Deck 15: Battle Cries and Freedom Songs: The Civil War 1861-1865

Question 1

Which state did NOT pull out of the Union when President Lincoln called for troops?

A) Virginia
B) Kentucky
C) Tennessee
D) North Carolina

Answer 1

Kentucky

Question 2

Before the first battle of the Civil War, most people on both sides thought:

A) the war would be a long, bitter affair.
B) that their generals were incompetent.
C) all Democrats would side with the South.
D) their side would win easily.

Answer 2

their side would win easily.

Question 3

Which statement would have been said by Stephen Douglas in the early days of the war?

A) "This war could have been avoided if the people had embraced my candidacy."
B) "There are no neutrals in our cause of Union, only patriots and traitors."
C) "Although I am a northerner, my heart resides with the noble cause of the South."
D) "The Democratic Party of the North will not divide from our brothers in the South."

Answer 3

"There are no neutrals in our cause of Union, only patriots and traitors."

Question 4

In the spring of 1862, the Confederacy:

A) had to turn away recruits because so many had volunteered.
B) enacted the first general draft in American history.
C) was recognized by the government of England.
D) exiled thousands of pro-Union southerners.

Question 5

All of the following were advantages for the North EXCEPT:

A) longer tours of duty produced a more experienced army.
B) about 200,000 blacks served in the Union army.
C) the North was much more populated than the South.
D) most of the nation's industry was in the North.

Question 6

The Confederate economy was especially hurt by:

A) their inability to print currency.
B) England's refusal to buy exports from the South.
C) the Union's effective naval blockade on cotton exports.
D) the government's refusal to sell interest-bearing bonds.

Question 7

The Union successfully financed the war through all of the following methods EXCEPT:

A) the successful issuance of paper currency.
B) the sale of interest-bearing treasury notes.
C) implementation of wage and price controls.
D) levying the nation's first income tax.

Question 8

The Confederacy had a difficult time developing a national consciousness because:

A) southerners were very similar to the people of the nation they had renounced.
B) southerners longed for the days of close business ties with the North.
C) the people of the South had little faith in their military generals.
D) the soldiers of the South fought only for the purpose of preserving slavery.

Question 9

Jefferson Davis did all of the following, EXCEPT:

A) excel as a student at West Point.
B) serve in the Army during the Mexican War.
C) serve as a senator from Mississippi.
D) serve as secretary of war.

Question 10

President Lincoln earned an early political and military advantage when:

A) England refused to consider supporting the Confederacy.
B) all of the leading generals from West Point joined the Union cause.
C) the Union managed to keep key border states in the Union.
D) the Confederates refused to draft for the purpose of enlarging their army.

Question 11

This state's strategic position north of Washington, D.C. made it vital for the Union cause.

A) Maryland
B) Virginia
C) Delaware
D) North Carolina

Question 12

Several counties in the western part of ___________ supported the Union and eventually became the 35th state.

A) Kentucky
B) Tennessee
C) Virginia
D) Missouri

Question 13

Which of the following states initially joined the Confederacy?

A) Maryland
B) Kentucky
C) Delaware
D) North Carolina

Question 14

What flaw existed in the Confederacy's strategy for victory?

A) Their offensive strategy was unrealistic because of the huge size of the North.
B) They could not achieve the overwhelming conquest that their leaders had demanded.
C) Their defensive strategy contradicted their desire to conquer the major cities of the North.
D) They did not possess enough resources to stay the course of their defensive strategy.

Question 15

During the Civil War, ________ occupied Mexico.

A) Britain
B) France
C) Spain
D) the Confederacy

Question 16

A major outcome of the First Battle of Bull Run was:

A) a humiliating defeat for the Confederacy.
B) the North's realization that the war would not be won easily.
C) a foreshadowing of the long-range factors that would lead to a Union victory.
D) a drop in public confidence within the Confederacy.

Question 17

In the West, General Ulysses S. Grant employed the wise strategy of:

A) guerrilla war tactics.
B) deceptive stalling tactics.
C) recruiting dissatisfied southerners.
D) combined land and river attacks.

Question 18

Union victories in the West gave them key strategic control of:

A) the capitol of the Confederacy.
B) the Erie Canal.
C) the Mississippi River.
D) the Rappahannock River.

Question 19

When Joseph Johnston was badly wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines, he was replaced by:

A) Ulysses S. Grant.
B) Thomas Jackson.
C) Robert E. Lee.
D) Ambrose Burnside.

Question 20

Robert E. Lee:

A) was born in Georgia.
B) came from an impoverished background.
C) had a famous father who fought in the Revolutionary War.
D) had avoided military service until the outbreak of the Civil War.

Question 21

Robert E. Lee opposed secession, but:

A) was willing to do anything to preserve slavery.
B) was unwilling to take up arms against his native Virginia.
C) was offered more money by the Confederate government.
D) was never a supporter of any national military operations.

Question 22

The bloodiest single day of fighting in American history occurred at:

A) Vicksburg.
B) Antietam.
C) Fredericksburg.
D) Seven Pines.

Question 23

The Emancipation Proclamation:

A) was issued after a major victory for the Confederacy.
B) did not apply to border states in the Union.
C) was made without political considerations.
D) declared that all blacks were now free.

Question 24

The Confiscation Act of 1862:

A) earned French support for the Union's cause.
B) ordered the seizure of land from disloyal southerners.
C) was unpopular among northern abolitionists.
D) extended the naval blockade of the South.

Question 25

The Emancipation Proclamation:

A) was widely opposed in the North.
B) did not provide any military advantages for the Union.
C) emancipated only the slaves of the border states.
D) freed the slaves of all states in rebellion.

Question 26

At the Battle of Fredericksburg:

A) a foolish frontal assault cost many Union lives.
B) Lee's forces were forced to retreat back to Richmond.
C) both sides were reluctant to engage in heavy fighting.
D) the Union inflicted a brutal blow to the Confederate cavalry.

Question 27

Which statement about the Battle of Chancellorsville is NOT true?

A) Robert E. Lee realized that General Jackson's death would be a terrible loss for the South.
B) The South won the battle, but suffered a high cost in lives.
C) It was among Robert E. Lee's many stunning victories in 1863.
D) Joseph Hooker displayed his talents as an effective leader of Union forces.

Question 28

The Confederates accidentally met Union forces when they went to confiscate shoes at:

A) Gettysburg.
B) Chancellorsville.
C) Antietam.
D) Shiloh.

Question 29

General Meade correctly guessed that the Confederates' attack on day three at Gettysburg:

A) would be one of their weakest assaults of the war.
B) would be a frontal assault rather than a flanking maneuver.
C) would originate on the eastern side of the Rappahannock River.
D) would result in the final defeat of the Confederacy.

Question 30

The result of Pickett's Charge was:

A) the retreat of Meade's forces.
B) a heavy loss of lives for the charging Confederates.
C) a stunning victory for the Confederates.
D) a virtual standoff.

Question 31

The Union captured Vicksburg by:

A) not using their navy as the Confederates expected.
B) launching a guerrilla attack in the swamps of Mississippi.
C) surrounding it and laying siege with artillery fire.
D) recruiting disgruntled southerners to the Union cause.

Question 32

Which statement about Texas during the Civil War is NOT true?

A) It was originally a vital source of supplies for the Confederacy.
B) Union gunboats were never able to stop supply lines along the Rio Grande.
C) Areas of northern Texas were Unionist strongholds.
D) Mexican-Americans tended to support the Union.

Question 33

The Battle of Glorieta Pass:

A) was the last major victory for the Confederates.
B) gave the South firm control of southern Virginia.
C) gave the Union firm control of the Southwest.
D) resulted in the resignation of George McClellan.

Question 34

President Lincoln suspended the right of habeas corpus for the purpose of:

A) providing better financing for the war effort.
B) gaining support for the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment.
C) widening the pool of men who could be drafted for military service.
D) making it easier to arrest and hold suspected Confederate agents.

Question 35

Copperheads were:

A) southerners who worked to sabotage the Confederate cause.
B) slaves who escaped to freedom and joined the Union army.
C) northern Democrats suspected of having Confederate sympathies.
D) members of the Confederate Congress who wished to negotiate peace.

Question 36

The Homestead Act:

A) granted 40 acres to settlers.
B) was passed during the last days of the Civil War.
C) required settlers to cultivate the land and build a house.
D) was opposed by President Lincoln.

Question 37

The New York Draft Riot:

A) turned into violence based on social class and racism.
B) revealed that rioters harbored ardent anti-immigrant feelings.
C) showed that the Democratic Party was unpopular in New York City.
D) was not viewed as a major threat by the federal government.

Question 38

During the Civil War, the northern economy:

A) sunk into depression.
B) experienced a recession.
C) showed an increase in real wages.
D) grew and prospered.

Question 39

During the Civil War, women in the North:

A) entered the workforce in large numbers.
B) experienced few changes in their lifestyles.
C) always retained their traditional domestic roles.
D) were never allowed near battlefields.

Question 40

Which state was formed when it seceded from the Confederacy?

A) North Carolina
B) West Virginia
C) Missouri
D) Arkansas

Question 41

Members of the Order of the Heroes of America:

A) were southerners who dissented against the Confederacy.
B) fought bravely at the Battle of Fort Wagner.
C) believed the Confederacy should never be allowed to return to the Union.
D) supported George McClellan's candidacy for president.

Question 42

A major problem in the South during the years of 1863-1865 was:

A) no system of public welfare.
B) a sharp drop in prices.
C) a lack of food.
D) an increase in population.

Question 43

Early in the war, southern women:

A) were afforded many new job opportunities.
B) helped the war effort within their domestic domain.
C) angrily protested the Confederacy's declaration of war.
D) took over the field work done by slaves.

Question 44

General Grant's effective strategy for winning the war was based on:

A) coordinating Union attacks on all fronts of the war.
B) emphasizing the naval blockade and not land battles.
C) a careful, steady pace that would eventually tire the Confederacy.
D) avoiding battles on Confederate soil.

Question 45

All of the following statements about the Battle of the Wilderness are true except:

A) it was fought in the woods near Chancellorsville.
B) Union forces were nearly twice as large as the Confederate forces.
C) staggering casualty figures resulted from the battle.
D) most of the fighting was done with long-range artillery fire.

Question 46

Many of General Grant's victories in Virginia were characterized by:

A) miscalculations made by Robert E. Lee.
B) his use of guerrilla warfare.
C) large loss of lives by the Union army.
D) winning despite having less troops.

Question 47

Early in the Atlanta campaign, William T. Sherman refused to make the mistake of:

A) trying flanking maneuvers.
B) fighting on confederate soil.
C) launching a frontal assault.
D) committing a large number of troops in battle.

Question 48

Effects of the Union's takeover of Atlanta included all of the following EXCEPT:

A) the boosting of Abraham Lincoln's campaign for reelection.
B) opening the door for the Union to the richest farmland in Georgia.
C) the Union using the city's industry to supply its army.
D) Robert E. Lee's decision to surrender his army.

Question 49

After the election of 1864, the Republicans:

A) controlled only the presidency.
B) controlled only the presidency and the Senate.
C) controlled only the presidency and the House.
D) controlled the presidency, the Senate, and the House.

Question 50

All of the following statements about the election of 1864 are true EXCEPT:

A) the Republicans won the presidency, but lost control of Congress.
B) Abraham Lincoln's margin of victory was enhanced by recent military victories.
C) it led to the Union's further commitment to emancipation.
D) Abraham Lincoln won a huge percentage of electoral votes.

Question 51

The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution outlawed:

A) slavery in just the Deep South.
B) slavery in just the border states.
C) slavery everywhere in the United States.
D) illegal trade with the Confederacy.

Question 52

Confederate defeats at the battles of Franklin and Nashville:

A) resulted in General Johnston's resignation.
B) removed any threat from the rear of General Sherman's army.
C) were the last Union victories of the war.
D) were narrow victories for Union forces.

Question 53

Sherman's March ended in:

A) Georgia.
B) Virginia.
C) South Carolina.
D) North Carolina.

Question 54

General Lee surrendered his army to General Grant at the courthouse in:

A) Richmond, Virginia.
B) Appomattox, Virginia.
C) Washington, D.C.
D) Columbia, South Carolina.

Question 55

The last army surrendered by the Confederacy was:

A) the army of Northern Virginia.
B) the trans-Mississippi army.
C) the army of Tennessee.
D) the Order of the Heroes of America.

Question 56

Confederate General Johnston realized that the assassination of Abraham Lincoln:

A) was the only victory the South had gained in two years.
B) was the worst thing that could have happened for the South's future.
C) could have been avoided by an earlier Confederate surrender.
D) would put an end to radical Republican policies in Congress.

Question 57

The conspirators who planned President Lincoln's assassination also seriously wounded:

A) General Ulysses S. Grant.
B) Vice President Andrew Johnson.
C) Mary Todd Lincoln.
D) Secretary of State William Seward.

Question 58

John Wilkes Booth:

A) was tried for murder and hanged.
B) was shot to death in a barn in northern Virginia.
C) escaped to Europe for the rest of his life.
D) also planned the assassination of William Sherman.

Question 59

Which event happened last?

A) Confiscation Act
B) Seven Days' Battles
C) Battle of Antietam
D) Emancipation Proclamation

Question 60

Which event happened first?

A) Emancipation Proclamation
B) Battle of Gettysburg
C) Confederacy enacts America's first military draft
D) McClellan replaced as head of the Army of Potomac

Question 61

Which event happened last?

A) the assassination of President Lincoln
B) Atlanta falls
C) Lee meets Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
D) Charleston surrenders

Question 62

Which of the following battles occurred in 1861?

A) Chancellorsville
B) Antietam
C) First Battle of Bull Run
D) Fredericksburg

Question 63

Which of the following events occurred in 1864?

A) Sherman captures Atlanta
B) Battle of Gettysburg
C) Emancipation Proclamation takes effect
D) New York Draft Riot

Question 64

How did the North and South's strategies for victory differ?

Question 65

How did class antagonisms come to the forefront of draft policies in both the North and South?

Question 66

What factors kept England from throwing its full support to the Confederacy?

Question 67

What were General Grant's strategies for winning the war in the East?

Question 68

What events show that people from both the North and South were becoming weary of the Civil War's devastating effects?

Question 69

What key events characterized Sherman's March to the Sea?

Question 70

How did the Union and Confederacy compare in terms of resources, leadership, and military strategies in the period 1861-1863?

Question 71

In what ways were the battles of Antietam and Gettysburg turning points in the Civil War?

Question 72

How did Ulysses S. Grant show that he, more than any other Union general, understood how to defeat the Confederacy? What key victories did he gain in the period of 1861-1863?

Question 73

What evidence reveals that, in 1861 and 1862, Confederate generals were consistently outwitting their Union opponents?

Question 74

What important effects did the Emancipation Proclamation have on both the Union and Confederate causes?

Question 75

What were the vital factors that led to a Union victory in the Civil War?

Question 76

Some historians view the 1864 presidential election as one of the most important elections in American history. Why?

Question 77

Analyze the immediate effects of the Civil War. What was accomplished and what problems persisted?