Question 1

Why was the U.S. Treasury's decision to issue greenbacks a profoundly important development for the U.S. economy?

Accepted Answer

A)   It was the first time U.S. currency was backed by precious metals.
B)   It caused runaway inflation for the first time in American history.
C)   It was the first time U.S. currency could not be exchanged for gold or silver and instead relied on public trust in the government.
D)   It entirely eliminated the need for any government taxation during the war.
E)   It subordinated the U.S. dollar to the British pound for the duration of the nineteenth century.

Question 2

The Confederates were inspired to bombard Fort Sumter as a result of:

Accepted Answer

A)   Lincoln's inaugural speech
B)   Lincoln's decision to resupply it
C)   Lincoln's invasion of Virginia
D)   Jefferson Davis's aggressive mentality
E)   the threat it posed to the people of Charleston

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

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 D

Question 5

Four states joined the Confederacy after President Lincoln called on the loyal states to supply an army to put down the southern rebellion.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 6

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 7

Why did the South lose the war? What were its weaknesses and disadvantages?

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Question 8

All of the following were advantages the North held over the South EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   more experienced military leaders
B)   a larger population
C)   industrial development
D)   transportation resources
E)   naval strength

Question 9

All of the following are true about the Battle of Antietam EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   the Confederates were outnumbered more than two to one
B)   it was the bloodiest single day of the war
C)   McClellan vigorously pursued the retreating Lee
D)   Lee hoped a victory would gain the Confederacy foreign recognition
E)   it helped inspire Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation

Question 10

At Petersburg:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Slavery was ultimately eradicated by:

Accepted Answer

A)   the Emancipation Proclamation
B)   Lee's surrender
C)   the Thirteenth Amendment
D)   an act of Congress
E)   divine intervention

Question 12

The mountainous region of Tennessee was among the most pro-Confederate areas in the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Why did anti-draft rioters in New York City target African Americans for their violence?

Accepted Answer

A)   African Americans generally refused to enlist.
B)   African Americans had been exempted from the draft.
C)   African Americans often sympathized with the Confederacy.
D)   African Americans were given the best military positions.
E)   African Americans were blamed for causing the war and taking jobs from white workers.

Question 14

Several of Lincoln's cabinet members had been his rivals for the presidency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Lincoln responded to the fall of Fort Sumter in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   calling for loyal states to provide volunteers
B)   ordering a naval blockade of southern ports
C)   ordering federal ships close the Mississippi River to navigation
D)   making one last offer to the South to avoid war in exchange for protecting slavery in perpetuity
E)   ordering naval squadrons to cordon off southern ports along the Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico

Question 16

Hood's attack at Franklin:

Accepted Answer

A)   led to his army's slaughter
B)   forced Sherman to abandon Atlanta
C)   made him one of the South's greatest heroes
D)   recaptured key rail lines
E)   restored Tennessee to Confederate control

Question 17

At Gettysburg, the Confederate Army:

Accepted Answer

A)   was repulsed with terrible losses
B)   broke through the Union center
C)   captured the town of Gettysburg with its valuable supplies
D)   led the Confederate retreat
E)   was sent south to relieve Vicksburg

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Conscription, or the mandatory enlistmen...

Question 19

After a succession of devastating defeats in 1863, why did Confederate leaders still believe they could achieve a favorable negotiated peace settlement?

Accepted Answer

A)   They still believed in the superiority of the Confederate military.
B)   They hoped that by fighting a war of attrition, war-weary northerners would eventually agree to negotiate peace.
C)   The strength of the Confederacy's industrial economy had grown tremendously during the war.
D)   By 1864, most slaves had declared their loyalty to the Confederate cause.
E)   The Union was bankrupt and unable to fight aggressively.

Question 20

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...

Exam 16: The War of the Union

Why was the U.S. Treasury's decision to issue greenbacks a profoundly important development for the U.S. economy?

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The Confederates were inspired to bombard Fort Sumter as a result of:

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

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To deal with disloyalty, Lincoln sometimes:

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Four states joined the Confederacy after President Lincoln called on the loyal states to supply an army to put down the southern rebellion.

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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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Why did the South lose the war? What were its weaknesses and disadvantages?

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All of the following were advantages the North held over the South EXCEPT:

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All of the following are true about the Battle of Antietam EXCEPT:

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At Petersburg:

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Slavery was ultimately eradicated by:

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The mountainous region of Tennessee was among the most pro-Confederate areas in the South.

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Why did anti-draft rioters in New York City target African Americans for their violence?

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Several of Lincoln's cabinet members had been his rivals for the presidency.

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Lincoln responded to the fall of Fort Sumter in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

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Hood's attack at Franklin:

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At Gettysburg, the Confederate Army:

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

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After a succession of devastating defeats in 1863, why did Confederate leaders still believe they could achieve a favorable negotiated peace settlement?

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