Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a way that the Confederacy was like the North?

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A)   Both presidents, despite little military background, ably directed the war effort.
B)   Each government relied initially on volunteer soldiers but later had to institute a draft, which provoked deep hostility.
C)   Each government financed the war through taxes and issuing paper money.
D)   The demands of war tended to increase the power of the central government and accelerate industrialization on both sides.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Republicans gave the scornful nickname of ________ to northerners who opposed the war effort.

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Question 3

Despite several setbacks, Lincoln had confidence in all of his generals EXCEPT for

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A)   Scott.
B)   Sherman.
C)   Grant.
D)   McClellan.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

With respect to slavery, Lincoln at first ________, but later he ________.

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A)   was indifferent to the slavery issue; freed all slaves by executive order
B)   worried about alienating the border states; proclaimed, as a military measure, that slaves in rebel areas were free
C)   resisted any interference with the institution; reluctantly went along with Congress's initiative in ending slavery by constitutional amendment
D)   lagged behind northern opinion, which strongly supported emancipation; urged Congress not only to end slavery but also to give blacks full social and political equalityE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

What was the impact of the war on the home front in the Union and the Confederacy?

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Question 6

What was the first Union success of the war?

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A)   blocking a southern invasion
B)   holding coastal forts in the South
C)   holding the border states in the Union
D)   winning the first battle of Bull RunE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

The Confederacy suffered from rampant inflation because

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A)   the war was financed primarily through printing paper money.
B)   wages rose, due to the fact that with so many men off to war, workers were scarce.
C)   the blockade cut off trade with Europe, producing scarcities.
D)   speculators hoarded cotton.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

________ was the celebrated Virginian who led the Army of Northern Virginia so well for so long, but who finally had to surrender to Grant.

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Question 9

During the war, women of both the North and the South

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A)   entered the formerly male professions of nursing and teaching.
B)   took jobs in the growing army as soldiers.
C)   paid for the war by way of taxes.
D)   ran railroads.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 10

The first decisive Union military victory of the war occurred

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A)   in Maryland, with the defeat of an invading Confederate force.
B)   in Virginia, at Bull Run.
C)   in the West, in the middle Tennessee River valleys under General Grant.
D)   along the Gulf Coast, where Marines landed against General Jackson's defenders at New Orleans.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Lincoln, later revered as the Great Emancipator, ironically infringed on the civil liberties of northerners during the Civil War-specifically by

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A)   suspending the writ of habeas corpus in specified areas in the North.
B)   suspending the writ of habeas corpus in areas still in rebellion in the South.
C)   recommending postponement of the presidential election due to be held in 1864.
D)   defying the Supreme Court's order to free those imprisoned without being charged.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

The significance, militarily, of the battle of Gettysburg was that

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A)   the Confederacy was cut in half.
B)   Lee could never again take the offensive as he liked to do.
C)   the victory gave Lincoln an occasion to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
D)   Lee's surrender ended the war.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 13

How did black Americans contribute to the final outcome of the war?

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Question 14

At the beginning of the Civil War, which one of the following factors favored the South?

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A)   the transportation system
B)   the manpower pool
C)   the fact that the fighting would be on southern soil
D)   the potential for developing an industrial base to sustain the war effortE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

What is true about African Americans during the Civil War?

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A)   Many slaves escaped to Union lines, where they were put to work or even allowed to join the army.
B)   Northern whites and northern free blacks both uniformly welcomed black soldiers into the Union army.
C)   Lincoln permitted African Americans to serve in the navy, but not in the army.
D)   They were put to work as unskilled laborers and paid about the same as white citizens for the same work.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 16

The battle at Antietam Creek was significant because it

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A)   proved McClellan could mastermind a victory after all.
B)   provided an occasion for Lincoln to announce the "anaconda plan."
C)   displayed Grant's ability to command.
D)   was the bloodiest single-day battle in the history of American warfare.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

How did the war change women's lives? Did it have a different impact on women in the Union and women in the Confederacy? Was it a liberating experience?

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Question 18

Both South and North experienced rioting during the war. Why?

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A)   in the South over food; in the North over the draft
B)   in the South over easing slave codes; in the North over jailing dissidents
C)   on both sides, over military regulations like the draft and economic controls
D)   on both sides, over centralization of political powerE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

How did the war affect the experience of women, both in the North and the South?

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Question 20

Dissidents in one southern state created which new border state?

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A)   Kansas
B)   Missouri
C)   Western Kentucky
D)   West VirginiaE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Exam 16: Total War and the Republic 1861-1865

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With respect to slavery, Lincoln at first ________, but later he ________.

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