Question 1

Lincoln spoke of "a new birth of freedom" for the nation in his:

Accepted Answer

A)  first inaugural address. 
B)  second inaugural address. 
C)  Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. 
D)  Sanitary Commission speech. 
E)  Gettysburg Address. 
A)  first inaugural address. 
B)  second inaugural address. 
C)  Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. 
D)  Sanitary Commission speech. 
E)  Gettysburg Address.

Question 2

The Union naval blockade was very effective early in the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-first Bull Run

Accepted Answer

The First Battle of Bull Run, also known

Question 4

The Thirteenth Amendment:

Accepted Answer

A)  abolished slavery throughout the United States. 
B)  was strongly supported by Democrats in 1864. 
C)  set up a gradual plan of emancipation. 
D)  defined U.S.citizenship to include African-Americans. 
E)  specifically gave black men the right to vote. 
A)  abolished slavery throughout the United States. 
B)  was strongly supported by Democrats in 1864. 
C)  set up a gradual plan of emancipation. 
D)  defined U.S.citizenship to include African-Americans. 
E)  specifically gave black men the right to vote.

Question 5

Who lobbied for the United States to endorse the First Geneva Convention of 1864?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clara Barton. 
B)  Elizabeth Van Lew. 
C)  Zebulon Vance. 
D)  Bret Harte. 
E)  Harriet Beecher Stowe. 
A)  Clara Barton. 
B)  Elizabeth Van Lew. 
C)  Zebulon Vance. 
D)  Bret Harte. 
E)  Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Question 6

What was the spark for a deadly riot in New York in 1863?

Accepted Answer

A)  Food shortages. 
B)  A military draft. 
C)  Peace negotiations with the South. 
D)  Irish immigrants being asked not to serve. 
E)  Opposition to the Thirteenth Amendment. 
A)  Food shortages. 
B)  A military draft. 
C)  Peace negotiations with the South. 
D)  Irish immigrants being asked not to serve. 
E)  Opposition to the Thirteenth Amendment.

Question 7

Copperheads were:

Accepted Answer

A)  what Republicans called northern opponents of the war. 
B)  supporters of minting more copper coins to inflate the currency. 
C)  advocates of creating the Third Bank of the United States. 
D)  southern whites who opposed the Confederacy. 
E)  the strongest supporters of emancipation. 
A)  what Republicans called northern opponents of the war. 
B)  supporters of minting more copper coins to inflate the currency. 
C)  advocates of creating the Third Bank of the United States. 
D)  southern whites who opposed the Confederacy. 
E)  the strongest supporters of emancipation.

Question 8

In the middle of the war,what did Lincoln hope to accomplish with his Ten-Percent Plan of Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wanted to weaken the cause of the radical abolitionists. 
B)  He wanted rich slaveowners to pay 10 percent of their family wealth to the federal government in return for amnesty. 
C)  He hoped 10 percent of the southern slaves would be freed automatically in all of the Confederate states. 
D)  He sought to expand slavery in Mississippi and lessen it in Missouri. 
E)  He wanted to shorten the war. 
A)  He wanted to weaken the cause of the radical abolitionists. 
B)  He wanted rich slaveowners to pay 10 percent of their family wealth to the federal government in return for amnesty. 
C)  He hoped 10 percent of the southern slaves would be freed automatically in all of the Confederate states. 
D)  He sought to expand slavery in Mississippi and lessen it in Missouri. 
E)  He wanted to shorten the war.

Question 9

Major General George Pickett led a charge,aptly known as Pickett's Charge,during the Second Battle at Bull Run.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Among the Confederacy's advantages during the Civil War was:

Accepted Answer

A)  that its rail network was more advanced than the Union's. 
B)  its large size,which made it more difficult for the Union to conquer. 
C)  that the Lower South had long had significant manufacturing facilities. 
D)  that its military-aged white male population was slightly larger than the Union's. 
E)  that so many of its men volunteered to fight that it never resorted to a draft. 
A)  that its rail network was more advanced than the Union's. 
B)  its large size,which made it more difficult for the Union to conquer. 
C)  that the Lower South had long had significant manufacturing facilities. 
D)  that its military-aged white male population was slightly larger than the Union's. 
E)  that so many of its men volunteered to fight that it never resorted to a draft.

Question 11

General Sherman marched from Atlanta to the sea in order to:

Accepted Answer

A)  link up with Grant's army. 
B)  engage Lee in battle. 
C)  demoralize the South's civilian population. 
D)  secure Richmond for the Union. 
E)  free Union prisoners at Andersonville. 
A)  link up with Grant's army. 
B)  engage Lee in battle. 
C)  demoralize the South's civilian population. 
D)  secure Richmond for the Union. 
E)  free Union prisoners at Andersonville.

Question 12

With the Union victory at Glorieta Pass,the Confederate attempt at extending slavery west of Texas ended.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What could be one possible reason that Robert E.Lee invaded the North in 1863?

Accepted Answer

A)  He hoped to spread slavery. 
B)  He wanted to control some northern factories. 
C)  He wanted revenge for Stonewall Jackson's death. 
D)  Gettysburg was a significant railroad junction. 
E)  He hoped to deliver a knockout blow to the Union. 
A)  He hoped to spread slavery. 
B)  He wanted to control some northern factories. 
C)  He wanted revenge for Stonewall Jackson's death. 
D)  Gettysburg was a significant railroad junction. 
E)  He hoped to deliver a knockout blow to the Union.

Question 14

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

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 15

During the Civil War,northern white women:

Accepted Answer

A)  staged "bread riots" in major cities to protest food shortages. 
B)  began obtaining jobs as government clerks. 
C)  were recruited to sell war bonds door-to-door. 
D)  were allowed to accompany their husbands into battle if they did not have children. 
E)  demonstrated outside the White House in favor of the Emancipation Proclamation. 
A)  staged "bread riots" in major cities to protest food shortages. 
B)  began obtaining jobs as government clerks. 
C)  were recruited to sell war bonds door-to-door. 
D)  were allowed to accompany their husbands into battle if they did not have children. 
E)  demonstrated outside the White House in favor of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Question 16

Economically,the Civil War led to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a decline in prosperity for the North and South alike. 
B)  the emergence of a nation-state committed to national economic development. 
C)  a tariff reduction to attract foreign goods to make up for the decline in domestic production. 
D)  the creation of the Third Bank of the United States,despite opposition from old Jacksonian Democrats. 
E)  the building of a transcontinental railroad,completely through private financing. 
A)  a decline in prosperity for the North and South alike. 
B)  the emergence of a nation-state committed to national economic development. 
C)  a tariff reduction to attract foreign goods to make up for the decline in domestic production. 
D)  the creation of the Third Bank of the United States,despite opposition from old Jacksonian Democrats. 
E)  the building of a transcontinental railroad,completely through private financing.

Question 17

What happened to Cherokee slaveholders after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were slaughtered. 
B)  They were forced to leave the United States. 
C)  They were forced to give former slaves some of their land. 
D)  They were forced to march to Oklahoma. 
E)  They had land given to them by the federal government. 
A)  They were slaughtered. 
B)  They were forced to leave the United States. 
C)  They were forced to give former slaves some of their land. 
D)  They were forced to march to Oklahoma. 
E)  They had land given to them by the federal government.

Question 18

The scale of Civil War bloodshed was comparable to that of which other conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)  War of the Triple Alliance. 
B)  War of 1812. 
C)  Revolutionary War. 
D)  Spanish-American War. 
E)  Vietnam War. 
A)  War of the Triple Alliance. 
B)  War of 1812. 
C)  Revolutionary War. 
D)  Spanish-American War. 
E)  Vietnam War.

Question 19

What did the Morrill Land Grant College Act establish?

Accepted Answer

A)  It helped create colleges. 
B)  It gave free land to white settlers. 
C)  It sped up the process of naturalization for immigrants. 
D)  It allowed women the opportunity to apply to men's colleges. 
E)  It created government funding for railroads. 
A)  It helped create colleges. 
B)  It gave free land to white settlers. 
C)  It sped up the process of naturalization for immigrants. 
D)  It allowed women the opportunity to apply to men's colleges. 
E)  It created government funding for railroads.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The Emancipation Proclamation was a land

Lincoln spoke of "a new birth of freedom" for the nation in his:

The Union naval blockade was very effective early in the war.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -first Bull Run

The Thirteenth Amendment:

Who lobbied for the United States to endorse the First Geneva Convention of 1864?

What was the spark for a deadly riot in New York in 1863?

Copperheads were:

In the middle of the war,what did Lincoln hope to accomplish with his Ten-Percent Plan of Reconstruction?

Major General George Pickett led a charge,aptly known as Pickett's Charge,during the Second Battle at Bull Run.

Among the Confederacy's advantages during the Civil War was:

General Sherman marched from Atlanta to the sea in order to:

With the Union victory at Glorieta Pass,the Confederate attempt at extending slavery west of Texas ended.

What could be one possible reason that Robert E.Lee invaded the North in 1863?

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

During the Civil War,northern white women:

Economically,the Civil War led to:

What happened to Cherokee slaveholders after the Civil War?

The scale of Civil War bloodshed was comparable to that of which other conflict?

What did the Morrill Land Grant College Act establish?

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

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

Lincoln spoke of "a new birth of freedom" for the nation in his:

The Union naval blockade was very effective early in the war.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -first Bull Run

The Thirteenth Amendment:

Who lobbied for the United States to endorse the First Geneva Convention of 1864?

What was the spark for a deadly riot in New York in 1863?

Copperheads were:

In the middle of the war,what did Lincoln hope to accomplish with his Ten-Percent Plan of Reconstruction?

Major General George Pickett led a charge,aptly known as Pickett's Charge,during the Second Battle at Bull Run.

Among the Confederacy's advantages during the Civil War was:

General Sherman marched from Atlanta to the sea in order to:

With the Union victory at Glorieta Pass,the Confederate attempt at extending slavery west of Texas ended.

What could be one possible reason that Robert E.Lee invaded the North in 1863?

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

During the Civil War,northern white women:

Economically,the Civil War led to:

What happened to Cherokee slaveholders after the Civil War?

The scale of Civil War bloodshed was comparable to that of which other conflict?

What did the Morrill Land Grant College Act establish?

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

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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