Question 1

What was ironic about the Confederate government?

Accepted Answer

A)  This new centralized government became stronger than the national government had been before the war. 
B)  The leadership found little need for slaves doing fieldwork during the war. 
C)  The Confederacy openly encouraged other countries to grow cotton. 
D)  Jefferson Davis led troops into battle. 
E)  The government wanted to end slavery in the Caribbean and then bring those slaves to the South. 
A)  This new centralized government became stronger than the national government had been before the war. 
B)  The leadership found little need for slaves doing fieldwork during the war. 
C)  The Confederacy openly encouraged other countries to grow cotton. 
D)  Jefferson Davis led troops into battle. 
E)  The government wanted to end slavery in the Caribbean and then bring those slaves to the South.

Question 2

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Robert E.Lee

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 3

In the early days of the war,northern military commanders returned fugitive slaves to their owners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Elizabeth Van Lew

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 5

"Greenback" was a Civil War-era nickname for:

Accepted Answer

A)  sailors. 
B)  draft dodgers. 
C)  members of the Irish Brigade. 
D)  paper money. 
E)  any Confederate soldier. 
A)  sailors. 
B)  draft dodgers. 
C)  members of the Irish Brigade. 
D)  paper money. 
E)  any Confederate soldier.

Question 6

How would the service of African-American soldiers in the Civil War best be categorized?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were treated as equals. 
B)  They were given the same responsibilities as white soldiers. 
C)  Few African-American soldiers served,so it is difficult to judge. 
D)  Many served,but they did not help in the Union war effort. 
E)  They were treated unfairly. 
A)  They were treated as equals. 
B)  They were given the same responsibilities as white soldiers. 
C)  Few African-American soldiers served,so it is difficult to judge. 
D)  Many served,but they did not help in the Union war effort. 
E)  They were treated unfairly.

Question 7

Abraham Lincoln realized that his armies had to capture the Confederate capital,Richmond,in order to win the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Clara Barton

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 9

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Thaddeus Stevens

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 10

How did the war affect the economies of the North and of the South?

Accepted Answer

The Civil War had a significant impact o

Question 11

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-New York draft riots

Accepted Answer

The New York draft riots were a series o

Question 12

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Confederate capital

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 13

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-King Cotton diplomacy

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 14

What was the basic premise of the Confederate government? What advantages did the Confederacy have,and why did its leaders think victory would be theirs?

Accepted Answer

The basic premise of the Confederate gov

Question 15

In the Ex parte Milligan case,the U.S.Supreme Court stated that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Milligan should be hanged for writing pro-Confederate editorials during the Civil War. 
B)  secession was unconstitutional. 
C)  accused persons must be tried before civil courts where there were open,rather than military,tribunals. 
D)  a president could order the jailing of civilians for any reason whatsoever during wartime. 
E)  Congress,not the president,has the power to suspend the writ of habeas corpus. 
A)  Milligan should be hanged for writing pro-Confederate editorials during the Civil War. 
B)  secession was unconstitutional. 
C)  accused persons must be tried before civil courts where there were open,rather than military,tribunals. 
D)  a president could order the jailing of civilians for any reason whatsoever during wartime. 
E)  Congress,not the president,has the power to suspend the writ of habeas corpus.

Question 16

The Civil War proved to be disastrous for which noncombatants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaves in Maryland. 
B)  Slaves in South Carolina. 
C)  Iroquois. 
D)  Navajos. 
E)  Pacifist abolitionists. 
A)  Slaves in Maryland. 
B)  Slaves in South Carolina. 
C)  Iroquois. 
D)  Navajos. 
E)  Pacifist abolitionists.

Question 17

Black Union soldiers captured by the Confederates faced sale into slavery or immediate execution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

George McClellan ran for president in 1864,pledging to end the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

During the Civil War,northern Protestant ministers:

Accepted Answer

A)  usually preached sermons that emphasized the needlessness of the war. 
B)  organized a major pacifist campaign to end the war by Christmas 1862. 
C)  helped create a civic religion combining Christianity and patriotism. 
D)  were generally opposed to the goals of the Lincoln administration. 
E)  raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to assist Confederates to show that they loved their enemies. 
A)  usually preached sermons that emphasized the needlessness of the war. 
B)  organized a major pacifist campaign to end the war by Christmas 1862. 
C)  helped create a civic religion combining Christianity and patriotism. 
D)  were generally opposed to the goals of the Lincoln administration. 
E)  raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to assist Confederates to show that they loved their enemies.

Question 20

During the Civil War,the term "contraband camps" referred to:

Accepted Answer

A)  camps in which materials such as rifles and gunpowder were kept. 
B)  camps of southern slaves who had escaped from their masters and entered Union lines. 
C)  training grounds for the youthful musicians who played to raise the morale of the troops. 
D)  holding areas for items seized by customs agents for failure to pay tariffs. 
E)  places near battlefields where the Union army temporarily kept Confederate prisoners. 
A)  camps in which materials such as rifles and gunpowder were kept. 
B)  camps of southern slaves who had escaped from their masters and entered Union lines. 
C)  training grounds for the youthful musicians who played to raise the morale of the troops. 
D)  holding areas for items seized by customs agents for failure to pay tariffs. 
E)  places near battlefields where the Union army temporarily kept Confederate prisoners.

What was ironic about the Confederate government?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Robert E.Lee

In the early days of the war,northern military commanders returned fugitive slaves to their owners.

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Elizabeth Van Lew

"Greenback" was a Civil War-era nickname for:

How would the service of African-American soldiers in the Civil War best be categorized?

Abraham Lincoln realized that his armies had to capture the Confederate capital,Richmond,in order to win the war.

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Clara Barton

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Thaddeus Stevens

How did the war affect the economies of the North and of the South?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -New York draft riots

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Confederate capital

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -King Cotton diplomacy

What was the basic premise of the Confederate government? What advantages did the Confederacy have,and why did its leaders think victory would be theirs?

In the Ex parte Milligan case,the U.S.Supreme Court stated that:

The Civil War proved to be disastrous for which noncombatants?

Black Union soldiers captured by the Confederates faced sale into slavery or immediate execution.

George McClellan ran for president in 1864,pledging to end the Civil War.

During the Civil War,northern Protestant ministers:

During the Civil War,the term "contraband camps" referred to:

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What was ironic about the Confederate government?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Robert E.Lee

In the early days of the war,northern military commanders returned fugitive slaves to their owners.

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Elizabeth Van Lew

"Greenback" was a Civil War-era nickname for:

How would the service of African-American soldiers in the Civil War best be categorized?

Abraham Lincoln realized that his armies had to capture the Confederate capital,Richmond,in order to win the war.

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Clara Barton

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Thaddeus Stevens

How did the war affect the economies of the North and of the South?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -New York draft riots

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Confederate capital

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -King Cotton diplomacy

What was the basic premise of the Confederate government? What advantages did the Confederacy have,and why did its leaders think victory would be theirs?

In the Ex parte Milligan case,the U.S.Supreme Court stated that:

The Civil War proved to be disastrous for which noncombatants?

Black Union soldiers captured by the Confederates faced sale into slavery or immediate execution.

George McClellan ran for president in 1864,pledging to end the Civil War.

During the Civil War,northern Protestant ministers:

During the Civil War,the term "contraband camps" referred to:

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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