Question 1

The Battle of Antietam in 1862

Accepted Answer

A)  led President Abraham Lincoln to remove George McClellan from command. 
B)  was a significant Confederate victory. 
C)  saw RobertE. Lee field an army twice the size of the Union forces. 
D)  both saw Robert 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  led President Abraham Lincoln to remove George McClellan from command. 
B)  was a significant Confederate victory. 
C)  saw RobertE. Lee field an army twice the size of the Union forces. 
D)  both saw Robert 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 2

The U.S.Military Telegraph Corps was headed by Thomas Scott and what future tycoon?

Accepted Answer

A)  JohnD. Rockefeller 
B)  Cornelius Vanderbilt 
C)  J. Pierpont Morgan 
D)  Jay Gould 
E)  Andrew Carnegie 
A)  JohnD. Rockefeller 
B)  Cornelius Vanderbilt 
C)  J. Pierpont Morgan 
D)  Jay Gould 
E)  Andrew Carnegie

Question 3

The Confiscation Act of 1861

Accepted Answer

A)  saw the Confederate government claim the right to seize free blacks in the South. 
B)  gave Union troops the authority to seize Confederate property. 
C)  empowered banks in the Union to freeze the financial assets of all slaveholders. 
D)  declared that slaves used by Confederate states in the war effort were free. 
E)  abolished slavery in the District of Columbia and the western territories. 
A)  saw the Confederate government claim the right to seize free blacks in the South. 
B)  gave Union troops the authority to seize Confederate property. 
C)  empowered banks in the Union to freeze the financial assets of all slaveholders. 
D)  declared that slaves used by Confederate states in the war effort were free. 
E)  abolished slavery in the District of Columbia and the western territories.

Question 4

RobertE.Lee and Jefferson Davis both agreed that the Confederacy must surrender at the Appomattox Court House.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The material advantages of the South were obvious right from the start of the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The National Woman's Loyal League worked simultaneously for the abolition of slavery and for the vote for women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Confederate States of America was formed

Accepted Answer

A)  after Texas seceded from the Union. 
B)  after eleven Southern states had seceded. 
C)  after Fort Sumter fell to forces from seceding states. 
D)  in a meeting hall in Washington,D.C. 
E)  despite the passage of the Crittenden Compromise. 
A)  after Texas seceded from the Union. 
B)  after eleven Southern states had seceded. 
C)  after Fort Sumter fell to forces from seceding states. 
D)  in a meeting hall in Washington,D.C. 
E)  despite the passage of the Crittenden Compromise.

Question 8

"Copperheads" were

Accepted Answer

A)  Northerners who secretly spied for the Confederacy. 
B)  sometimes arrested on the order of President Lincoln. 
C)  largely members of the Republican Party. 
D)  intent on using the Civil War to rapidly end slavery. 
E)  strong Lincoln supporters who often suppressed dissent violently. 
A)  Northerners who secretly spied for the Confederacy. 
B)  sometimes arrested on the order of President Lincoln. 
C)  largely members of the Republican Party. 
D)  intent on using the Civil War to rapidly end slavery. 
E)  strong Lincoln supporters who often suppressed dissent violently.

Question 9

In 1864 the Republicans changed their name to the ________ Party.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1864 the Republicans changed their name...

Question 10

All of the following were "Radical Republicans" EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Abraham Lincoln. 
B)  Thaddeus Stevens. 
C)  Charles Sumner. 
D)  Benjamin Wade. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  Abraham Lincoln. 
B)  Thaddeus Stevens. 
C)  Charles Sumner. 
D)  Benjamin Wade. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 11

After the Battle of Gettysburg,the weakened Confederate armies were never again able to seriously threaten Northern territory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

By the end of 1862,Union forces

Accepted Answer

A)  had made considerable progress in the West. 
B)  were having little success in the East. 
C)  had closed the mouth of the Mississippi to Confederate trade. 
D)  had driven Confederate forces out of Kentucky. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  had made considerable progress in the West. 
B)  were having little success in the East. 
C)  had closed the mouth of the Mississippi to Confederate trade. 
D)  had driven Confederate forces out of Kentucky. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 13

Lincoln understood that the proper objective of his armies was the occupation of Confederate territory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

General Grant's Union forces attacked General Lee's Confederate forces in the month-long

Accepted Answer

A)  Battle of Gettysburg. 
B)  Wilderness campaign. 
C)  Battle of Chickamauga. 
D)  siege of Vicksburg. 
E)  clash at Nashville. 
A)  Battle of Gettysburg. 
B)  Wilderness campaign. 
C)  Battle of Chickamauga. 
D)  siege of Vicksburg. 
E)  clash at Nashville.

Question 15

In 1861 Congress passed the ________ Act,which declared that all slaves used for "insurrectionary" purposes would be considered freed.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1861 Congress passed the ________ Act,which...

Question 16

The Emancipation Proclamation did not apply to all of the slave states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the Battle of Gettysburg,in order to reach dug-in Union forces,General George Pickett's division had to cross

Accepted Answer

A)  open country. 
B)  a broad river. 
C)  a steep hill. 
D)  thick woods. 
E)  an abandoned town. 
A)  open country. 
B)  a broad river. 
C)  a steep hill. 
D)  thick woods. 
E)  an abandoned town.

Question 18

The Confederacy financed its war effort primarily through

Accepted Answer

A)  selling bonds. 
B)  printing money. 
C)  foreign loans. 
D)  an income tax. 
E)  seizure of Northern assets. 
A)  selling bonds. 
B)  printing money. 
C)  foreign loans. 
D)  an income tax. 
E)  seizure of Northern assets.

Question 19

African American soldiers in the Union

Accepted Answer

A)  constituted a large segment of the initial volunteers who joined the war effort. 
B)  died in combat in larger numbers than white soldiers. 
C)  were not paid for their military service. 
D)  experienced a higher mortality rate than white soldiers. 
E)  were allowed only to dig trenches and transport water. 
A)  constituted a large segment of the initial volunteers who joined the war effort. 
B)  died in combat in larger numbers than white soldiers. 
C)  were not paid for their military service. 
D)  experienced a higher mortality rate than white soldiers. 
E)  were allowed only to dig trenches and transport water.

Question 20

General Ulysses S.Grant

Accepted Answer

A)  did not agree with Abraham Lincoln's general strategic objectives. 
B)  followed Winfield Scott as Lincoln's military chief of staff. 
C)  believed the key to victory was to capture the Confederate capital. 
D)  was ultimately succeeded by Henry W. Halleck as chief of staff of the army. 
E)  thought the main Union effort should target enemy armies and resources. 
A)  did not agree with Abraham Lincoln's general strategic objectives. 
B)  followed Winfield Scott as Lincoln's military chief of staff. 
C)  believed the key to victory was to capture the Confederate capital. 
D)  was ultimately succeeded by Henry W. Halleck as chief of staff of the army. 
E)  thought the main Union effort should target enemy armies and resources.

Exam 14: The Civil War

The Battle of Antietam in 1862

The U.S.Military Telegraph Corps was headed by Thomas Scott and what future tycoon?

The Confiscation Act of 1861

RobertE.Lee and Jefferson Davis both agreed that the Confederacy must surrender at the Appomattox Court House.

The material advantages of the South were obvious right from the start of the war.

The National Woman's Loyal League worked simultaneously for the abolition of slavery and for the vote for women.

The Confederate States of America was formed

"Copperheads" were

In 1864 the Republicans changed their name to the ________ Party.

All of the following were "Radical Republicans" EXCEPT

After the Battle of Gettysburg,the weakened Confederate armies were never again able to seriously threaten Northern territory.

By the end of 1862,Union forces

Lincoln understood that the proper objective of his armies was the occupation of Confederate territory.

General Grant's Union forces attacked General Lee's Confederate forces in the month-long

In 1861 Congress passed the ________ Act,which declared that all slaves used for "insurrectionary" purposes would be considered freed.

The Emancipation Proclamation did not apply to all of the slave states.

In the Battle of Gettysburg,in order to reach dug-in Union forces,General George Pickett's division had to cross

The Confederacy financed its war effort primarily through

African American soldiers in the Union

General Ulysses S.Grant

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