided a foundation for later international agreements on the laws of war.
L)An organization that supported the Union war effort through professional and volunteer medical aid.
M)An organization of Unionist women that worked to support the war effort,hoping the Union would reward women's patriotism with voting rights after the war.
N)Members of the Democratic Party that split into two camps over war policy during the Civil War.One faction vowed to continue fighting until the rebellion ended,while the other called for a constitutional convention to negotiate a peace settlement.
O)A derogatory word for interracial sexual relationships,coined by Democrats in the 1864 election who claimed that emancipation would allow African American men to gain sexual access to white women and produce mixed-race children.
P)An order by General William T.Sherman,later reversed by policymakers,that granted confiscated land to formerly enslaved families in Georgia and South Carolina so they could farm independently.
Q)The philosophy and tactics used by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman,by which he treated civilians as combatants.

Question 8

Answer the following  questions :
-"contrabands"

Accepted Answer

A) The Confederate belief during the Civil War that their cotton was so important to the British and French economies that those governments would recognize the South as an independent nation and supply it with loans and arms. 
B) A legal writ forcing government authorities to justify their arrest and detention of an individual.During the Civil War,Lincoln suspended this legal writ in order to stop protests against the draft and other anti-Union activities. 
C) Slaves who fled plantations and sought protection behind Union lines during the Civil War. 
D) The members of the Republican Party who were bitterly opposed to slavery and to southern slave owners since the mid-1850s.With the Confiscation Act in 1861,members of this party began to use wartime legislation to destroy slavery. 
E) President Abraham Lincoln's proclamation issued on January 1,1863 that legally abolished slavery in all states that remained out of the Union.While this proclamation did not immediately free a single slave,it signaled an end to the institution of slavery.
F)Paper money issued by the U.S.Treasury during the Civil War to finance the war effort.
G)A tax adopted by the Confederacy in 1863,requiring all farmers to turn over a tenth of their crops and livestock to the government for military use.The tax demonstrated the southern government's strong use of centralized power;it caused great hardship for poor families.
H)The system for selecting individuals for conscription,or compulsory military service,first implemented during the Civil War.
I)A law adopted by the Confederate Congress that exempted one man from military conscription for every twenty slaves owned by a family.The law showed how dependence on coerced slave labor could be a military disadvantage,and it exacerbated class resentments among non-slaveholding whites who were required to serve in the army.
J)Violent protests against military conscription that occurred in the North,most dramatically in New York City;led by working-class men who could not buy exemption from conscription.
K)Union guidelines for the laws of war,issued in April,1863.The code ruled that soldiers and prisoners must be treated equally without respect to color or race;justified a range of military actions if they were based on "necessity" and would "hasten surrender";and outlawed the use of torture.The code provided a foundation for later international agreements on the laws of war.
L)An organization that supported the Union war effort through professional and volunteer medical aid.
M)An organization of Unionist women that worked to support the war effort,hoping the Union would reward women's patriotism with voting rights after the war.
N)Members of the Democratic Party that split into two camps over war policy during the Civil War.One faction vowed to continue fighting until the rebellion ended,while the other called for a constitutional convention to negotiate a peace settlement.
O)A derogatory word for interracial sexual relationships,coined by Democrats in the 1864 election who claimed that emancipation would allow African American men to gain sexual access to white women and produce mixed-race children.
P)An order by General William T.Sherman,later reversed by policymakers,that granted confiscated land to formerly enslaved families in Georgia and South Carolina so they could farm independently.
Q)The philosophy and tactics used by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman,by which he treated civilians as combatants. 
A) The Confederate belief during the Civil War that their cotton was so important to the British and French economies that those governments would recognize the South as an independent nation and supply it with loans and arms. 
B) A legal writ forcing government authorities to justify their arrest and detention of an individual.During the Civil War,Lincoln suspended this legal writ in order to stop protests against the draft and other anti-Union activities. 
C) Slaves who fled plantations and sought protection behind Union lines during the Civil War. 
D) The members of the Republican Party who were bitterly opposed to slavery and to southern slave owners since the mid-1850s.With the Confiscation Act in 1861,members of this party began to use wartime legislation to destroy slavery. 
E) President Abraham Lincoln's proclamation issued on January 1,1863 that legally abolished slavery in all states that remained out of the Union.While this proclamation did not immediately free a single slave,it signaled an end to the institution of slavery.
F)Paper money issued by the U.S.Treasury during the Civil War to finance the war effort.
G)A tax adopted by the Confederacy in 1863,requiring all farmers to turn over a tenth of their crops and livestock to the government for military use.The tax demonstrated the southern government's strong use of centralized power;it caused great hardship for poor families.
H)The system for selecting individuals for conscription,or compulsory military service,first implemented during the Civil War.
I)A law adopted by the Confederate Congress that exempted one man from military conscription for every twenty slaves owned by a family.The law showed how dependence on coerced slave labor could be a military disadvantage,and it exacerbated class resentments among non-slaveholding whites who were required to serve in the army.
J)Violent protests against military conscription that occurred in the North,most dramatically in New York City;led by working-class men who could not buy exemption from conscription.
K)Union guidelines for the laws of war,issued in April,1863.The code ruled that soldiers and prisoners must be treated equally without respect to color or race;justified a range of military actions if they were based on "necessity" and would "hasten surrender";and outlawed the use of torture.The code provided a foundation for later international agreements on the laws of war.
L)An organization that supported the Union war effort through professional and volunteer medical aid.
M)An organization of Unionist women that worked to support the war effort,hoping the Union would reward women's patriotism with voting rights after the war.
N)Members of the Democratic Party that split into two camps over war policy during the Civil War.One faction vowed to continue fighting until the rebellion ended,while the other called for a constitutional convention to negotiate a peace settlement.
O)A derogatory word for interracial sexual relationships,coined by Democrats in the 1864 election who claimed that emancipation would allow African American men to gain sexual access to white women and produce mixed-race children.
P)An order by General William T.Sherman,later reversed by policymakers,that granted confiscated land to formerly enslaved families in Georgia and South Carolina so they could farm independently.
Q)The philosophy and tactics used by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman,by which he treated civilians as combatants.

Question 9

Which issue caused a split in the Democratic Party during the election of 1864?

Accepted Answer

A)  George B.McClellan's candidacy 
B)  Freedom for blacks 
C)  Lincoln's policy toward dissenters 
D)  Continuing the war 
A)  George B.McClellan's candidacy 
B)  Freedom for blacks 
C)  Lincoln's policy toward dissenters 
D)  Continuing the war

Question 10

Answer the following  questions :
-Woman's Loyal National League

Accepted Answer

A) The Confederate belief during the Civil War that their cotton was so important to the British and French economies that those governments would recognize the South as an independent nation and supply it with loans and arms. 
B) A legal writ forcing government authorities to justify their arrest and detention of an individual.During the Civil War,Lincoln suspended this legal writ in order to stop protests against the draft and other anti-Union activities. 
C) Slaves who fled plantations and sought protection behind Union lines during the Civil War. 
D) The members of the Republican Party who were bitterly opposed to slavery and to southern slave owners since the mid-1850s.With the Confiscation Act in 1861,members of this party began to use wartime legislation to destroy slavery. 
E) President Abraham Lincoln's proclamation issued on January 1,1863 that legally abolished slavery in all states that remained out of the Union.While this proclamation did not immediately free a single slave,it signaled an end to the institution of slavery.
F)Paper money issued by the U.S.Treasury during the Civil War to finance the war effort.
G)A tax adopted by the Confederacy in 1863,requiring all farmers to turn over a tenth of their crops and livestock to the government for military use.The tax demonstrated the southern government's strong use of centralized power;it caused great hardship for poor families.
H)The system for selecting individuals for conscription,or compulsory military service,first implemented during the Civil War.
I)A law adopted by the Confederate Congress that exempted one man from military conscription for every twenty slaves owned by a family.The law showed how dependence on coerced slave labor could be a military disadvantage,and it exacerbated class resentments among non-slaveholding whites who were required to serve in the army.
J)Violent protests against military conscription that occurred in the North,most dramatically in New York City;led by working-class men who could not buy exemption from conscription.
K)Union guidelines for the laws of war,issued in April,1863.The code ruled that soldiers and prisoners must be treated equally without respect to color or race;justified a range of military actions if they were based on "necessity" and would "hasten surrender";and outlawed the use of torture.The code provided a foundation for later international agreements on the laws of war.
L)An organization that supported the Union war effort through professional and volunteer medical aid.
M)An organization of Unionist women that worked to support the war effort,hoping the Union would reward women's patriotism with voting rights after the war.
N)Members of the Democratic Party that split into two camps over war policy during the Civil War.One faction vowed to continue fighting until the rebellion ended,while the other called for a constitutional convention to negotiate a peace settlement.
O)A derogatory word for interracial sexual relationships,coined by Democrats in the 1864 election who claimed that emancipation would allow African American men to gain sexual access to white women and produce mixed-race children.
P)An order by General William T.Sherman,later reversed by policymakers,that granted confiscated land to formerly enslaved families in Georgia and South Carolina so they could farm independently.
Q)The philosophy and tactics used by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman,by which he treated civilians as combatants. 
A) The Confederate belief during the Civil War that their cotton was so important to the British and French economies that those governments would recognize the South as an independent nation and supply it with loans and arms. 
B) A legal writ forcing government authorities to justify their arrest and detention of an individual.During the Civil War,Lincoln suspended this legal writ in order to stop protests against the draft and other anti-Union activities. 
C) Slaves who fled plantations and sought protection behind Union lines during the Civil War. 
D) The members of the Republican Party who were bitterly opposed to slavery and to southern slave owners since the mid-1850s.With the Confiscation Act in 1861,members of this party began to use wartime legislation to destroy slavery. 
E) President Abraham Lincoln's proclamation issued on January 1,1863 that legally abolished slavery in all states that remained out of the Union.While this proclamation did not immediately free a single slave,it signaled an end to the institution of slavery.
F)Paper money issued by the U.S.Treasury during the Civil War to finance the war effort.
G)A tax adopted by the Confederacy in 1863,requiring all farmers to turn over a tenth of their crops and livestock to the government for military use.The tax demonstrated the southern government's strong use of centralized power;it caused great hardship for poor families.
H)The system for selecting individuals for conscription,or compulsory military service,first implemented during the Civil War.
I)A law adopted by the Confederate Congress that exempted one man from military conscription for every twenty slaves owned by a family.The law showed how dependence on coerced slave labor could be a military disadvantage,and it exacerbated class resentments among non-slaveholding whites who were required to serve in the army.
J)Violent protests against military conscription that occurred in the North,most dramatically in New York City;led by working-class men who could not buy exemption from conscription.
K)Union guidelines for the laws of war,issued in April,1863.The code ruled that soldiers and prisoners must be treated equally without respect to color or race;justified a range of military actions if they were based on "necessity" and would "hasten surrender";and outlawed the use of torture.The code provided a foundation for later international agreements on the laws of war.
L)An organization that supported the Union war effort through professional and volunteer medical aid.
M)An organization of Unionist women that worked to support the war effort,hoping the Union would reward women's patriotism with voting rights after the war.
N)Members of the Democratic Party that split into two camps over war policy during the Civil War.One faction vowed to continue fighting until the rebellion ended,while the other called for a constitutional convention to negotiate a peace settlement.
O)A derogatory word for interracial sexual relationships,coined by Democrats in the 1864 election who claimed that emancipation would allow African American men to gain sexual access to white women and produce mixed-race children.
P)An order by General William T.Sherman,later reversed by policymakers,that granted confiscated land to formerly enslaved families in Georgia and South Carolina so they could farm independently.
Q)The philosophy and tactics used by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman,by which he treated civilians as combatants.

Question 11

What were the strengths and weaknesses of Grant's military strategy and tactics? How was Grant's way of warfare different from traditional military practice?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
- Differen

Question 12

Which of the following describes the historical significance of the September 1862 Battle of Antietam?

Accepted Answer

A)  After the battle,President Lincoln relieved General Lee of command of the Union armies. 
B)  The result of the battle allowed Lincoln to declare all slaves nationwide free. 
C)  The day of the battle remains the bloodiest single day in U.S.military history. 
D)  After a long siege,the defeat of Confederate forces allowed U.S.control of the Mississippi River. 
A)  After the battle,President Lincoln relieved General Lee of command of the Union armies. 
B)  The result of the battle allowed Lincoln to declare all slaves nationwide free. 
C)  The day of the battle remains the bloodiest single day in U.S.military history. 
D)  After a long siege,the defeat of Confederate forces allowed U.S.control of the Mississippi River.

Question 13

Why did so many Confederate soldiers flee their units by 1865?

Accepted Answer

A)  The soldiers felt that the war had already been won by the Confederate army. 
B)  Poor white soldiers resented fighting for the benefit of wealthy slave owners. 
C)  Many soldiers were sympathetic to abolitionism and enlisted in the Union army. 
D)  White soldiers refused to fight alongside blacks,who had served since the beginning of the war. 
A)  The soldiers felt that the war had already been won by the Confederate army. 
B)  Poor white soldiers resented fighting for the benefit of wealthy slave owners. 
C)  Many soldiers were sympathetic to abolitionism and enlisted in the Union army. 
D)  White soldiers refused to fight alongside blacks,who had served since the beginning of the war.

Question 14

On July 4,1861,in a statement to a special session of Congress,President Lincoln

Accepted Answer

A)  declared that the war was a noble crusade that would determine the fate of democracy throughout the world. 
B)  promised a swift defeat of the Confederacy,provided that Congress cooperated with the administration. 
C)  announced that one of the goals of the war was to end slavery in the South. 
D)  warned that the North was prepared to fight a total war against the South. 
A)  declared that the war was a noble crusade that would determine the fate of democracy throughout the world. 
B)  promised a swift defeat of the Confederacy,provided that Congress cooperated with the administration. 
C)  announced that one of the goals of the war was to end slavery in the South. 
D)  warned that the North was prepared to fight a total war against the South.

Question 15

Which government-the Union or the Confederacy-imposed greater military and economic burdens on its citizens? How successful was that strategy?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
- Union's

Question 16

Which of the following describes Lincoln's military strategy at the beginning of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attack cautiously to minimize casualties on both sides. 
B)  Strike immediately against the Confederate capital in Richmond,Virginia. 
C)  Adopt General Scott's plan of naval blockades and economic sanctions. 
D)  Use federal troops only for the purpose of defending Washington,D.C. 
A)  Attack cautiously to minimize casualties on both sides. 
B)  Strike immediately against the Confederate capital in Richmond,Virginia. 
C)  Adopt General Scott's plan of naval blockades and economic sanctions. 
D)  Use federal troops only for the purpose of defending Washington,D.C.

Question 17

What were the main economic policies the Republican-controlled Congress enacted during the war years?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
- Economic

Question 18

Why did General William T.Sherman march to the sea in 1864?

Accepted Answer

A)  His supply lines to Tennessee were cut. 
B)  He sought to demoralize Confederate citizens. 
C)  Savannah was a vital military target. 
D)  Grant ordered him to join up with his army in Virginia. 
A)  His supply lines to Tennessee were cut. 
B)  He sought to demoralize Confederate citizens. 
C)  Savannah was a vital military target. 
D)  Grant ordered him to join up with his army in Virginia.

Question 19

The Republican-dominated U.S.Congress took advantage of southerners' absence to institute which of the following reforms during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  A prohibition on the sale and manufacture of alcoholic beverages 
B)  A neomercantilist program of government assisted economic development 
C)  The chartering for the Third Bank of the United States 
D)  A prohibition on slavery in all the states of the Union 
A)  A prohibition on the sale and manufacture of alcoholic beverages 
B)  A neomercantilist program of government assisted economic development 
C)  The chartering for the Third Bank of the United States 
D)  A prohibition on slavery in all the states of the Union

Question 20

The second Confiscation Act,passed in July 1862,declared that

Accepted Answer

A)  all the slaves in the Confederacy were officially the property of the United States. 
B)  the Union army had permission to confiscate any Confederate property,including slaves. 
C)  slaves who joined the Union army as soldiers would earn their emancipation. 
D)  any slave who came to Union lines,through either flight or capture,would be forever free. 
A)  all the slaves in the Confederacy were officially the property of the United States. 
B)  the Union army had permission to confiscate any Confederate property,including slaves. 
C)  slaves who joined the Union army as soldiers would earn their emancipation. 
D)  any slave who came to Union lines,through either flight or capture,would be forever free.

Exam 13: Bloody Ground: the Civil War, 1861-1865

Why did President Lincoln decide to suspend habeas corpus during the Civil War?

Why was the ship Alabama instrumental to the Confederate war effort?

Which lists the early Civil War battles in correct chronological order,starting with the earliest?

Which of the following resulted from the Union victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg in 1863?

Antislavery Republican politicians and thousands of contrabands played a role in President Lincoln's decision to declare and sign the Emancipation Proclamation.What role did each of them play?

Why was the enlistment of African Americans in the Union army and their deployment in battle delayed until 1863?

Answer the following questions : -miscegenation

Answer the following questions : -"contrabands"

Which issue caused a split in the Democratic Party during the election of 1864?

Answer the following questions : -Woman's Loyal National League

What were the strengths and weaknesses of Grant's military strategy and tactics? How was Grant's way of warfare different from traditional military practice?

Which of the following describes the historical significance of the September 1862 Battle of Antietam?

Why did so many Confederate soldiers flee their units by 1865?

On July 4,1861,in a statement to a special session of Congress,President Lincoln

Which government-the Union or the Confederacy-imposed greater military and economic burdens on its citizens? How successful was that strategy?

Which of the following describes Lincoln's military strategy at the beginning of the Civil War?

What were the main economic policies the Republican-controlled Congress enacted during the war years?

Why did General William T.Sherman march to the sea in 1864?

The Republican-dominated U.S.Congress took advantage of southerners' absence to institute which of the following reforms during the Civil War?

The second Confiscation Act,passed in July 1862,declared that

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