Question 1

In both the North and the South, draftees could avoid military service if they hired substitutes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

In the Confederacy, a military draft

Accepted Answer

A) was not considered necessary until the last months of the Civil War. 
B) never allowed for the hiring of substitutes. 
C) compelled slaves to serve as soldiers. 
D) aroused opposition from poorer whites for its expensive substitute policy. 
E) forced all white males between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five to serve for three years. 
A) was not considered necessary until the last months of the Civil War. 
B) never allowed for the hiring of substitutes. 
C) compelled slaves to serve as soldiers. 
D) aroused opposition from poorer whites for its expensive substitute policy. 
E) forced all white males between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five to serve for three years. D

Question 3

The Republicans sought to encourage the development of the West by passing the ___________________.

Accepted Answer

Homestead Act

Question 4

In the Battle of Gettysburg, in order to reach dug-in Union forces, General George Pickett's division had to cross

Accepted Answer

A) an open field. 
B) a broad river. 
C) a steep hill. 
D) thick woods. 
E) an abandoned town. 
A) an open field. 
B) a broad river. 
C) a steep hill. 
D) thick woods. 
E) an abandoned town.

Question 5

During the Civil War, "greenbacks" issued by the federal government

Accepted Answer

A) steadily gained in value as the war progressed. 
B) were backed by silver. 
C) fluctuated in value depending on the fortunes of the Northern armies. 
D) were backed by gold. 
E) were backed by gold and silver. 
A) steadily gained in value as the war progressed. 
B) were backed by silver. 
C) fluctuated in value depending on the fortunes of the Northern armies. 
D) were backed by gold. 
E) were backed by gold and silver.

Question 6

In 1864, General William T.Sherman's "March to the Sea"

Accepted Answer

A) attempted to avoid the civilian population. 
B) saw him face more resistance than Grant faced to his north. 
C) never reached the Atlantic Ocean. 
D) resulted in mass starvation among Sherman's troops. 
E) was designed to demoralize Southerners. 
A) attempted to avoid the civilian population. 
B) saw him face more resistance than Grant faced to his north. 
C) never reached the Atlantic Ocean. 
D) resulted in mass starvation among Sherman's troops. 
E) was designed to demoralize Southerners.

Question 7

Ulysses S.Grant believed in using the North's great advantage in troops and material resources to overwhelm the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

During the Civil War, the state admitted to the Union was

Accepted Answer

A) Iowa. 
B) Minnesota. 
C) Wisconsin. 
D) West Virginia. 
E) Nevada. 
A) Iowa. 
B) Minnesota. 
C) Wisconsin. 
D) West Virginia. 
E) Nevada.

Question 9

The South was committed to fighting a defensive war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The 1862 Morrill Land Grant Act was designed to help

Accepted Answer

A) industry. 
B) education. 
C) banks. 
D) railroads. 
E) free blacks. 
A) industry. 
B) education. 
C) banks. 
D) railroads. 
E) free blacks.

Question 11

The North printed paper currency, or ___________, in order to finance the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The North printed paper currency, or ___________,...

Question 12

In the Civil War, at lower levels of military command

Accepted Answer

A) Northern and Southern commanders had markedly different backgrounds. 
B) amateur officers played important roles in both the Union and Confederate armies. 
C) professional officers on both sides were mostly Ivy League graduates. 
D) All the answers are correct. 
E) None of the answers are correct. 
A) Northern and Southern commanders had markedly different backgrounds. 
B) amateur officers played important roles in both the Union and Confederate armies. 
C) professional officers on both sides were mostly Ivy League graduates. 
D) All the answers are correct. 
E) None of the answers are correct.

Question 13

Prior to becoming president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis

Accepted Answer

A) had been vice-president of the United States. 
B) had called for a gradual phase-out of slavery. 
C) had begged South Carolina not to leave the Union. 
D) had called for the imprisonment of abolitionists. 
E) had been regarded as a moderate on secession 
A) had been vice-president of the United States. 
B) had called for a gradual phase-out of slavery. 
C) had begged South Carolina not to leave the Union. 
D) had called for the imprisonment of abolitionists. 
E) had been regarded as a moderate on secession

Question 14

Why may the Civil War be described as the first "modern war"?

Accepted Answer

The American Civil War, which took place

Question 15

Why was the death toll in the Civil War so tremendous?

Accepted Answer

The death toll in the American Civil War

Question 16

All of the following slave states remained in the Union EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Kentucky. 
B) Arkansas. 
C) Maryland. 
D) Missouri. 
E) Delaware. 
A) Kentucky. 
B) Arkansas. 
C) Maryland. 
D) Missouri. 
E) Delaware.

Question 17

In the early part of the Civil War, the sympathies of the ruling classes in France and England lay with the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In 1865, as a result of the Civil War, in the South

Accepted Answer

A) there were more women than men in most states. 
B) large numbers of widowed Southern women married Union soldiers. 
C) few women could find employment. 
D) the traditional roles of women were reinforced and maintained. 
E) women were granted the right to vote for their wartime service. 
A) there were more women than men in most states. 
B) large numbers of widowed Southern women married Union soldiers. 
C) few women could find employment. 
D) the traditional roles of women were reinforced and maintained. 
E) women were granted the right to vote for their wartime service.

Question 19

Charles Sumner was a Radical Republican.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Union's national draft law

Accepted Answer

A) proved to be unnecessary in the war effort. 
B) severely discouraged voluntary enlistment. 
C) allowed no provisions for escaping service. 
D) saw little in the way of opposition from the public. 
E) resulted in murderous attacks in New York City against free blacks. 
A) proved to be unnecessary in the war effort. 
B) severely discouraged voluntary enlistment. 
C) allowed no provisions for escaping service. 
D) saw little in the way of opposition from the public. 
E) resulted in murderous attacks in New York City against free blacks.

In both the North and the South, draftees could avoid military service if they hired substitutes.

In the Confederacy, a military draft

The Republicans sought to encourage the development of the West by passing the ___________________.

In the Battle of Gettysburg, in order to reach dug-in Union forces, General George Pickett's division had to cross

During the Civil War, "greenbacks" issued by the federal government

In 1864, General William T.Sherman's "March to the Sea"

Ulysses S.Grant believed in using the North's great advantage in troops and material resources to overwhelm the South.

During the Civil War, the state admitted to the Union was

The South was committed to fighting a defensive war.

The 1862 Morrill Land Grant Act was designed to help

The North printed paper currency, or ___________, in order to finance the Civil War.

In the Civil War, at lower levels of military command

Prior to becoming president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis

Why may the Civil War be described as the first "modern war"?

Why was the death toll in the Civil War so tremendous?

All of the following slave states remained in the Union EXCEPT

In the early part of the Civil War, the sympathies of the ruling classes in France and England lay with the South.

In 1865, as a result of the Civil War, in the South

Charles Sumner was a Radical Republican.

The Union's national draft law

The Meeting of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderland

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian ERA

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

Americas Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

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Exam 14: The Civil War

In both the North and the South, draftees could avoid military service if they hired substitutes.

In the Confederacy, a military draft

The Republicans sought to encourage the development of the West by passing the ___________________.

In the Battle of Gettysburg, in order to reach dug-in Union forces, General George Pickett's division had to cross

During the Civil War, "greenbacks" issued by the federal government

In 1864, General William T.Sherman's "March to the Sea"

Ulysses S.Grant believed in using the North's great advantage in troops and material resources to overwhelm the South.

During the Civil War, the state admitted to the Union was

The South was committed to fighting a defensive war.

The 1862 Morrill Land Grant Act was designed to help

The North printed paper currency, or ___________, in order to finance the Civil War.

In the Civil War, at lower levels of military command

Prior to becoming president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis

Why may the Civil War be described as the first "modern war"?

Why was the death toll in the Civil War so tremendous?

All of the following slave states remained in the Union EXCEPT

In the early part of the Civil War, the sympathies of the ruling classes in France and England lay with the South.

In 1865, as a result of the Civil War, in the South

Charles Sumner was a Radical Republican.

The Union's national draft law

The Meeting of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderland

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian ERA

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

Americas Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

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