Question 1

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the nature of the Civil War?

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A)  It freed all the slaves,including those in the border states that remained loyal to the Union.
B)  It put the momentum squarely on the side of the Confederacy.
C)  It prompted the Confederacy to surrender.
D)  It caused the remaining border states to leave the Union and join the Confederacy.
E)  It transformed the Civil War from a war to restore the Union to a struggle over slavery.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Account for the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation,showing how it was both shrewd military and diplomatic strategy and an effort for humanitarian reform.

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Question 3

What was the military strategy of each side at the start of the Civil War? How and why did it change as the war continued?

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At the start of the Civil War, the milit...

Question 4

What effect did the Union naval blockade of southern ports have on the Confederacy?

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A)  It did not have much effect since commerce continued mostly unmolested.
B)  It quickly choked off southern commercial activity.
C)  It inspired dramatic southern economic growth since the South was forced to become self-sufficient.
D)  Food prices declined as the economy slowed.
E)  It prompted Britain to offer diplomatic recognition to the Confederacy.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

Why did Confederate president Jefferson Davis's greatest challenges come from other southern politicians?

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A)  They all coveted the office of the presidency.
B)  They were not enthusiastic supporters of the war.
C)  Their insistence on "states' rights" made it difficult for the Confederate government to exert its authority.
D)  They were all Republicans and Whigs.
E)  They objected to Davis's efforts to end slavery.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

Describe the Battle of Bull Run.Why was there a sense of naïve optimism,and what impact did the outcome have on both sides?

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Question 7

The North's victory in the Civil War was guaranteed because the South enjoyed no significant advantages over the Union.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Four states joined the Confederacy after the outbreak of actual fighting.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Jefferson Davis

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A)  a candidate for the presidency in the 1860 election
B)  led the Pottawatomie Massacre
C)  elected president of the Confederate States of America
D)  died in July 1850
E)  caned Charles SumnerF) the "Little Giant" who succeeded in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed by breaking it into separate proposalsG) argued that Congress needed to protect the right of slave owners to take their "property" into the territoriesH) the chief justice for the Dred Scott caseI) the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidateJ) the president who supported the Compromise of 1850K) A) and F)
L) I) and J)

Question 10

The First Battle of Bull Run was a Union defeat.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

To deal with disloyalty,Lincoln sometimes:

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A)  had traitors shot.
B)  postponed elections.
C)  shut down the press.
D)  suspended habeas corpus.
E)  declared a temporary dictatorship.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

Congress did all of the following during the war,EXCEPT:

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A)  ban foreign immigration.
B)  approve a transcontinental railroad.
C)  raise tariff rates.
D)  pass a Homestead Act.
E)  establish state colleges teaching "agriculture and mechanic arts."F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Andrew Johnson

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A)  a candidate for the presidency in the 1860 election
B)  led the Pottawatomie Massacre
C)  elected president of the Confederate States of America
D)  died in July 1850
E)  caned Charles SumnerF) the "Little Giant" who succeeded in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed by breaking it into separate proposalsG) argued that Congress needed to protect the right of slave owners to take their "property" into the territoriesH) the chief justice for the Dred Scott caseI) the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidateJ) the president who supported the Compromise of 1850K) H) and I)
L) H) and J)

Question 14

The "anaconda strategy":

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A)  was the name of the South's strategy to choke northern industry.
B)  was a strategy of passive resistance among slaves to strangle the southern plantation economy from within.
C)  was the name of Britain's strategy to get the two sides to slither to the negotiating table and achieve a lasting peace.
D)  was the initial three-pronged Union strategy that included,among other things,a blockade of the southern coast to strangle the South.
E)  proposed to use biological warfare against the South developed from the poisonous venom of snakes.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

Why is the battle at Fort Donelson significant?

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A)  It was the site of the most important battle in the eastern theater before 1864.
B)  It was an important Union fortification on the Great Lakes.
C)  It fell to Robert E.Lee in 1863.
D)  It was the site of the first major Union victory.
E)  When captured,it gave the Union full control of the Mississippi.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

As the Civil War dragged on,increasing numbers of enslaved blacks in the South:

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A)  volunteered to help the Confederacy.
B)  remained neutral.
C)  worked in a variety of ways to undermine and weaken the Confederacy.
D)  fled to Canada.
E)  enslaved their former masters.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Discuss the issue of conscription.How did the North and the South implement it?

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Conscription, or the mandatory enlistmen...

Question 18

Discuss the role that black soldiers played in the Civil War.How widespread was their use,and how were they received by their fellow soldiers?

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Black soldiers played a significant role...

Question 19

At Petersburg:

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A)  the Confederates finally had superior numbers.
B)  Grant put the Confederates under siege.
C)  the armies fought in a burning forest.
D)  Lee received plentiful reinforcements.
E)  a victory boosted Confederate morale.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 20

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-George Pickett

Accepted Answer

A)  a candidate for the presidency in the 1860 election
B)  led the Pottawatomie Massacre
C)  elected president of the Confederate States of America
D)  died in July 1850
E)  caned Charles SumnerF) the "Little Giant" who succeeded in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed by breaking it into separate proposalsG) argued that Congress needed to protect the right of slave owners to take their "property" into the territoriesH) the chief justice for the Dred Scott caseI) the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidateJ) the president who supported the Compromise of 1850K) I) and J)
L) A) and E)

Exam 15: The War of the Union, 1861-1865

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the nature of the Civil War?

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Four states joined the Confederacy after the outbreak of actual fighting.

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -George Pickett

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Why did Confederate president Jefferson Davis's greatest challenges come from other southern politicians?

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What effect did the Union naval blockade of southern ports have on the Confederacy?

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Andrew Johnson

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Account for the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation,showing how it was both shrewd military and diplomatic strategy and an effort for humanitarian reform.

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To deal with disloyalty,Lincoln sometimes:

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As the Civil War dragged on,increasing numbers of enslaved blacks in the South:

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The North's victory in the Civil War was guaranteed because the South enjoyed no significant advantages over the Union.

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The "anaconda strategy":

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The First Battle of Bull Run was a Union defeat.

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Congress did all of the following during the war,EXCEPT:

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Jefferson Davis

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Discuss the issue of conscription.How did the North and the South implement it?

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At Petersburg:

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What was the military strategy of each side at the start of the Civil War? How and why did it change as the war continued?

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Why is the battle at Fort Donelson significant?

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Describe the Battle of Bull Run.Why was there a sense of naïve optimism,and what impact did the outcome have on both sides?

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Discuss the role that black soldiers played in the Civil War.How widespread was their use,and how were they received by their fellow soldiers?

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