Question 1

Which statement describes the fighting between Generals Grant and Lee in Virginia in May and June of 1864?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Confederate and Union forces lost similar numbers of soldiers, and the fighting ended in stalemate.
B)   Grant's men suffered fewer casualties than Lee's at Spotsylvania Court House, but not at Cold Harbor.
C)   Lee's Confederate forces lost more soldiers than Grant's Union forces.
D)   More Union soldiers died, but because Grant had twice as many troops as Lee, his losses were equivalent.

Question 2

Who went on to found the Red Cross after serving as a nurse in Union battlefield units during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dorothea Dix
B)   Clement Vallandigham
C)   Clara Barton
D)   Justin Morrill

Question 3

Which statement describes African Americans' experiences in the Union army?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Union placed blacks in segregated units.
B)   A few African Americans became commissioned officers.
C)   Black soldiers earned the same pay as white soldiers.
D)   Harsh treatment kept most blacks from enlisting in the military.

Question 4

Use the following to answer questions :
Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Some terms may be used more than once; some may not be used at all.
-Battle fought in Pennsylvania (July 1-3, 1863)  between Union forces under General Meade and Confederate forces under General Lee. The Union emerged victorious, and Lee lost more than one-third of his men. Together with Vicksburg, this battle marked a major turning point in the war.

Accepted Answer

A)  battle of Antietam
B)  battle of Bull Run (Manassas) 
C)  battle of Gettysburg
D)  battle of Shiloh
E)  contraband of warF) Emancipation ProclamationG) Fort SumterH) King Cotton diplomacyI) New York City draft riotsJ) Sherman's March to the SeaK) siege of VicksburgL) Union blockade

Question 5

Why did white southerners from all classes enlist to fight Yankees?

Accepted Answer

A)   They believed the federal government was conspiring to raise their taxes.
B)   They believed that serving in the war would boost their economic status.
C)   They wanted to ensure that blacks remained subordinate to whites.
D)   Poor whites hoped the war would topple the planter regime.

Question 6

Compare and contrast Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as wartime leaders. Did their backgrounds and experience prepare them for the tasks they assumed? Whose leadership was more surprising? Explain why.

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Question 7

Initially the Confederacy sought King Cotton diplomacy, a strategy based on the belief that

Accepted Answer

A)   European nations' need for cotton would lead them to support the Confederacy.
B)   raising the price of cotton would force the North to negotiate a peaceful settlement.
C)   European nations would loan the South more money if it reduced the price of cotton.
D)   growing less cotton and freeing more slaves would convince England to recognize the Confederacy.

Question 8

Leaders in the Confederate States of America believed they could use King Cotton diplomacy to enlist the aid of powerful European nations in their struggle for independence. Why were southerners so confident that this strategy would work? Why do you think it failed?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Under General Ulysses S. Grant's leadership, the Union armies

Accepted Answer

A)   lost the majority of their battles.
B)   sustained few casualties.
C)   became a sophisticated war machine.
D)   focused primarily on the war in the West.

Question 10

Why did some states in the Upper South opt for secession from the Union?

Accepted Answer

A)   They felt betrayed, believing that Lincoln had promised to achieve a peaceful reunion.
B)   Senators from the Lower South convinced them to.
C)   Minor slave revolts threatened the region's institution of slavery.
D)   The new Confederate government offered them tax advantages if they seceded.

Question 11

Why did President Lincoln choose not to make the Civil War a struggle over slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)   He believed slavery to be a relatively insignificant issue.
B)   He doubted his power to tamper with the "domestic institutions" of any state.
C)   He doubted that destroying slavery was the best thing for African Americans.
D)   He believed that eradicating slavery would destroy the economy of the South.

Question 12

What did Lincoln consider the biggest obstacle to the acceptance of emancipation in the Union?

Accepted Answer

A)   The difficulty of finding a suitable place to send the freed slaves
B)   Public concern about the constitutionality of emancipation
C)   Public reaction to seizing southern property
D)   White fears that freed slaves would disrupt northern society

Question 13

How did slaves use the chaos and turmoil of the Civil War to whittle away at their bondage?

Accepted Answer

A)   Most used violence against their masters when they had the chance.
B)   They banded together to sabotage the efforts of the Confederate army.
C)   They served in the Union army in exchange for their freedom.
D)   They forced concessions from their masters and mistresses.

Question 14

The Civil War devastated both the North and the South. What common experiences and struggles did both sides encounter as they tried to cope with the ravages of war?

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Use the following to answer questions :
Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Some terms may be used more than once; some may not be used at all.
-Four days of mayhem in July 1863, triggered by efforts to enforce the military draft. Suffering economic hardship, infuriated by the draft, and opposed to emancipation, Democratic Irish workingmen killed at least 105 people, most of them black.

Accepted Answer

A)  battle of Antietam
B)  battle of Bull Run (Manassas) 
C)  battle of Gettysburg
D)  battle of Shiloh
E)  contraband of warF) Emancipation ProclamationG) Fort SumterH) King Cotton diplomacyI) New York City draft riotsJ) Sherman's March to the SeaK) siege of VicksburgL) Union blockade

Question 16

Use the following to answer questions :
Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Some terms may be used more than once; some may not be used at all.
-Confederate diplomatic strategy built on the hope that European nations starving for cotton would break the Union blockade and recognize the Confederacy. This strategy failed, as Europeans held stores of surplus cotton and developed new sources outside the South.

Accepted Answer

A)  battle of Antietam
B)  battle of Bull Run (Manassas) 
C)  battle of Gettysburg
D)  battle of Shiloh
E)  contraband of warF) Emancipation ProclamationG) Fort SumterH) King Cotton diplomacyI) New York City draft riotsJ) Sherman's March to the SeaK) siege of VicksburgL) Union blockade

Question 17

Republicans generated the economic power they needed to fight a successful war in the early 1860s by

Accepted Answer

A)   creating special government bonds that paid investors a high rate of interest.
B)   revolutionizing U.S. banking, monetary, and tax structures.
C)   eliminating the federal income tax previously supported by Democrats.
D)   negotiating to secure the complete cooperation of the Democrats.

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