Question 1

In 1860 and 1861,President James Buchanan asserted

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A)  that states had the constitutional right to secede from the United States. 
B)  that the federal government had no authority to stop a state from seceding from the Union. 
C)  that he would surrender Fort Sumter if South Carolina would rejoin the Union. 
D)  that he would not resupply Fort Sumter, as it was a lost cause. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  that states had the constitutional right to secede from the United States. 
B)  that the federal government had no authority to stop a state from seceding from the Union. 
C)  that he would surrender Fort Sumter if South Carolina would rejoin the Union. 
D)  that he would not resupply Fort Sumter, as it was a lost cause. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 2

Between 1861 and 1864,the cost of goods in the Confederacy rose by

Accepted Answer

A)  200 percent. 
B)  600 percent. 
C)  1,000 percent. 
D)  3,000 percent. 
E)  9,000 percent. 
A)  200 percent. 
B)  600 percent. 
C)  1,000 percent. 
D)  3,000 percent. 
E)  9,000 percent.

Question 3

"Cotton diplomacy" worked to the extent that England extended diplomatic recognition to the Confederacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Four days of draft riots in ________ in 1863 were among the bloodiest riots in all of American history.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Four days of draft riots in ________...

Question 5

In 1861,the so-called Trent affair

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A)  saw the capture of Union diplomats by the Confederate government. 
B)  created an international diplomatic crisis for Abraham Lincoln. 
C)  led England to form closer political ties with the Lincoln administration. 
D)  resulted in France recalling its ambassador from the United States. 
E)  was eventually resolved with an indirect apology by England. 
A)  saw the capture of Union diplomats by the Confederate government. 
B)  created an international diplomatic crisis for Abraham Lincoln. 
C)  led England to form closer political ties with the Lincoln administration. 
D)  resulted in France recalling its ambassador from the United States. 
E)  was eventually resolved with an indirect apology by England.

Question 6

The state admitted to the Union during the Civil War was

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A)  Iowa. 
B)  Minnesota. 
C)  Wisconsin. 
D)  West Virginia. 
E)  Nevada. 
A)  Iowa. 
B)  Minnesota. 
C)  Wisconsin. 
D)  West Virginia. 
E)  Nevada.

Question 7

The Crittenden Compromise found its greatest support in

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A)  Republican senators. 
B)  Southern senators. 
C)  President Abraham Lincoln. 
D)  abolitionists. 
E)  the western territories. 
A)  Republican senators. 
B)  Southern senators. 
C)  President Abraham Lincoln. 
D)  abolitionists. 
E)  the western territories.

Question 8

General Sherman's "March to the Sea" faced bitter opposition through Georgia and South Carolina from Confederate forces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Despite being a Democrat,Andrew Johnson was selected to run with Lincoln in 1864.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the Civil War,the number of deaths for every 100,000 of the population was

Accepted Answer

A)  500. 
B)  1,000. 
C)  2,000. 
D)  4,000. 
E)  5,000. 
A)  500. 
B)  1,000. 
C)  2,000. 
D)  4,000. 
E)  5,000.

Question 11

Politically,the Confederate constitution

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A)  was almost identical in many respects to the Constitution of the United States. 
B)  gave states the right to secede. 
C)  allowed states the right to abolish slavery. 
D)  gave the president and vice president four-year terms. 
E)  did not allow anti-secessionists to serve in the Confederate government. 
A)  was almost identical in many respects to the Constitution of the United States. 
B)  gave states the right to secede. 
C)  allowed states the right to abolish slavery. 
D)  gave the president and vice president four-year terms. 
E)  did not allow anti-secessionists to serve in the Confederate government.

Question 12

In the Civil War,at lower levels of military command,

Accepted Answer

A)  Northern and Southern commanders had markedly different backgrounds. 
B)  amateur officers played important roles in both the Union and Confederate armies. 
C)  professional officers on both sides were mostly Ivy League graduates. 
D)  amateur officers played important roles in both the Union and Confederate armies; and the professional officers on both sides were mostly Ivy League graduates. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  Northern and Southern commanders had markedly different backgrounds. 
B)  amateur officers played important roles in both the Union and Confederate armies. 
C)  professional officers on both sides were mostly Ivy League graduates. 
D)  amateur officers played important roles in both the Union and Confederate armies; and the professional officers on both sides were mostly Ivy League graduates. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 13

Lincoln dared to fight the Civil War without a formal declaration of war,but he did not dare suspend habeas corpus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

During the Civil War,railroad transportation

Accepted Answer

A)  encouraged smaller engagements with fewer troops. 
B)  in some ways acted to limit the mobility of armies. 
C)  gave commanders much more flexibility in the geographic distribution of their armies. 
D)  both encouraged smaller engagements with fewer troops, and acted to limit the mobility of armies. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  encouraged smaller engagements with fewer troops. 
B)  in some ways acted to limit the mobility of armies. 
C)  gave commanders much more flexibility in the geographic distribution of their armies. 
D)  both encouraged smaller engagements with fewer troops, and acted to limit the mobility of armies. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Exam 14: The Civil War

In 1860 and 1861,President James Buchanan asserted

Between 1861 and 1864,the cost of goods in the Confederacy rose by

"Cotton diplomacy" worked to the extent that England extended diplomatic recognition to the Confederacy.

Four days of draft riots in ________ in 1863 were among the bloodiest riots in all of American history.

In 1861,the so-called Trent affair

The state admitted to the Union during the Civil War was

The Crittenden Compromise found its greatest support in

General Sherman's "March to the Sea" faced bitter opposition through Georgia and South Carolina from Confederate forces.

Despite being a Democrat,Andrew Johnson was selected to run with Lincoln in 1864.

In the Civil War,the number of deaths for every 100,000 of the population was

Politically,the Confederate constitution

In the Civil War,at lower levels of military command,

Lincoln dared to fight the Civil War without a formal declaration of war,but he did not dare suspend habeas corpus.

During the Civil War,railroad transportation

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