Question 1

Match the term with the definition.
-The United States' use of its navy to patrol the southern coastline to restrict Confederate access to supplies.

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 2

Match the term with the definition.
-President Lincoln's January 1, 1863, declaration that all slaves in Confederate-controlled territory were free. This made the Civil War a war to free slaves, although its limitations-exemptions for loyal border states and Union-occupied areas of the Confederacy-made some ridicule the act.

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 3

Why did southerners believe they had a real chance of winning the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)   Southern men believed they were physically tougher than northern men.
B)   The South had greater industrial might than the North.
C)   The South had a larger population of white men who could enlist in the military.
D)   The southern military planned to enlist the massive slave population into its ranks.

Question 4

What was the result of strikes by workers in northern industries during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)   They increased workers' wages.
B)   They undermined the patriotism of most workers.
C)   They were more effective for women than for men.
D)   They rarely succeeded.

Question 5

After his victory at Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1864, General Ulysses S. Grant

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A)   asked President Lincoln for a ninety-day furlough to recover from the exhaustion of the battle.
B)   launched a massive military campaign that would take his troops on a sweep through Virginia down to Louisiana.
C)   returned to the western theater of the war to conquer a new rebel threat that had sprung up there.
D)   resigned his commission, only to reenlist to fight at Spotsylvania Court House.

Question 6

What was the significance of the conflict between the Virginia and the Monitor?

Accepted Answer

A)   It ended the Union blockade.
B)   It almost prompted the British to enter the war.
C)   It marked the birth of the ironclad warship.
D)   It showed the South's superior industrial resources.

Question 7

Match the term with the definition.
-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 8

What was the significance of the first battle at Manassas (or Bull Run)  in July 1861?

Accepted Answer

A)   It disheartened northerners to the extent that men stopped volunteering for the Union army.
B)   The Union's defeat encouraged Lincoln to authorize the enlistment of one million more men for three years.
C)   It was a bloodbath in which over ten thousand men died.
D)   Confederate soldiers questioned whether they had the mettle to compete with Union troops.

Question 9

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 10

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 11

The bloodiest day of the Civil War occurred September 17, 1862, at

Accepted Answer

A)   Fort Henry, Tennessee.
B)   Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
C)   Fredericksburg, Virginia.
D)   Antietam Creek, Maryland.

Question 12

What irony emerges when considering the wartime leadership of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis?

Accepted Answer

A)   Neither man was committed to the efforts he embarked on.
B)   While Lincoln was confident, Davis privately believed that the South never had a chance.
C)   The inexperienced Lincoln proved to be a more adept leader than the seasoned Davis.
D)   Davis and Lincoln agreed more than they disagreed on political policy.

Question 13

In his inaugural address, President Lincoln revealed that he hoped to avoid disunion by

Accepted Answer

A)   sending the Union army to South Carolina because it was the first state to secede.
B)   dispatching special emissaries to the slave states believed most likely to secede.
C)   taking measures to stop the spread of secession.
D)   threatening to abolish slavery in all seceding states.

Question 14

What can the New York draft riots of 1863 tell us about the reaction of some northerners to the new direction of the war by that period?

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Question 15

Aside from leading to the legal destruction of slavery, the Civil War itself helped destroy slavery in practice because

Accepted Answer

A)   thousands of weary and disgusted slaveholders freed their slaves.
B)   the discipline necessary to keep slavery intact was disrupted.
C)   most male slaves joined the Union army.
D)   slave owners increasingly realized the advantages of free labor.

Question 16

What event marked the official beginning of armed hostilities between the North and South in April 1861?

Accepted Answer

A)   Confederates firing on the frigate Star of the West
B)   An assault on Washington, D.C.
C)   The assault on federal troops passing through Baltimore
D)   Confederates firing on Fort Sumter

Question 17

Describe Abraham Lincoln's approach to the secession crisis when he became president on March 4, 1861.

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Exam 15: The Crucible of War

Match the term with the definition. -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.

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Describe Abraham Lincoln's approach to the secession crisis when he became president on March 4, 1861.

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

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The bloodiest day of the Civil War occurred September 17, 1862, at

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What was the significance of the conflict between the Virginia and the Monitor?

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Match the term with the definition. -The United States' use of its navy to patrol the southern coastline to restrict Confederate access to supplies.

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Why did southerners believe they had a real chance of winning the Civil War?

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After his victory at Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1864, General Ulysses S. Grant

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What was the result of strikes by workers in northern industries during the Civil War?

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In his inaugural address, President Lincoln revealed that he hoped to avoid disunion by

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What can the New York draft riots of 1863 tell us about the reaction of some northerners to the new direction of the war by that period?

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Aside from leading to the legal destruction of slavery, the Civil War itself helped destroy slavery in practice because

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What irony emerges when considering the wartime leadership of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis?

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What was the significance of the first battle at Manassas (or Bull Run) in July 1861?

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What event marked the official beginning of armed hostilities between the North and South in April 1861?

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

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Exam 15: The Crucible of War

Match the term with the definition. -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.

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Describe Abraham Lincoln's approach to the secession crisis when he became president on March 4, 1861.

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

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The bloodiest day of the Civil War occurred September 17, 1862, at

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What was the significance of the conflict between the Virginia and the Monitor?

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Match the term with the definition. -The United States' use of its navy to patrol the southern coastline to restrict Confederate access to supplies.

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Why did southerners believe they had a real chance of winning the Civil War?

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After his victory at Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1864, General Ulysses S. Grant

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What was the result of strikes by workers in northern industries during the Civil War?

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In his inaugural address, President Lincoln revealed that he hoped to avoid disunion by

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What can the New York draft riots of 1863 tell us about the reaction of some northerners to the new direction of the war by that period?

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Aside from leading to the legal destruction of slavery, the Civil War itself helped destroy slavery in practice because

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What irony emerges when considering the wartime leadership of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis?

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What was the significance of the first battle at Manassas (or Bull Run) in July 1861?

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What event marked the official beginning of armed hostilities between the North and South in April 1861?

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