Question 1

General McClellan was a great trainer of soldiers,but his excessive caution often exasperated Lincoln.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What methods did President Lincoln use to suppress popular opposition to the war in the North?

Accepted Answer

President Lincoln used a variety of meth

Question 3

The North had such an overwhelming advantage in naval power that its blockade of the South was completely effective from the start.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

On April 14,1861,Fort Sumter surrendered after

Accepted Answer

A)  Confederate forces bombarded it. 
B)  President Lincoln chose to not resupply the fort. 
C)  Southern soldiers occupied the fort. 
D)  the fort's commander decided to join the Confederacy. 
E)  the Union commanding officer, Robert Anderson, was killed. 
A)  Confederate forces bombarded it. 
B)  President Lincoln chose to not resupply the fort. 
C)  Southern soldiers occupied the fort. 
D)  the fort's commander decided to join the Confederacy. 
E)  the Union commanding officer, Robert Anderson, was killed.

Question 5

The most celebrated battle of the Civil War was fought at ________ in early July of 1863.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The most celebrated battle of the Civil...

Question 6

The United States Sanitary Commission

Accepted Answer

A)  was organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and SusanB. Anthony. 
B)  helped turn nursing into a female-dominated profession. 
C)  was welcomed by male doctors. 
D)  defied the traditional stereotype of women. 
E)  banned women from working in frontline field hospitals. 
A)  was organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and SusanB. Anthony. 
B)  helped turn nursing into a female-dominated profession. 
C)  was welcomed by male doctors. 
D)  defied the traditional stereotype of women. 
E)  banned women from working in frontline field hospitals.

Question 7

In naval warfare during the Civil War,

Accepted Answer

A)  the Union blockade of the South was largely ineffective. 
B)  the Confederacy managed to build a navy equal to that of the Union. 
C)  both the Union and Confederate militaries developed ironclads. 
D)  the Confederacy devastated Union fleets with ironclad warships. 
E)  the Confederacy managed to seize key Union ports such as Baltimore. 
A)  the Union blockade of the South was largely ineffective. 
B)  the Confederacy managed to build a navy equal to that of the Union. 
C)  both the Union and Confederate militaries developed ironclads. 
D)  the Confederacy devastated Union fleets with ironclad warships. 
E)  the Confederacy managed to seize key Union ports such as Baltimore.

Question 8

No additional states seceded from the Union once the war had begun.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In his capacity as commander in chief,President Abraham Lincoln

Accepted Answer

A)  argued it was essential that the laws of the Constitution be upheld during the war. 
B)  increased the size of the army without the approval of Congress. 
C)  quickly called on Congress to enact a naval blockade of the South. 
D)  moved cautiously in asserting his war powers. 
E)  waited for Congress to declare war before dispatching troops to the South. 
A)  argued it was essential that the laws of the Constitution be upheld during the war. 
B)  increased the size of the army without the approval of Congress. 
C)  quickly called on Congress to enact a naval blockade of the South. 
D)  moved cautiously in asserting his war powers. 
E)  waited for Congress to declare war before dispatching troops to the South.

Question 10

At the Battle of ________ in May 1863,Confederate General Stonewall Jackson was wounded and subsequently died of pneumonia.

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The answer of At the Battle of ________ in May...

Question 11

In both the North and the South,draftees could avoid military service if they hired substitutes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following statements about GeorgeB.McClellan is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  He ran against Abraham Lincoln in the election of 1864. 
B)  He originally served as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. 
C)  He was found to have, in Lincoln's opinion, a wholly inadequate grasp of strategy. 
D)  He served briefly as chief of staff but returned to the field in March 1862. 
E)  He was eventually replaced by General Henry W. Halleck. 
A)  He ran against Abraham Lincoln in the election of 1864. 
B)  He originally served as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. 
C)  He was found to have, in Lincoln's opinion, a wholly inadequate grasp of strategy. 
D)  He served briefly as chief of staff but returned to the field in March 1862. 
E)  He was eventually replaced by General Henry W. Halleck.

Question 13

In the Confederacy,a military draft

Accepted Answer

A)  was not considered necessary until the last months of the Civil War. 
B)  never allowed for the hiring of substitutes. 
C)  compelled slaves to serve as soldiers. 
D)  aroused opposition from poorer whites for its expensive substitute policy. 
E)  forced all white males between the ages of 18 and 25 to serve for three years. 
A)  was not considered necessary until the last months of the Civil War. 
B)  never allowed for the hiring of substitutes. 
C)  compelled slaves to serve as soldiers. 
D)  aroused opposition from poorer whites for its expensive substitute policy. 
E)  forced all white males between the ages of 18 and 25 to serve for three years.

Question 14

Which of the following federally-chartered corporations did the Union create to build the transcontinental railroad?

Accepted Answer

A)  Union Pacific 
B)  Western Pacific 
C)  Central Pacific 
D)  Western Pacific and Central Pacific 
E)  Union Pacific and Central Pacific 
A)  Union Pacific 
B)  Western Pacific 
C)  Central Pacific 
D)  Western Pacific and Central Pacific 
E)  Union Pacific and Central Pacific

Question 15

In what ways did women participate in the Civil War,and how did the conflict change the status of women in both the North and the South?

Accepted Answer

During the Civil War, women participated

Question 16

The Confederate constitution explicitly acknowledged the sovereignty of individual states and the right of secession.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

To build up the Union army,Lincoln originally relied much more on volunteers in state militias than he did an increase in the regular army.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The South was for the most part fighting a defensive war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The seceding Southern states immediately seized federal property within their boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Prior to becoming president of the Confederacy,Jefferson Davis had

Accepted Answer

A)  been vice president of the United States. 
B)  called for a gradual phase-out of slavery. 
C)  begged South Carolina not to leave the Union. 
D)  called for the imprisonment of abolitionists. 
E)  been regarded as a moderate on secession. 
A)  been vice president of the United States. 
B)  called for a gradual phase-out of slavery. 
C)  begged South Carolina not to leave the Union. 
D)  called for the imprisonment of abolitionists. 
E)  been regarded as a moderate on secession.

Exam 14: The Civil War

General McClellan was a great trainer of soldiers,but his excessive caution often exasperated Lincoln.

What methods did President Lincoln use to suppress popular opposition to the war in the North?

The North had such an overwhelming advantage in naval power that its blockade of the South was completely effective from the start.

On April 14,1861,Fort Sumter surrendered after

The most celebrated battle of the Civil War was fought at ________ in early July of 1863.

The United States Sanitary Commission

In naval warfare during the Civil War,

No additional states seceded from the Union once the war had begun.

In his capacity as commander in chief,President Abraham Lincoln

At the Battle of ________ in May 1863,Confederate General Stonewall Jackson was wounded and subsequently died of pneumonia.

In both the North and the South,draftees could avoid military service if they hired substitutes.

Which of the following statements about GeorgeB.McClellan is FALSE?

In the Confederacy,a military draft

Which of the following federally-chartered corporations did the Union create to build the transcontinental railroad?

In what ways did women participate in the Civil War,and how did the conflict change the status of women in both the North and the South?

The Confederate constitution explicitly acknowledged the sovereignty of individual states and the right of secession.

To build up the Union army,Lincoln originally relied much more on volunteers in state militias than he did an increase in the regular army.

The South was for the most part fighting a defensive war.

The seceding Southern states immediately seized federal property within their boundaries.

Prior to becoming president of the Confederacy,Jefferson Davis had

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