Question 1

In 1861,the First Battle of Manassas

Accepted Answer

A)  saw a much larger Union force oppose Confederate troops. 
B)  was a victory for the Confederates. 
C)  ended in a stalemate. 
D)  was witnessed by President Lincoln. 
E)  proved a severe blow to Confederate morale. 
A)  saw a much larger Union force oppose Confederate troops. 
B)  was a victory for the Confederates. 
C)  ended in a stalemate. 
D)  was witnessed by President Lincoln. 
E)  proved a severe blow to Confederate morale. B

Question 2

The Confederate constitution was almost identical to the Constitution of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The prominent commander who was wounded in the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863 and subsequently died from pneumonia was

Accepted Answer

A)  George McClellan. 
B)  Joseph Hooker. 
C)  Ambrose Burnside. 
D)  Thomas Jackson. 
E)  George Meade. 
A)  George McClellan. 
B)  Joseph Hooker. 
C)  Ambrose Burnside. 
D)  Thomas Jackson. 
E)  George Meade. D

Question 4

The Emancipation Proclamation was made into law by Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Civil War helped transform nursing into a female profession,but these nurses encountered considerable resistance from male doctors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The first ironclad ships to engage in a naval battle were the Merrimac (also known as Virginia)and the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first ironclad ships to engage in...

Question 7

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do,and how did it alter the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The Emancipation Proclamation was a pres

Question 8

The wartime South saw

Accepted Answer

A)  an increase in the sale of cotton overseas. 
B)  numerous bloody slave revolts. 
C)  almost no black-market commerce. 
D)  a significant decline in the production of goods. 
E)  women forced out of the public sphere. 
A)  an increase in the sale of cotton overseas. 
B)  numerous bloody slave revolts. 
C)  almost no black-market commerce. 
D)  a significant decline in the production of goods. 
E)  women forced out of the public sphere.

Question 9

Why did the North have to effectively destroy much of the South in order to the win the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The North had to effectively destroy muc

Question 10

In the Confederacy during the Civil War,

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A)  Southern politicians were strongly united in supporting secession and the war. 
B)  formal political parties quickly developed. 
C)  President Jefferson Davis developed a reputation for reckless political action. 
D)  many Southerners resisted efforts by the Davis government to exert its authority. 
E)  the national government was almost completely impotent in its dealings with the states. 
A)  Southern politicians were strongly united in supporting secession and the war. 
B)  formal political parties quickly developed. 
C)  President Jefferson Davis developed a reputation for reckless political action. 
D)  many Southerners resisted efforts by the Davis government to exert its authority. 
E)  the national government was almost completely impotent in its dealings with the states.

Question 11

In 1861,President Abraham Lincoln realized that volunteer state militias

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A)  would have to do the bulk of fighting for the Union. 
B)  could not wage an effective military campaign. 
C)  would provide all the military manpower the Union would require. 
D)  could not be counted on to serve longer than three months. 
E)  would operate as a drag on the more efficient and experienced United States army. 
A)  would have to do the bulk of fighting for the Union. 
B)  could not wage an effective military campaign. 
C)  would provide all the military manpower the Union would require. 
D)  could not be counted on to serve longer than three months. 
E)  would operate as a drag on the more efficient and experienced United States army.

Question 12

Wartime targets of military arrest in the North were Peace Democrats,also known as ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Wartime targets of military arrest in the...

Question 13

The United States Sanitary Commission,an organization of civilian volunteers,was led by Horace Greeley.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Black enlistment in the Union military increased after the ________ was issued.

Accepted Answer

Emancipati

Question 15

The first state to secede from the Union,in 1860,was

Accepted Answer

A)  Alabama. 
B)  South Carolina. 
C)  Georgia. 
D)  Mississippi. 
E)  Virginia. 
A)  Alabama. 
B)  South Carolina. 
C)  Georgia. 
D)  Mississippi. 
E)  Virginia.

Question 16

Black fighting men captured by the Confederates were treated the same as white prisoners of war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the election of 1864,President Abraham Lincoln

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasized the success of the Republican Party in fighting the Civil War. 
B)  won by a narrow margin in the electoral vote. 
C)  faced a Democratic opponent who was a former Union general. 
D)  proposed a truce in the Civil War. 
E)  was greatly aided by RobertE. Lee's surrender just before Election Day. 
A)  emphasized the success of the Republican Party in fighting the Civil War. 
B)  won by a narrow margin in the electoral vote. 
C)  faced a Democratic opponent who was a former Union general. 
D)  proposed a truce in the Civil War. 
E)  was greatly aided by RobertE. Lee's surrender just before Election Day.

Question 18

As president,Jefferson Davis

Accepted Answer

A)  deferred all major military strategy to RobertE. Lee. 
B)  created an effective central command system. 
C)  had virtually no knowledge at all of military tactics and strategy. 
D)  relied heavily on the advice of Braxton Bragg. 
E)  made clear to General Lee that he wanted to make all the basic war decisions. 
A)  deferred all major military strategy to RobertE. Lee. 
B)  created an effective central command system. 
C)  had virtually no knowledge at all of military tactics and strategy. 
D)  relied heavily on the advice of Braxton Bragg. 
E)  made clear to General Lee that he wanted to make all the basic war decisions.

Question 19

The battle at ________ proved to be a devastating defeat for McClellan's replacement,General AmbroseE.Burnside.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The battle at ________ proved to be...

Question 20

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Ulysses S.Grant and RobertE.Lee as military commanders.

Accepted Answer

Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee were

Exam 14: The Civil War

In 1861,the First Battle of Manassas

The Confederate constitution was almost identical to the Constitution of the United States.

The prominent commander who was wounded in the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863 and subsequently died from pneumonia was

The Emancipation Proclamation was made into law by Congress.

The Civil War helped transform nursing into a female profession,but these nurses encountered considerable resistance from male doctors.

The first ironclad ships to engage in a naval battle were the Merrimac (also known as Virginia)and the ________.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do,and how did it alter the Civil War?

The wartime South saw

Why did the North have to effectively destroy much of the South in order to the win the Civil War?

In the Confederacy during the Civil War,

In 1861,President Abraham Lincoln realized that volunteer state militias

Wartime targets of military arrest in the North were Peace Democrats,also known as ________.

The United States Sanitary Commission,an organization of civilian volunteers,was led by Horace Greeley.

Black enlistment in the Union military increased after the ________ was issued.

The first state to secede from the Union,in 1860,was

Black fighting men captured by the Confederates were treated the same as white prisoners of war.

In the election of 1864,President Abraham Lincoln

As president,Jefferson Davis

The battle at ________ proved to be a devastating defeat for McClellan's replacement,General AmbroseE.Burnside.

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Ulysses S.Grant and RobertE.Lee as military commanders.

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