Question 1

What problems did each side have as they mobilized to fight the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The Union and the Confederacy both faced

Question 2

Why did 1863 prove to be such a pivotal year on the battlefield?

Accepted Answer

1863 proved to be a pivotal year on the

Question 3

In the course of the Civil War,

Accepted Answer

A)  the ruling classes of England and France strongly opposed the Confederacy. 
B)  the English government consistently supported the Confederacy. 
C)  the French government formally recognized the Confederacy. 
D)  English textile workers thrown out of jobs came to resent and oppose the Union. 
E)  popular support for the Union was strong in England. 
A)  the ruling classes of England and France strongly opposed the Confederacy. 
B)  the English government consistently supported the Confederacy. 
C)  the French government formally recognized the Confederacy. 
D)  English textile workers thrown out of jobs came to resent and oppose the Union. 
E)  popular support for the Union was strong in England.

Question 4

All of the following slave states remained in the Union EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Kentucky. 
B)  Arkansas. 
C)  Maryland. 
D)  Missouri. 
E)  Delaware. 
A)  Kentucky. 
B)  Arkansas. 
C)  Maryland. 
D)  Missouri. 
E)  Delaware.

Question 5

A major federal victory occurred in April 1862 when Union troops captured the city of

Accepted Answer

A)  New Orleans. 
B)  Vicksburg. 
C)  Mobile. 
D)  Chattanooga. 
E)  Charleston. 
A)  New Orleans. 
B)  Vicksburg. 
C)  Mobile. 
D)  Chattanooga. 
E)  Charleston.

Question 6

In the early part of the Civil War,the sympathies of the ruling classes in France and England lay with the Confederacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Republicans sought to encourage the development of the West by passing the ________ Act.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Republicans sought to encourage the development...

Question 8

The North financed the Civil War primarily by borrowing money.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is true of Jefferson Davis's leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)  Davis was helpless to make command decisions without the presence of his top generals. 
B)  Davis refused to appoint a cabinet to help him manage affairs of state. 
C)  Davis spent most of his time dealing with party politics. 
D)  Davis demonstrated few administrative abilities. 
E)  Davis attempted to strategize, make, and control all military decisions personally. 
A)  Davis was helpless to make command decisions without the presence of his top generals. 
B)  Davis refused to appoint a cabinet to help him manage affairs of state. 
C)  Davis spent most of his time dealing with party politics. 
D)  Davis demonstrated few administrative abilities. 
E)  Davis attempted to strategize, make, and control all military decisions personally.

Question 10

The ________ Infantry was the best known of the black Union regiments.

Accepted Answer

Fifty-four

Question 11

Given the material and manpower advantage of the North,what factors enabled the South to wage war as long as it did?

Accepted Answer

The South was able to wage war for as lo

Question 12

Feelings of states' rights were so strong in the South that it was impossible for the Confederate government to take any steps toward centralization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

RobertE.Lee surrendered to Ulysses S.Grant at Appomattox Court House after

Accepted Answer

A)  President Jefferson Davis announced the Confederate government was defeated. 
B)  President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. 
C)  Lee recognized the futility of continued fighting. 
D)  President Lincoln met President Davis. 
E)  President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union forces. 
A)  President Jefferson Davis announced the Confederate government was defeated. 
B)  President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. 
C)  Lee recognized the futility of continued fighting. 
D)  President Lincoln met President Davis. 
E)  President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union forces.

Question 14

Torpedoes and submarines were used,to little effect,during the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Why was the South so confident of its "cotton diplomacy"? Why did it fail?

Accepted Answer

The South was confident in its "cotton d

Question 16

The Crittenden Compromise was essentially acceptable to Lincoln and the Republicans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the Emancipation Proclamation,President Abraham Lincoln declared freedom for slaves

Accepted Answer

A)  in the parts of the Confederacy already under Union control. 
B)  in the slave states that had remained loyal to the Union. 
C)  that joined the Union military. 
D)  throughout all states that existed as part of the United States prior to the Civil War. 
E)  in the parts of the Confederacy still in rebellion. 
A)  in the parts of the Confederacy already under Union control. 
B)  in the slave states that had remained loyal to the Union. 
C)  that joined the Union military. 
D)  throughout all states that existed as part of the United States prior to the Civil War. 
E)  in the parts of the Confederacy still in rebellion.

Question 18

The Battle of Vicksburg in 1863

Accepted Answer

A)  saw a quick Union victory. 
B)  allowed the North to split the Confederacy in two. 
C)  briefly revived the military hopes of the Confederacy. 
D)  was decided by a massive assault by Union troops. 
E)  put George McClellan back in good standing with President Lincoln. 
A)  saw a quick Union victory. 
B)  allowed the North to split the Confederacy in two. 
C)  briefly revived the military hopes of the Confederacy. 
D)  was decided by a massive assault by Union troops. 
E)  put George McClellan back in good standing with President Lincoln.

Question 19

President Buchanan did not believe that a state had the legal right to secede from the Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Battle of Gettysburg

Accepted Answer

A)  represented the last time Confederate forces seriously threatened Union territory. 
B)  saw Union General George Meade lose nearly a third of his army. 
C)  saw Union General George Meade clearly be more aggressive than RobertE. Lee. 
D)  saw Robert 
E)  was a Union victory, thanks to Meade having found a copy of Lee's orders. 
A)  represented the last time Confederate forces seriously threatened Union territory. 
B)  saw Union General George Meade lose nearly a third of his army. 
C)  saw Union General George Meade clearly be more aggressive than RobertE. Lee. 
D)  saw Robert 
E)  was a Union victory, thanks to Meade having found a copy of Lee's orders.

Exam 14: The Civil War

What problems did each side have as they mobilized to fight the Civil War?

Why did 1863 prove to be such a pivotal year on the battlefield?

In the course of the Civil War,

All of the following slave states remained in the Union EXCEPT

A major federal victory occurred in April 1862 when Union troops captured the city of

In the early part of the Civil War,the sympathies of the ruling classes in France and England lay with the Confederacy.

The Republicans sought to encourage the development of the West by passing the ________ Act.

The North financed the Civil War primarily by borrowing money.

Which of the following is true of Jefferson Davis's leadership?

The ________ Infantry was the best known of the black Union regiments.

Given the material and manpower advantage of the North,what factors enabled the South to wage war as long as it did?

Feelings of states' rights were so strong in the South that it was impossible for the Confederate government to take any steps toward centralization.

RobertE.Lee surrendered to Ulysses S.Grant at Appomattox Court House after

Torpedoes and submarines were used,to little effect,during the Civil War.

Why was the South so confident of its "cotton diplomacy"? Why did it fail?

The Crittenden Compromise was essentially acceptable to Lincoln and the Republicans.

In the Emancipation Proclamation,President Abraham Lincoln declared freedom for slaves

The Battle of Vicksburg in 1863

President Buchanan did not believe that a state had the legal right to secede from the Union.

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