Question 1

In addition to fighting,what other roles did blacks take on during the war? What does this tell us about the challenges experienced by blacks during the war?

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Question 2

How and why did Lincoln's views toward emancipation change over time?

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Question 3

The Confederacy relied upon the policy of __________ to obtain slaves for military work purposes.

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Question 4

Nathan Bedford __________ was the Confederate officer in charge of the Fort Pillow massacre.

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Question 5

The Union's indecisive victory at __________ preceded Lincoln's issuing the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.

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Question 6

The concept of slaves as "__________," or "enemy property," was first implemented during the war by Benjamin Butler.

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Question 7

The concept of __________ black men by the end of the war became a policy favored by southern newspapers but never fully implemented by the Confederacy.

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Question 8

The escaped slave __________ is an example of a black woman who worked as a Union spy during the Civil War.

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Question 9

What was Lincoln's aim during the early stages of the war? Why did he create specific wartime policies?

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Question 10

What were the limits of the Emancipation Proclamation as finally signed?

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Question 11

Why did the North decide to enlist black men to fight for the Union?

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Question 12

The black rejection of __________ during the war exemplifies the full-blown American identity felt by African Americans during the Civil War era.

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Question 13

How and why did black reaction to Lincoln change over time?

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Question 14

How did generals Fremont and Hunter interpret the First Confiscation Act? How did Lincoln? Why was there a difference?

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Question 15

The __________ 54?? regiment was involved in the assault on Battery Wagner in July of 1863.

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Question 16

The battle of __________ in Pennsylvania in 1863 was a turning point in the war.

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Question 17

What types of discrimination did blacks face in the Union military? How were their conditions different compared to whites' conditions?

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Question 18

The unofficial black think tank,known as the __________ __________,consisted of Frederick Douglass,Martin Delany,James Redmond,and Henry Highland Garnet.

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Question 19

What policy did General Patrick Cleburne recommend regarding blacks in the Confederacy? Why was this recommendation ironic? What was the outcome of his recommendation? What does this tell you about the South at that time?

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Question 20

What types of reactions did the South have to black soldiers fighting for the Union? Why did the South react in particular ways to black troops?

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Quiz 11: Liberation: African Americans and the Civil War