Question 1

Why were poor Southerners disillusioned by the Confederate conscription policy?

Accepted Answer

A)   It contained loopholes that allowed slaveholders to avoid service and wealthy men to hire substitutes to fight in their place.
B)   It did not require slaveholders to register for the draft.
C)   It weighted the process to make it more likely that men from the Lower South would be drafted.
D)   It did not allow for the conscription of slaves.

Question 2

What caused the July 1863 riots in New York City?

Accepted Answer

A)   opposition to the Union draft
B)   lack of food supplies for civilians
C)   protests in opposition to black emancipation
D)   hostility toward Abraham Lincoln due to his declaration of martial law and imprisonment of war protestors A

Question 3

Why did the Union initially pursue a strategy of limited war?

Accepted Answer

A)   to attempt to convince the South to rejoin the Union
B)   to gain the support of European allies
C)   to appease northern opponents of the war
D)   to minimize casualties

Question 4

The notorious Copperhead exiled to the South by Lincoln was __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   William Seward
B)   Clement Vallandigham
C)   George McClellan
D)   Henry Sibley

Question 5

Almost all Civil War generals, on both sides, were committed to the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   notion that modern circumstances demanded total warfare
B)   need to innovate in the face of new military technology
C)   use of small independent bands of cavalry
D)   conventional military doctrine of massed infantry offensives

Question 6

Why did the negotiations at Hampton Roads fail?

Accepted Answer

A)   Davis insisted on full independence for the Confederacy.
B)   Lincoln insisted on immediate emancipation.
C)   Davis insisted on the retention of slavery in the United States.
D)   Lincoln insisted on the jailing of all Confederate leaders.

Question 7

Why did Lincoln fear he would lose the election of 1864?

Accepted Answer

A)   He lacked support within his own party.
B)   The South was winning the war.
C)   The Union Army did not support him.
D)   Business leaders did not support him. A

Question 8

McClellan's 1862 Peninsular campaign failed largely because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Lee retreated and refused to fight
B)   McClellan avoided battle in hopes of forcing a Confederate surrender
C)   Lincoln denied McClellan sufficient troops
D)   Lee burned Richmond to prevent it falling into Union hands

Question 9

After the secession of South Carolina, the next crisis Lincoln faced was the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   loss of New Orleans
B)   cutting off of the nation's transport system
C)   Southern attack on Harpers Ferry
D)   problem of Fort Sumter

Question 10

Why was military service particularly dangerous for blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)   Southern troops refused to recognize captured black troops as prisoners of war.
B)   Northern troops often treated their black comrades violently.
C)   Black soldiers were routinely thrown into the most dangerous situations.
D)   Black soldiers were not immune to many of the diseases prevalent in military camps.

Question 11

Why was the Emancipation Proclamation significant?

Accepted Answer

A)   It made ending slavery part of the northern war aims.
B)   It freed all American slaves.
C)   It abolished slavery in the border states.
D)   It caused an uprising within the Union army.

Question 12

What challenges did Jefferson Davis face as he tried to form a new government and mobilize the South for war?

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Question 13

Why did Jefferson Davis have so much difficulty securing power for the national Confederate government?

Accepted Answer

A)   Most Southerners strongly believed in states' rights.
B)   Many Southerners were not supportive of the war effort.
C)   Nonslaveholders refused to support his leadership.
D)   Very few Southerners wanted to serve in the new government.

Question 14

The Confederate draft law exempted __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   all those who owned no slaves
B)   owners of twenty or more slaves
C)   the oldest male in any family
D)   all males over 25

Question 15

Why did the South hold a strategic advantage over the North at the outset of the war?

Accepted Answer

A)   The South could fight a defensive war.
B)   The Confederate army held a numerical advantage.
C)   The South had a superior industrial capacity.
D)   The South had more experienced political leadership.

Question 16

When the new Confederate government issued its call to arms, __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   men flocked to enlist
B)   slaves began to escape in record numbers
C)   most poor whites refused to answer
D)   many Southerners were ambivalent about joining up

Question 17

Why did the Union's naval blockade become more successful as the war progressed?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Union navy grew larger.
B)   Ironclads blockaded all major Southern ports.
C)   The number of Confederate blockade runners declined.
D)   European nations began to honor the blockade.

Question 18

How did Southern supporters of secession see their position after the election of Abraham Lincoln? How were many of their viewpoints similar to those of the Union? Why did they believe that they had no choice but to secede?

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Question 19

Why was President Lincoln slow to move toward a policy of emancipation?

Accepted Answer

A)   He worried about losing the support of the border states.
B)   He personally opposed it.
C)   He had no authority to institute such a policy.
D)   The North was winning the war without emancipation. A

Question 20

The "Long Walk" refers to the forced march and imprisonment of which Indian group during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)   Santee Sioux
B)   Cherokee Confederate sympathizers
C)   Navajo
D)   Indian tribes from the Old Southwest who had been removed to Indian territory

Exam 16: The Civil War

Why were poor Southerners disillusioned by the Confederate conscription policy?

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What caused the July 1863 riots in New York City?

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Why did the Union initially pursue a strategy of limited war?

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The notorious Copperhead exiled to the South by Lincoln was __________.

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Almost all Civil War generals, on both sides, were committed to the __________.

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Why did the negotiations at Hampton Roads fail?

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Why did Lincoln fear he would lose the election of 1864?

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McClellan's 1862 Peninsular campaign failed largely because __________.

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After the secession of South Carolina, the next crisis Lincoln faced was the __________.

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Why was military service particularly dangerous for blacks?

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Why was the Emancipation Proclamation significant?

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What challenges did Jefferson Davis face as he tried to form a new government and mobilize the South for war?

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Why did Jefferson Davis have so much difficulty securing power for the national Confederate government?

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The Confederate draft law exempted __________.

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Why did the South hold a strategic advantage over the North at the outset of the war?

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When the new Confederate government issued its call to arms, __________.

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Why did the Union's naval blockade become more successful as the war progressed?

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How did Southern supporters of secession see their position after the election of Abraham Lincoln? How were many of their viewpoints similar to those of the Union? Why did they believe that they had no choice but to secede?

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Why was President Lincoln slow to move toward a policy of emancipation?

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The "Long Walk" refers to the forced march and imprisonment of which Indian group during the Civil War?

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