Question 1

The Emancipation Proclamation represented a turning point in Lincoln's own thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

What role did slaves play with the Confederate army?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert E.Lee asked for slave soldiers at the beginning of the war. 
B)  Slaves willingly took up arms and served for the Confederates. 
C)  The Confederate government never officially recruited slaves as soldiers. 
D)  Numerous slaves worked as laborers for the Confederate military. 
E)  Most slaveholders wanted their slaves to serve as soldiers for the Confederacy. 
A)  Robert E.Lee asked for slave soldiers at the beginning of the war. 
B)  Slaves willingly took up arms and served for the Confederates. 
C)  The Confederate government never officially recruited slaves as soldiers. 
D)  Numerous slaves worked as laborers for the Confederate military. 
E)  Most slaveholders wanted their slaves to serve as soldiers for the Confederacy. D

Question 3

When did Great Britain abolish slavery in its empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  1790s. 
B)  1810s. 
C)  1830s. 
D)  1850s. 
E)  1870s. 
A)  1790s. 
B)  1810s. 
C)  1830s. 
D)  1850s. 
E)  1870s. C

Question 4

The Emancipation Proclamation of January 1,1863:

Accepted Answer

A)  was declared unconstitutional by the U.S.Supreme Court later that year. 
B)  did not apply to the border slave states that had not seceded. 
C)  freed slaves throughout the United States. 
D)  was very popular with voters associated with the Democratic Party. 
E)  was cited by Tennessee as the reason it rejoined the Union in 1864. 
A)  was declared unconstitutional by the U.S.Supreme Court later that year. 
B)  did not apply to the border slave states that had not seceded. 
C)  freed slaves throughout the United States. 
D)  was very popular with voters associated with the Democratic Party. 
E)  was cited by Tennessee as the reason it rejoined the Union in 1864.

Question 5

Which September 1864 event helped Lincoln win reelection as president that November?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House. 
B)  The Confederate surrender of Savannah. 
C)  Grant's victory at Vicksburg. 
D)  McClellan's rout of the Confederates at Seven Pines. 
E)  Sherman's capture of Atlanta. 
A)  Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House. 
B)  The Confederate surrender of Savannah. 
C)  Grant's victory at Vicksburg. 
D)  McClellan's rout of the Confederates at Seven Pines. 
E)  Sherman's capture of Atlanta.

Question 6

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-"Negro paradise"

Accepted Answer

A) escaped slaves 
B) deadliest battle of the war 
C) Richmond 
D) Union not to interfere with slavery 
E) surrender of the Confederacy
F)relied on British support
G)Gettysburg
H)another Trail of Tears
I)freed slaves
J)spectators came with picnic baskets to watch
K)opponents of the war
L)established by Grant 
A) escaped slaves 
B) deadliest battle of the war 
C) Richmond 
D) Union not to interfere with slavery 
E) surrender of the Confederacy
F)relied on British support
G)Gettysburg
H)another Trail of Tears
I)freed slaves
J)spectators came with picnic baskets to watch
K)opponents of the war
L)established by Grant

Question 7

At Antietam:

Accepted Answer

A)  General Lee was successful and pushed north into Pennsylvania. 
B)  General McClellan surrendered his troops. 
C)  the nation suffered more casualties than on any other day in its history. 
D)  the Union's river fleet proved crucial to the outcome. 
E)  Lincoln announced the Thirteenth Amendment. 
A)  General Lee was successful and pushed north into Pennsylvania. 
B)  General McClellan surrendered his troops. 
C)  the nation suffered more casualties than on any other day in its history. 
D)  the Union's river fleet proved crucial to the outcome. 
E)  Lincoln announced the Thirteenth Amendment.

Question 8

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Emancipation Proclamation

Accepted Answer

A) escaped slaves 
B) deadliest battle of the war 
C) Richmond 
D) Union not to interfere with slavery 
E) surrender of the Confederacy
F)relied on British support
G)Gettysburg
H)another Trail of Tears
I)freed slaves
J)spectators came with picnic baskets to watch
K)opponents of the war
L)established by Grant 
A) escaped slaves 
B) deadliest battle of the war 
C) Richmond 
D) Union not to interfere with slavery 
E) surrender of the Confederacy
F)relied on British support
G)Gettysburg
H)another Trail of Tears
I)freed slaves
J)spectators came with picnic baskets to watch
K)opponents of the war
L)established by Grant

Question 9

Captains of industry like steel magnate Andrew Carnegie and oil man John D.Rockefeller:

Accepted Answer

A)  began creating or consolidating their fortunes during the Civil War. 
B)  benefited after the war from the respect their military service earned for them. 
C)  became important advisers to President Lincoln. 
D)  voluntarily provided important resources to the war effort. 
E)  made millions bilking southerners who were buying war bonds. 
A)  began creating or consolidating their fortunes during the Civil War. 
B)  benefited after the war from the respect their military service earned for them. 
C)  became important advisers to President Lincoln. 
D)  voluntarily provided important resources to the war effort. 
E)  made millions bilking southerners who were buying war bonds.

Question 10

The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment is best known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a regiment of free blacks who charged Fort Wagner,South Carolina. 
B)  the "Irish Brigade," because its members were born in Ireland. 
C)  the regiment that forced Richmond's surrender. 
D)  a regiment that was fully integrated,with noncommissioned black and white soldiers fighting side-by-side. 
E)  the first regiment to see battle in the war. 
A)  a regiment of free blacks who charged Fort Wagner,South Carolina. 
B)  the "Irish Brigade," because its members were born in Ireland. 
C)  the regiment that forced Richmond's surrender. 
D)  a regiment that was fully integrated,with noncommissioned black and white soldiers fighting side-by-side. 
E)  the first regiment to see battle in the war.

Question 11

Using Lincoln's speech at Sanitary Fair in 1864 (excerpted in "Voices of Freedom"),explain how Lincoln defined liberty.How does this speech reflect a change in his thinking from 1861? Why do you think Lincoln had to change his thinking to achieve victory in this war?

Accepted Answer

In his speech at the Sanitary Fair in 18

Question 12

With regard to civil liberties during the Civil War,President Lincoln:

Accepted Answer

A)  always let courts and judges have the final say. 
B)  suspended the writ of habeas corpus. 
C)  ordered most Democratic newspapers shut down. 
D)  urged the impeachment of federal judges who opposed him. 
E)  strictly followed the Ex parte Milligan decision rendered in 1866. 
A)  always let courts and judges have the final say. 
B)  suspended the writ of habeas corpus. 
C)  ordered most Democratic newspapers shut down. 
D)  urged the impeachment of federal judges who opposed him. 
E)  strictly followed the Ex parte Milligan decision rendered in 1866.

Question 13

Colonel John Chivington is remembered for:

Accepted Answer

A)  becoming a martyr when tortured and killed by Sioux warriors. 
B)  leading the cavalry charge that turned back a Confederate assault at Shiloh. 
C)  his refusal to surrender his Confederate troops until weeks after Lee's final surrender. 
D)  organizing a band of pro-Union Creek Indians who fought bravely at Vicksburg. 
E)  leading an attack that killed perhaps 400 Indian men,women,and children. 
A)  becoming a martyr when tortured and killed by Sioux warriors. 
B)  leading the cavalry charge that turned back a Confederate assault at Shiloh. 
C)  his refusal to surrender his Confederate troops until weeks after Lee's final surrender. 
D)  organizing a band of pro-Union Creek Indians who fought bravely at Vicksburg. 
E)  leading an attack that killed perhaps 400 Indian men,women,and children.

Question 14

Why was Vicksburg essential?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capturing the city allowed the Union to control the entire Mississippi River. 
B)  Stonewall Jackson lost his life here. 
C)  It served as a gateway to the Appalachian Mountains. 
D)  Before the Civil War,the port in this city had shipped more cotton than any other. 
E)  It guarded the Gulf of Mexico. 
A)  Capturing the city allowed the Union to control the entire Mississippi River. 
B)  Stonewall Jackson lost his life here. 
C)  It served as a gateway to the Appalachian Mountains. 
D)  Before the Civil War,the port in this city had shipped more cotton than any other. 
E)  It guarded the Gulf of Mexico.

Question 15

What caused economic problems for the Confederacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Within the first year of the war,a majority of slaves refusing to do work. 
B)  The abundance of food and cotton creating a buyer's market. 
C)  The issuing of paper money. 
D)  An influx of immigrants creating high unemployment. 
E)  Heavy taxing of large plantation owners. 
A)  Within the first year of the war,a majority of slaves refusing to do work. 
B)  The abundance of food and cotton creating a buyer's market. 
C)  The issuing of paper money. 
D)  An influx of immigrants creating high unemployment. 
E)  Heavy taxing of large plantation owners.

Question 16

Since Robert E.Lee's army did not retreat,the North could not claim Antietam as a victory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Frederick Douglass declared,"The work does not end with the abolition of slavery,but only begins." In a thoughtful essay,discuss what you foresee as the work that will need to be done to secure freedom and liberty to the ex-slaves.Is emancipation enough? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Emancipation alone is not enough to secu

Question 18

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-William T.Sherman

Accepted Answer

A) 1864 Democratic presidential candidate 
B) challenged Lincoln for the 1864 Republican nomination 
C) vice president of the Confederacy 
D) American National Red Cross 
E) southern spy for the Union
F)president of the Confederacy
G)Radical Republican from Pennsylvania
H)practiced a war of attrition
I)surrendered to General Grant
J)favored a Ten-Percent Plan of Reconstruction
K)teacher on the Sea Islands
L)marched through the South 
A) 1864 Democratic presidential candidate 
B) challenged Lincoln for the 1864 Republican nomination 
C) vice president of the Confederacy 
D) American National Red Cross 
E) southern spy for the Union
F)president of the Confederacy
G)Radical Republican from Pennsylvania
H)practiced a war of attrition
I)surrendered to General Grant
J)favored a Ten-Percent Plan of Reconstruction
K)teacher on the Sea Islands
L)marched through the South

Question 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Pickett's Charge

Accepted Answer

A) escaped slaves 
B) deadliest battle of the war 
C) Richmond 
D) Union not to interfere with slavery 
E) surrender of the Confederacy
F)relied on British support
G)Gettysburg
H)another Trail of Tears
I)freed slaves
J)spectators came with picnic baskets to watch
K)opponents of the war
L)established by Grant 
A) escaped slaves 
B) deadliest battle of the war 
C) Richmond 
D) Union not to interfere with slavery 
E) surrender of the Confederacy
F)relied on British support
G)Gettysburg
H)another Trail of Tears
I)freed slaves
J)spectators came with picnic baskets to watch
K)opponents of the war
L)established by Grant

Question 20

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Abraham Lincoln

Accepted Answer

A) 1864 Democratic presidential candidate 
B) challenged Lincoln for the 1864 Republican nomination 
C) vice president of the Confederacy 
D) American National Red Cross 
E) southern spy for the Union
F)president of the Confederacy
G)Radical Republican from Pennsylvania
H)practiced a war of attrition
I)surrendered to General Grant
J)favored a Ten-Percent Plan of Reconstruction
K)teacher on the Sea Islands
L)marched through the South 
A) 1864 Democratic presidential candidate 
B) challenged Lincoln for the 1864 Republican nomination 
C) vice president of the Confederacy 
D) American National Red Cross 
E) southern spy for the Union
F)president of the Confederacy
G)Radical Republican from Pennsylvania
H)practiced a war of attrition
I)surrendered to General Grant
J)favored a Ten-Percent Plan of Reconstruction
K)teacher on the Sea Islands
L)marched through the South

The Emancipation Proclamation represented a turning point in Lincoln's own thinking.

What role did slaves play with the Confederate army?

When did Great Britain abolish slavery in its empire?

The Emancipation Proclamation of January 1,1863:

Which September 1864 event helped Lincoln win reelection as president that November?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -"Negro paradise"

At Antietam:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Emancipation Proclamation

Captains of industry like steel magnate Andrew Carnegie and oil man John D.Rockefeller:

The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment is best known as:

Using Lincoln's speech at Sanitary Fair in 1864 (excerpted in "Voices of Freedom"),explain how Lincoln defined liberty.How does this speech reflect a change in his thinking from 1861? Why do you think Lincoln had to change his thinking to achieve victory in this war?

With regard to civil liberties during the Civil War,President Lincoln:

Colonel John Chivington is remembered for:

Why was Vicksburg essential?

What caused economic problems for the Confederacy?

Since Robert E.Lee's army did not retreat,the North could not claim Antietam as a victory.

Frederick Douglass declared,"The work does not end with the abolition of slavery,but only begins." In a thoughtful essay,discuss what you foresee as the work that will need to be done to secure freedom and liberty to the ex-slaves.Is emancipation enough? Why or why not?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -William T.Sherman

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Pickett's Charge

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Abraham Lincoln

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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Exam 14: A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

The Emancipation Proclamation represented a turning point in Lincoln's own thinking.

What role did slaves play with the Confederate army?

When did Great Britain abolish slavery in its empire?

The Emancipation Proclamation of January 1,1863:

Which September 1864 event helped Lincoln win reelection as president that November?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -"Negro paradise"

At Antietam:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Emancipation Proclamation

Captains of industry like steel magnate Andrew Carnegie and oil man John D.Rockefeller:

The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment is best known as:

Using Lincoln's speech at Sanitary Fair in 1864 (excerpted in "Voices of Freedom"),explain how Lincoln defined liberty.How does this speech reflect a change in his thinking from 1861? Why do you think Lincoln had to change his thinking to achieve victory in this war?

With regard to civil liberties during the Civil War,President Lincoln:

Colonel John Chivington is remembered for:

Why was Vicksburg essential?

What caused economic problems for the Confederacy?

Since Robert E.Lee's army did not retreat,the North could not claim Antietam as a victory.

Frederick Douglass declared,"The work does not end with the abolition of slavery,but only begins." In a thoughtful essay,discuss what you foresee as the work that will need to be done to secure freedom and liberty to the ex-slaves.Is emancipation enough? Why or why not?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -William T.Sherman

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Pickett's Charge

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Abraham Lincoln

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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