Question 1

The major Confederate army in the East,commanded by Robert E.Lee,was called the Army of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Rappahannock. 
B)  the Blue Ridge. 
C)  Southern Maryland. 
D)  the Chesapeake. 
E)  Northern Virginia. 
A)  the Rappahannock. 
B)  the Blue Ridge. 
C)  Southern Maryland. 
D)  the Chesapeake. 
E)  Northern Virginia.

Question 2

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Appomattox

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 3

The example of German immigrant Marcus Spiegel demonstrated that:

Accepted Answer

A)  freedom motivated the immigration of Irish immigrants,but German immigrants of the mid-nineteenth century came to the United States in pursuit of economic success. 
B)  the significant Jewish population in the United States was ambivalent about the issues that caused the Civil War. 
C)  the views of average Americans evolved considerably during the course of the Civil War. 
D)  Democrats were unwilling to go to war with a Republican president in the White House. 
E)  while Jews were few in number,their role at the Battle of Gettysburg made military heroes of many of them. 
A)  freedom motivated the immigration of Irish immigrants,but German immigrants of the mid-nineteenth century came to the United States in pursuit of economic success. 
B)  the significant Jewish population in the United States was ambivalent about the issues that caused the Civil War. 
C)  the views of average Americans evolved considerably during the course of the Civil War. 
D)  Democrats were unwilling to go to war with a Republican president in the White House. 
E)  while Jews were few in number,their role at the Battle of Gettysburg made military heroes of many of them.

Question 4

Lincoln was hesitant to support abolition early in the war because he:

Accepted Answer

A)  did not believe slaves could be productive American citizens. 
B)  owned slaves himself. 
C)  feared losing the support of the slaveholding border states within the Union. 
D)  did not want to support the policies of the Radical Republicans. 
E)  promised during his 1860 campaign that he was against abolition. 
A)  did not believe slaves could be productive American citizens. 
B)  owned slaves himself. 
C)  feared losing the support of the slaveholding border states within the Union. 
D)  did not want to support the policies of the Radical Republicans. 
E)  promised during his 1860 campaign that he was against abolition.

Question 5

What did the Union soldiers believe they were fighting for? What did the Confederate soldiers believe they were fighting for?

Accepted Answer

The Union soldiers believed they were fi

Question 6

As a general,what was George McClellan's biggest contribution to the Union's ultimate victory?

Accepted Answer

A)  He molded the Army of the Potomac into an effective fighting force. 
B)  He led the Union to a major victory at Gettysburg. 
C)  He saved lives by limiting the amount of troops used during battles. 
D)  His sizing up of Confederate forces before a battle. 
E)  He devised a good strategy to win at Vicksburg. 
A)  He molded the Army of the Potomac into an effective fighting force. 
B)  He led the Union to a major victory at Gettysburg. 
C)  He saved lives by limiting the amount of troops used during battles. 
D)  His sizing up of Confederate forces before a battle. 
E)  He devised a good strategy to win at Vicksburg.

Question 7

Compare and contrast the leadership abilities of wartime presidents Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis.How significant was each man's leadership to the course of the war?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were

Question 8

Fewer than 50,000 blacks served in the Union army during the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Approximately how many Union and Confederate soldiers died during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  110,000. 
B)  245,000. 
C)  440,000. 
D)  750,000. 
E)  988,000. 
A)  110,000. 
B)  245,000. 
C)  440,000. 
D)  750,000. 
E)  988,000.

Question 10

In what year did slavery officially end in the Western Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  1863. 
B)  1865. 
C)  1874. 
D)  1880. 
E)  1888. 
A)  1863. 
B)  1865. 
C)  1874. 
D)  1880. 
E)  1888.

Question 11

During the first two years of his presidency,what was a facet of Abraham Lincoln's slavery policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  He said slavery was the impetus for the Civil War. 
B)  He experimented with the colonization of freed slaves near Haiti. 
C)  He urged Union commanders to start emancipating slaves immediately. 
D)  He said there should be no compensation of slaveowners in Union states like Missouri. 
E)  He urged a constitutional amendment to abolish slavery immediately. 
A)  He said slavery was the impetus for the Civil War. 
B)  He experimented with the colonization of freed slaves near Haiti. 
C)  He urged Union commanders to start emancipating slaves immediately. 
D)  He said there should be no compensation of slaveowners in Union states like Missouri. 
E)  He urged a constitutional amendment to abolish slavery immediately.

Question 12

How can the treatment of Native Americans by the Confederacy be characterized?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were given access to millions of acres of land. 
B)  They were ignored by Jefferson Davis. 
C)  They received scorn from the Confederacy due to some Native Americans siding with the Union. 
D)  They were given a say in the Confederate government. 
E)  The Confederates appreciated Native Americans serving as peacemakers,bringing an end to the Civil War. 
A)  They were given access to millions of acres of land. 
B)  They were ignored by Jefferson Davis. 
C)  They received scorn from the Confederacy due to some Native Americans siding with the Union. 
D)  They were given a say in the Confederate government. 
E)  The Confederates appreciated Native Americans serving as peacemakers,bringing an end to the Civil War.

Question 13

The U.S.Sanitary Commission:

Accepted Answer

A)  was the first major organization to be run entirely by women. 
B)  raised money for the families of soldiers on both sides. 
C)  coordinated war donations on the northern home front. 
D)  was the nation's first garbage collection agency. 
E)  introduced the idea of germ theory to Civil War hospitals. 
A)  was the first major organization to be run entirely by women. 
B)  raised money for the families of soldiers on both sides. 
C)  coordinated war donations on the northern home front. 
D)  was the nation's first garbage collection agency. 
E)  introduced the idea of germ theory to Civil War hospitals.

Question 14

Which of the following is true of the Confederacy and Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indians were united in their opposition to the Confederacy because of its white supremacist policies. 
B)  The Davis administration ordered the Navajo to leave their ancestral territory. 
C)  Slaveowning Indians generally supported the Confederacy. 
D)  Treating Indian tribes as fully independent nations,the Confederacy sent ambassadors to the Five Civilized Tribes. 
E)  Confederate troops massacred Indians on several occasions,most notably at Sand Creek,Texas. 
A)  Indians were united in their opposition to the Confederacy because of its white supremacist policies. 
B)  The Davis administration ordered the Navajo to leave their ancestral territory. 
C)  Slaveowning Indians generally supported the Confederacy. 
D)  Treating Indian tribes as fully independent nations,the Confederacy sent ambassadors to the Five Civilized Tribes. 
E)  Confederate troops massacred Indians on several occasions,most notably at Sand Creek,Texas.

Question 15

During the Civil War,the Navajo were forced to leave their homes in the New Mexico Territory and then to live permanently in Oklahoma.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

During the Civil War,black soldiers:

Accepted Answer

A)  did nothing to dispel racial prejudice with their performance. 
B)  were mostly northern-born free blacks. 
C)  performed the same duties as white soldiers from the outset,but at lower pay. 
D)  helped inspire Republicans to believe that emancipation also demanded equal rights before the law. 
E)  were allowed into the Union army only in the last year of the war. 
A)  did nothing to dispel racial prejudice with their performance. 
B)  were mostly northern-born free blacks. 
C)  performed the same duties as white soldiers from the outset,but at lower pay. 
D)  helped inspire Republicans to believe that emancipation also demanded equal rights before the law. 
E)  were allowed into the Union army only in the last year of the war.

Question 17

Rehearsals for Reconstruction during the Civil War demonstrated that:

Accepted Answer

A)  African-Americans were so used to slavery,they would work only when forced to do so. 
B)  the main aspiration of former slaves was the ownership of their own land. 
C)  African-Americans were willing to sign contracts forcing them to labor if they were treated more fairly than they had been under slavery. 
D)  former slaves would not work for wages,only for land. 
E)  African-Americans had no interest in their political future,only in their economic well-being. 
A)  African-Americans were so used to slavery,they would work only when forced to do so. 
B)  the main aspiration of former slaves was the ownership of their own land. 
C)  African-Americans were willing to sign contracts forcing them to labor if they were treated more fairly than they had been under slavery. 
D)  former slaves would not work for wages,only for land. 
E)  African-Americans had no interest in their political future,only in their economic well-being.

Question 18

Lincoln raised the money to pay for the war mostly through an income tax.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Lincoln's issuance of an emancipation proclamation:

Accepted Answer

A)  was delayed on the advice of General George McClellan. 
B)  won universal support throughout the North. 
C)  led to a strong Republican showing in the congressional and state elections of 1862. 
D)  followed the narrow Union victory in the Battle of Antietam. 
E)  led Great Britain to recognize the independence of the Confederate States of America. 
A)  was delayed on the advice of General George McClellan. 
B)  won universal support throughout the North. 
C)  led to a strong Republican showing in the congressional and state elections of 1862. 
D)  followed the narrow Union victory in the Battle of Antietam. 
E)  led Great Britain to recognize the independence of the Confederate States of America.

Question 20

What did fighting a defensive war mean for the Confederates?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Confederate soldiers could sleep in their own beds at night. 
B)  It was a strategy that Robert E.Lee did not agree to use. 
C)  Since the weapon technology was basically equal,it was an advantage for the Confederates. 
D)  This strategy did not work because the Union used the same defensive tactics. 
E)  The aggressive Union armies would put a quick end to the war. 
A)  The Confederate soldiers could sleep in their own beds at night. 
B)  It was a strategy that Robert E.Lee did not agree to use. 
C)  Since the weapon technology was basically equal,it was an advantage for the Confederates. 
D)  This strategy did not work because the Union used the same defensive tactics. 
E)  The aggressive Union armies would put a quick end to the war.

The major Confederate army in the East,commanded by Robert E.Lee,was called the Army of:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Appomattox

The example of German immigrant Marcus Spiegel demonstrated that:

Lincoln was hesitant to support abolition early in the war because he:

What did the Union soldiers believe they were fighting for? What did the Confederate soldiers believe they were fighting for?

As a general,what was George McClellan's biggest contribution to the Union's ultimate victory?

Compare and contrast the leadership abilities of wartime presidents Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis.How significant was each man's leadership to the course of the war?

Fewer than 50,000 blacks served in the Union army during the war.

Approximately how many Union and Confederate soldiers died during the Civil War?

In what year did slavery officially end in the Western Hemisphere?

During the first two years of his presidency,what was a facet of Abraham Lincoln's slavery policy?

How can the treatment of Native Americans by the Confederacy be characterized?

The U.S.Sanitary Commission:

Which of the following is true of the Confederacy and Native Americans?

During the Civil War,the Navajo were forced to leave their homes in the New Mexico Territory and then to live permanently in Oklahoma.

During the Civil War,black soldiers:

Rehearsals for Reconstruction during the Civil War demonstrated that:

Lincoln raised the money to pay for the war mostly through an income tax.

Lincoln's issuance of an emancipation proclamation:

What did fighting a defensive war mean for the Confederates?

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

The major Confederate army in the East,commanded by Robert E.Lee,was called the Army of:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Appomattox

The example of German immigrant Marcus Spiegel demonstrated that:

Lincoln was hesitant to support abolition early in the war because he:

What did the Union soldiers believe they were fighting for? What did the Confederate soldiers believe they were fighting for?

As a general,what was George McClellan's biggest contribution to the Union's ultimate victory?

Compare and contrast the leadership abilities of wartime presidents Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis.How significant was each man's leadership to the course of the war?

Fewer than 50,000 blacks served in the Union army during the war.

Approximately how many Union and Confederate soldiers died during the Civil War?

In what year did slavery officially end in the Western Hemisphere?

During the first two years of his presidency,what was a facet of Abraham Lincoln's slavery policy?

How can the treatment of Native Americans by the Confederacy be characterized?

The U.S.Sanitary Commission:

Which of the following is true of the Confederacy and Native Americans?

During the Civil War,the Navajo were forced to leave their homes in the New Mexico Territory and then to live permanently in Oklahoma.

During the Civil War,black soldiers:

Rehearsals for Reconstruction during the Civil War demonstrated that:

Lincoln raised the money to pay for the war mostly through an income tax.

Lincoln's issuance of an emancipation proclamation:

What did fighting a defensive war mean for the Confederates?

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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