Question 1

How did most Northerners respond to Lincoln's call for war?

Accepted Answer

A)  They rushed to support the president and the war effort. 
B)  They hesitated, wishing to protect their economic ties with the South. 
C)  Most had to be coerced into joining the militia. 
D)  They agreed to fight but worried that their victory would result in freedom for blacks. 
A)  They rushed to support the president and the war effort. 
B)  They hesitated, wishing to protect their economic ties with the South. 
C)  Most had to be coerced into joining the militia. 
D)  They agreed to fight but worried that their victory would result in freedom for blacks. A

Question 2

Which racial groups made up the Union army prior to April 1862?

Accepted Answer

A)  Everyone except for African Americans 
B)  Native-born whites and English, German, and Irish immigrants 
C)  Mexican Americans, Indians, and European immigrants 
D)  Only native-born whites and Indians 
A)  Everyone except for African Americans 
B)  Native-born whites and English, German, and Irish immigrants 
C)  Mexican Americans, Indians, and European immigrants 
D)  Only native-born whites and Indians A

Question 3

As Civil War fighting began, northern politicians and editors predicted

Accepted Answer

A)  that the war would result in the complete abolition of slavery. 
B)  a quick and lopsided struggle. 
C)  a serious battle in which the Union would ultimately succeed. 
D)  that the South would eventually regret secession. 
A)  that the war would result in the complete abolition of slavery. 
B)  a quick and lopsided struggle. 
C)  a serious battle in which the Union would ultimately succeed. 
D)  that the South would eventually regret secession. B

Question 4

When Union forces took control of Atlanta, Georgia, it

Accepted Answer

A)  meant the North could shut down the southern slave trade. 
B)  was the first battle in a year in which more Confederate than Union men were killed. 
C)  inspired Grant to march seaward and destroy everything in his path. 
D)  cut the South in two and ensured its defeat. 
A)  meant the North could shut down the southern slave trade. 
B)  was the first battle in a year in which more Confederate than Union men were killed. 
C)  inspired Grant to march seaward and destroy everything in his path. 
D)  cut the South in two and ensured its defeat.

Question 5

What consequence would secession have for the relationship between whites and blacks in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whites would gain total control over blacks. 
B)  Elite whites and free blacks would be empowered. 
C)  Secession would inspire cross-race alliances among the poor. 
D)  Secession threatened to undermine slaveholder authority. 
A)  Whites would gain total control over blacks. 
B)  Elite whites and free blacks would be empowered. 
C)  Secession would inspire cross-race alliances among the poor. 
D)  Secession threatened to undermine slaveholder authority.

Question 6

Why were southern slaveholders anxious about the loyalty of white Southerners who did not own slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Non-slaveholders not only did not benefit from slavery, but slavery actually undermined their economic opportunities. 
B)  Non-slaveholders were susceptible to bribery by northern merchants. 
C)  Slaveholders believed that poor whites were stupid and might not understand their place. 
D)  White Southerners had a history of betraying elite planters. 
A)  Non-slaveholders not only did not benefit from slavery, but slavery actually undermined their economic opportunities. 
B)  Non-slaveholders were susceptible to bribery by northern merchants. 
C)  Slaveholders believed that poor whites were stupid and might not understand their place. 
D)  White Southerners had a history of betraying elite planters.

Question 7

When the Union referred to fugitive slaves as "contraband" of war, it meant they were

Accepted Answer

A)  to be treated as free because slavery was against the will of the Union. 
B)  to be immediately imprisoned and isolated for the duration of the war. 
C)  part of the spoils of war, there for the taking by the strongest men. 
D)  property forfeited by slaveholders in the act of rebellion. 
A)  to be treated as free because slavery was against the will of the Union. 
B)  to be immediately imprisoned and isolated for the duration of the war. 
C)  part of the spoils of war, there for the taking by the strongest men. 
D)  property forfeited by slaveholders in the act of rebellion.

Question 8

In what parts of the United States was slavery abolished under the Emancipation Proclamation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Everywhere, from sea to sea 
B)  Only in the Union states 
C)  Only in the Confederate states 
D)  Only in those states where slavery was still legal 
A)  Everywhere, from sea to sea 
B)  Only in the Union states 
C)  Only in the Confederate states 
D)  Only in those states where slavery was still legal

Question 9

How did the Civil War efforts of women in the South differ from those in the North?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southern women engaged in individual, uncoordinated efforts to help. 
B)  Southern women provided more medical care than northern women. 
C)  Northern women were more likely to work for pay, while southern women volunteered. 
D)  Northern women were more likely to cross-dress and fight as soldiers. 
A)  Southern women engaged in individual, uncoordinated efforts to help. 
B)  Southern women provided more medical care than northern women. 
C)  Northern women were more likely to work for pay, while southern women volunteered. 
D)  Northern women were more likely to cross-dress and fight as soldiers.

Question 10

Southerners were opposed to forced service in the Confederate army because they

Accepted Answer

A)  were against the war in the first place. 
B)  did not want to fight to protect slaveholders. 
C)  felt it undermined the tradition of states' rights. 
D)  felt it unfairly punished slaveholders. 
A)  were against the war in the first place. 
B)  did not want to fight to protect slaveholders. 
C)  felt it undermined the tradition of states' rights. 
D)  felt it unfairly punished slaveholders.

Question 11

On what basis did the Emancipation Proclamation justify the abolition of slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Political grounds 
B)  Economic grounds 
C)  Moral grounds 
D)  Military grounds 
A)  Political grounds 
B)  Economic grounds 
C)  Moral grounds 
D)  Military grounds

Question 12

What led to the acceptance of women serving as military nurses?

Accepted Answer

A)  They proved they were more capable than men. 
B)  There was a severe shortage of nurses and doctors. 
C)  Men were needed more on the battlefield than in the medical tent. 
D)  The U.S. Sanitary Commission lobbied for it. 
A)  They proved they were more capable than men. 
B)  There was a severe shortage of nurses and doctors. 
C)  Men were needed more on the battlefield than in the medical tent. 
D)  The U.S. Sanitary Commission lobbied for it.

Question 13

How did changing technologies of weaponry affect the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shortwave radios increased communication between leadership and enlisted men. 
B)  Advanced binoculars and other lenses for viewing distances transformed warfare. 
C)  The invention of the bulletproof vest saved thousands of lives. 
D)  New conical shaped bullets made rifles more accurate and deadly. 
A)  Shortwave radios increased communication between leadership and enlisted men. 
B)  Advanced binoculars and other lenses for viewing distances transformed warfare. 
C)  The invention of the bulletproof vest saved thousands of lives. 
D)  New conical shaped bullets made rifles more accurate and deadly.

Question 14

Early in the war, why was Lincoln's greatest fear that the war would be perceived as one against slavery rather than one in defense of the Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  The South would refuse to trade with the North. 
B)  Northern whites might refuse to fight. 
C)  The four slave states in the Union might secede. 
D)  Slaves would flock to the North and overwhelm communities. 
A)  The South would refuse to trade with the North. 
B)  Northern whites might refuse to fight. 
C)  The four slave states in the Union might secede. 
D)  Slaves would flock to the North and overwhelm communities.

Question 15

During the Civil War, American Indians were

Accepted Answer

A)  neutral and managed to stay out of the war by migrating farther west. 
B)  divided, and various tribes fought on either side. 
C)  against the Confederacy because slavery weakened their own economic opportunities. 
D)  against the Union because the federal government violated their rights repeatedly. 
A)  neutral and managed to stay out of the war by migrating farther west. 
B)  divided, and various tribes fought on either side. 
C)  against the Confederacy because slavery weakened their own economic opportunities. 
D)  against the Union because the federal government violated their rights repeatedly.

Question 16

What was the first established group of African American soldiers to fight in the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  First Kansas Colored Volunteers 
B)  Massachusetts Fifty-fourth 
C)  First South Carolina Volunteers 
D)  African American Fighters 
A)  First Kansas Colored Volunteers 
B)  Massachusetts Fifty-fourth 
C)  First South Carolina Volunteers 
D)  African American Fighters

Question 17

Northern manufacturing recovered from the loss of southern cotton by

Accepted Answer

A)  producing woolen clothing. 
B)  trading with France to get cotton. 
C)  closing down; textile manufacturing never recovered. 
D)  shifting their production efforts to recycling cotton fabric. 
A)  producing woolen clothing. 
B)  trading with France to get cotton. 
C)  closing down; textile manufacturing never recovered. 
D)  shifting their production efforts to recycling cotton fabric.

Question 18

In 1863, what development caused four days of the worst rioting Americans had yet seen?

Accepted Answer

A)  The draft law 
B)  The surrender of the North 
C)  The extension of suffrage to black men 
D)  A food shortage across the North 
A)  The draft law 
B)  The surrender of the North 
C)  The extension of suffrage to black men 
D)  A food shortage across the North

Question 19

During the Civil War, northern farmers and workers

Accepted Answer

A)  capitalized on the labor shortage and earned record profits. 
B)  worked hard to keep afloat and managed to come out ahead. 
C)  worked harder than ever and suffered tremendously. 
D)  took out loans from the federal government to support business investments. 
A)  capitalized on the labor shortage and earned record profits. 
B)  worked hard to keep afloat and managed to come out ahead. 
C)  worked harder than ever and suffered tremendously. 
D)  took out loans from the federal government to support business investments.

Question 20

What experience turned many Union soldiers into abolitionists?

Accepted Answer

A)  The abolition literature that circulated in the nineteenth century 
B)  Listening to the rhetoric of Confederate leaders 
C)  Witnessing slavery firsthand throughout the South 
D)  Putting their lives on the line to defend the Union 
A)  The abolition literature that circulated in the nineteenth century 
B)  Listening to the rhetoric of Confederate leaders 
C)  Witnessing slavery firsthand throughout the South 
D)  Putting their lives on the line to defend the Union

Exam 13: Civil War

How did most Northerners respond to Lincoln's call for war?

Which racial groups made up the Union army prior to April 1862?

As Civil War fighting began, northern politicians and editors predicted

When Union forces took control of Atlanta, Georgia, it

What consequence would secession have for the relationship between whites and blacks in the South?

Why were southern slaveholders anxious about the loyalty of white Southerners who did not own slaves?

When the Union referred to fugitive slaves as "contraband" of war, it meant they were

In what parts of the United States was slavery abolished under the Emancipation Proclamation?

How did the Civil War efforts of women in the South differ from those in the North?

Southerners were opposed to forced service in the Confederate army because they

On what basis did the Emancipation Proclamation justify the abolition of slavery?

What led to the acceptance of women serving as military nurses?

How did changing technologies of weaponry affect the Civil War?

Early in the war, why was Lincoln's greatest fear that the war would be perceived as one against slavery rather than one in defense of the Union?

During the Civil War, American Indians were

What was the first established group of African American soldiers to fight in the Civil War?

Northern manufacturing recovered from the loss of southern cotton by

In 1863, what development caused four days of the worst rioting Americans had yet seen?

During the Civil War, northern farmers and workers

What experience turned many Union soldiers into abolitionists?

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