Question 1

Early nineteenth century newspapers were known for their nonpartisanship.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Southern periodicals suffered from a lack of quality paper during the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

The Union naval blockade prevented the South from importing paper and other supplies, leading to a shortage of quality paper for their periodicals during the Civil War.

Question 3

Civil War photographers refused to manipulate the bodies of dead soldiers out of respect for the deceased.

Accepted Answer

Civil War photographers, such as Alexander Gardner, sometimes manipulated the bodies of dead soldiers to create more dramatic or poignant images for their photographs.

Question 4

There are few known pictures of the battlefield and camp taken by southerners.

Accepted Answer

Due to the limited availability of photographic equipment and resources, few southerners were able to capture images of the battlefield and camp during the Civil War. The majority of surviving photographs from this time period were taken by northern photographers.

Question 5

Unlike the Union, which suffered from ideological divisions, Confederate dissenters derived their resentment from geographical interests.

Accepted Answer

Both the Union and the Confederacy experienced dissent and divisions based on a variety of factors, including ideological and geographical interests. In the Confederacy, ideological divisions also existed, such as differing views on states' rights versus central authority, in addition to geographical interests.

Question 6

Unionist southerners rejected slavery and secession.

Accepted Answer

Unionist Southerners were opposed to secession but their views on slavery were varied; some opposed it, while others supported it or were ambivalent, focusing more on the preservation of the Union.

Question 7

The cotton trade continued to leak through Union lines and the Union blockade throughout the war due in large part to the speculative practices of both northern businessmen and southern planters.

Accepted Answer

The cotton trade did continue to leak through Union lines and the Union blockade due to the speculative practices of both northern businessmen and southern planters.

Question 8

The Confederate government responded to the 1863 riots by immediately distributing food using the quartermaster system.

Accepted Answer

The 1863 riots referred to are likely the New York City draft riots, which were in response to the Union's conscription law, not a direct action of the Confederate government. The Confederate government, representing the southern states during the American Civil War, would not have been involved in responding to riots in New York City, a Union state. Additionally, the Confederate government struggled with its own logistical and supply issues throughout the war and did not have a system in place for immediate food distribution in response to civil unrest.

Question 9

Periodicals such as The Atlantic Monthly often featured content related to which of the following topics?&#10;A) Political commentary&#10;B) Battlefield events&#10;C) Contemporary poems and stories&#10;D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

The Atlantic Monthly often featured content related to political commentary, battlefield events, and contemporary poems and stories, as well as other cultural and social issues.

Question 10

He was the publisher of the New York Tribune.&#10;A) Horace Greeley&#10;B) James Harper&#10;C) James Gordon Bennet&#10;D) Hezekiah Niles

Accepted Answer

Horace Greeley was the publisher of the New York Tribune. James Harper was the publisher of Harper's Weekly, James Gordon Bennet was the publisher of the New York Herald, and Hezekiah Niles was the publisher of Niles' Weekly Register.

Question 11

Which of the following periodicals was published by African Americans?&#10;A) Atlantic Monthly&#10;B) Harper's Weekly&#10;C) The Magnolia&#10;D) The Christian Recorder

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Question 12

Illustrators such as this man went along on marches and sketched camped life for northern periodicals.&#10;A) Winslow Homer&#10;B) Thomas Nast&#10;C) Matthew Brady&#10;D) Alexander Gardner

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Question 13

This Georgian governor resented the Confederate government based on his distrust of centralized political power.&#10;A) Joseph Brown&#10;B) Henry Foote&#10;C) Zebulon Vance&#10;D) William G. Brownlow

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Question 14

Known as the &#34;War Governor of the South,&#34; this man earned fame for his stubborn resistance to the Confederate central government.&#10;A) Joseph Brown&#10;B) Henry Foote&#10;C) Zebulon Vance&#10;D) William G. Brownlow

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