Deck 14: The War of the Union, 1861-1865

Question 1

Copperheads were members of the extreme fringe of the peace wing of the Democratic party.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

For many American women,the Civil War provided new opportunities that marked a significant change in their status.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The paper money known as greenbacks issued by the U.S.Treasury during the war was not backed by gold or silver.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

What was one area in which the South led the North during the Civil War?

A)Amount of foundries
B)Railroad tracks
C)Factories
D)Cotton production
E)International shipping

Question 5

The First Battle of Bull Run was a Union defeat.

Question 6

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

Question 7

General Grant's strategy was to relentlessly attack the Confederates,grind down their numbers,and reduce their will to fight.

Question 8

Which of the following was not a goal of the Confederacy in the Civil War?

A)Receive recognition from England
B)Receive recognition from France
C)Defeat the Federal forces
D)Protect the institution of slavery
E)Conquer the South

Question 9

The Battle of Antietam marked the bloodiest single day of the Civil War.

Question 10

Lincoln replaced McClellan as Union commander because McClellan was overly aggressive.

Question 11

Why did the North enact a blockade on the Confederacy during the Civil War?

A)To persuade them to rejoin the Union
B)To deny them the imports they needed to survive
C)To stop the shipment of cotton to France to get them to join the war
D)It was never enacted
E)To divert the goods shipped overseas to internal markets

Question 12

With the absence of Southern congressmen during the war,Republicans blocked the National Banking Act of 1863.

Question 13

What percentage of the Northern forces was foreign born during the Civil War?

A)10 percent
B)25 percent
C)50 percent
D)75 percent
E)95 percent

Question 14

Why did the North enjoy a numerical advantage over the army of the South?

A)Their cause was more righteous.
B)They forced slaves to fight.
C)They had more states,and more population in them.
D)They recruited from other nations and were more successful in doing so.
E)They allowed the wealthy to hire people to go to fight in their place.

Question 15

Which of the following provided a decisive advantage for the South over the North?

A)Better military leaders
B)More men from which to raise armies
C)Shorter supply lines
D)A more righteous cause
E)Foreign support from England

Question 16

What did Lincoln promise to the South if they simply returned to the Union?

A)They would be allowed to keep their slaves.
B)They would be crushed militarily.
C)They would be allowed to form a separate nation,as long as they were peaceful.
D)He would grant their slaves citizenship.
E)He would abolish the Black Codes.

Question 17

Union forces suffered defeat at Shiloh because of Grant's heavy drinking.

Question 18

The North's victory in the Civil War was guaranteed because the South enjoyed no significant advantages over the Union.

Question 19

Southerners during the Civil War liked to compare themselves to

A)Caesar's army at Thermopylae.
B)those fighting the redcoats during the American Revolution.
C)Napoleon's forces at the Battle of Waterloo.
D)Andrew Jackson's defeat of the British at the Battle of New Orleans.
E)Patton's victory over the Germans in the Franco-Prussian War.

Question 20

Part of the success in prolonging the Civil War was the practice of

A)the South engaging only in defensive warfare 90 percent of the time.
B)the North's reluctance to be too successful lest England and France
Become involved.
C)the North's geographic vulnerabilities to invasion.
D)the lack of bridges and roads in the South.
E)the inability of the North to find a competent commander.

Question 21

In the South,a man could get out of being drafted by

A)being a conscientious objector.
B)declaring himself an invalid.
C)claiming care of a child.
D)hiring someone to take his place.
E)sending a slave to fight in his stead.

Question 22

To help keep the economy afloat while a vast percentage of Northern men were fighting the Civil War,the __________ was passed to encourage the hiring of immigrants.

A)Morrill Tariff
B)Contract Labor Act
C)Johnson Immigrant Act
D)Homestead Act
E)National Hiring Act

Question 23

In 1863,this was created to enlist African Americans in the Union Army.

A)Bureau of Colored Troops
B)Freedmen's Bureau
C)U.S.War Department
D)Morrill Enlistment Act
E)The Douglass Brigade

Question 24

The defeat of the Rebels at this battle effectively broke the Confederacy
In two.

A)Chancellorsville
B)Vicksburg
C)Chattanooga
D)Atlanta
E)Gettysburg

Question 25

Because of this issue,the South enacted a draft much earlier than the North during the Civil War.

A)Smaller male population than the North
B)Higher percentage of slaves than the North
C)Higher casualty rate during the early days of the war
D)Lack of able-bodied men volunteering
E)Loss of the Confederate Army because of their capture at the Battle of Bull Run

Question 26

Why did Lincoln chose to abolish slavery in 1862?

A)Union successes had made it politically viable.
B)Union defeats crushed morale and he wanted to use the issue to
Rebuild it.
C)He wanted to break up the slaves loyalties to their masters to advance
The Union's cause.
D)He did so to prevent Germany from recognizing the Confederacy and joining the war.
E)He did so that he could win re-election.

Question 27

The Battle of Gettysburg

A)was a resounding victory for the North.
B)was a terrible loss for the North.
C)was a victory for the South.
D)was the last time the Confederacy would invade the North.
E)ended when the Confederacy laid siege to Washington,D.C.

Question 28

Which of the following did not occur as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation?

A)Northern Democrats protested it.
B)Freedmen soon joined the Union army.
C)Europeans began to back away from supporting the South.
D)Slaves in areas not affected by the Emancipation Proclamation claimed their freedom anyway.
E)Large slave areas of Louisiana tried to secede from the Confederacy and join the Union.

Question 29

Which of the following was not approved by Congress during the Civil War?

A)The Homestead Act
B)The Morrill Land Grant
C)Construction of a transcontinental railroad
D)Construction of a canal between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
E)The National Banking Act

Question 30

Because of the economic distress of the Confederacy

A)rapid inflation occurred.
B)the economy collapsed.
C)they were forced to surrender.
D)rapid deflation occurred.
E)rapid stagflation occurred.

Question 31

Because of the Battle of Antietam

A)Lincoln was able to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
B)the South would never again invade the North.
C)McClellan was made Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic.
D)Lee was replaced as commander of the Union forces.
E)Missouri seceded from the Union.

Question 32

Received the Congressional Medal of Honor for her service in the Civil War as a result of being captured and imprisoned as a spy.

A)Dorothea Dix
B)Cady Stanton
C)Elizabeth B.Anthony
D)Mary Edwards Walker
E)Clara Barton

Question 33

Which of the following was not a state Lincoln was concerned about losing if he embraced the concept of abolishing slavery?

A)Delaware
B)Kentucky
C)Tennessee
D)Maryland
E)Missouri

Question 34

When the armies were raised,this left vacancies in the jobs that often were filled for the first time by

A)immigrants.
B)women.
C)slaves.
D)indentured servants.
E)children.

Question 35

The Emancipation Proclamation

A)abolished slavery in the Union.
B)abolished slavery in the United States of America.
C)abolished slavery in the Confederacy.
D)abolished slavery in the conquered part of the South.
E)was never ratified by Congress.

Question 36

To cover the expenses of the Civil War,the Union did all except

A)issue paper money.
B)raise tariffs.
C)instituted an income tax.
D)pass the Legal Tender Act.
E)demand all payments in gold.

Question 37

Desperate for money by 1863,the Confederacy

A)declared itself insolvent.
B)began to tax everything.
C)asked the Union for a loan.
D)tried to sell New Mexico to Mexico for $20 million.
E)printed $100 million in paper money to be circulated.

Question 38

This person claimed that the Civil War advanced by 50 years the progress of women in gaining social and economic equality.

A)Ethel Rosenbaum
B)Clara Barton
C)Abraham Lincoln
D)Mary Todd Lincoln
E)Frederick Douglass

Question 39

The Emancipation Proclamation was

A)delivered after the defeat of the Confederacy at Appomattox.
B)intended to draw the South into a war of conquest.
C)delayed until after the Union won a battle.
D)designed to free the slaves in the North.
E)overturned by the Thirteenth Amendment.

Question 40

Slaves who ran away toward Union troops were

A)returned to their masters.
B)killed.
C)considered "contrabands of war."
D)armed and forced to fight against the Rebels.
E)given their freedom.

Question 41

Which of the following was not an occupation that opened up for women during the Civil War?

A)Nurse
B)Minister
C)Farm manager
D)Business manager
E)Executive

Question 42

With this battle,the South lost control of the western theater.

A)Bull Run
B)Shiloh
C)Antietam
D)Chattanooga
E)Saratoga

Question 43

African Americans after the Civil war tended to compare their trials with

A)the biblical Exodus.
B)the Holocaust.
C)the Middle Passage.
D)Great Flood.
E)the destruction of the Indians.

Question 44

What was Grant's goal in capturing Petersburg?

A)To capture the Confederate capitol
B)To destroy the munitions plant there
C)To capture the railroad hub located there
D)To free the prisoners of war held there
E)To draw Lee away from Sherman's march to the sea

Question 45

In this battle,Grant used his superior numbers to overwhelm Lee's ability to reinforce his troops.

A)Chattanooga
B)Gettysburg
C)Wilderness
D)Lookout Mountain
E)Camden

Question 46

Describe the Battle of Bull Run.Why was there a sense of naïve optimism,and what impact did the outcome have on both sides?

Question 47

Account for the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation,showing how it was both shrewd military and diplomatic strategy and an effort for humanitarian reform.

Question 48

The general associated with the futile charge at Gettysburg was

A)Pickett.
B)Meade.
C)Jackson.
D)Longstreet.
E)Ewing.

Question 49

Describe domestic politics during the war,both Northern and Southern.What problems did Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis face? How did they deal with these problems?

Question 50

List and describe briefly the reasons why the North won the Civil War.What were the North's strengths and advantages?

Question 51

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

A)Twelfth Amendment
B)Thirteenth Amendment
C)Fourteenth Amendment
D)Fifteenth Amendment
E)Sixteenth Amendment

Question 52

"Find out where your enemy is,get to him as soon as you can,and strike him as hard as you can,and keep moving on" best describes the war making policy of

A)Robert E.Lee.
B)Ulysses Grant.
C)Robert Longstreet.
D)James Jackson.
E)Thomas Hooker.

Question 53

The Civil War spurred the growth of all of the following except

A)rail lines.
B)meat packing plants.
C)the canning industry.
D)the clothing industry.
E)civil rights for women.

Question 54

Officially,the Civil War came to an end at

A)Chattanooga.
B)Richmond.
C)Palmito Ranch.
D)Appomattox.
E)Cowpens.

Question 55

What was not a new weapon used in the Civil War?

A)Balloons
B)Airplanes
C)Ironclad ships
D)Railroad artillery
E)Telegraph

Question 56

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?

Question 57

As a result of the Civil War the political balance in the United States

A)shifted from North to South.
B)shifted from South to North.
C)became frozen in a politically destructive atmosphere.
D)shifted from East to West.
E)shifted from West to East.

Question 58

The greatest killer in the Civil War was

A)the Union.
B)the Confederates.
C)disease.
D)the bayonet.
E)the cannon.

Question 59

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

Question 60

After the Battle of Vicksburg

A)Confederates had free reign of the oceans.
B)the Union controlled the Mississippi.
C)Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
D)Grant was reassigned to command of the western theater.
E)Lee never again invaded the South.

Question 61

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Was Lincoln's second vice president
b.Was killed at Chancellorsville by his own men
c.Was one of the leaders of the Radical Republicans
d.Was determined to "make Georgia howl" in 1864-1865
e.Devised the Union's "anaconda strategy"
f.Was the 1864 Democratic presidential candidate
g.Was the vice president of the Confederacy
h.Was the Union admiral who captured Mobile,Alabama
i.Was the president of the Confederacy
George B.McClellan

Question 62

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

Question 63

Describe the impact of the Civil War on women and African Americans.

Question 64

In what ways can the Civil War be considered the first "modern" war?

Question 65

Trace the Battle of Antietam,and describe its overall significance on the outcome of the Civil War.

Question 66

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Was Lincoln's second vice president
b.Was killed at Chancellorsville by his own men
c.Was one of the leaders of the Radical Republicans
d.Was determined to "make Georgia howl" in 1864-1865
e.Devised the Union's "anaconda strategy"
f.Was the 1864 Democratic presidential candidate
g.Was the vice president of the Confederacy
h.Was the Union admiral who captured Mobile,Alabama
i.Was the president of the Confederacy
Andrew Johnson

Question 67

How was the nation different after the Civil War from what it had been like before the conflict? Discuss the social,political,and economic changes.

Question 68

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Was Lincoln's second vice president
b.Was killed at Chancellorsville by his own men
c.Was one of the leaders of the Radical Republicans
d.Was determined to "make Georgia howl" in 1864-1865
e.Devised the Union's "anaconda strategy"
f.Was the 1864 Democratic presidential candidate
g.Was the vice president of the Confederacy
h.Was the Union admiral who captured Mobile,Alabama
i.Was the president of the Confederacy
Thaddeus Stevens

Question 69

Discuss the role black soldiers played in the Civil War.How widespread was their use,and how were they received by their fellow soldiers?

Question 70

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Was Lincoln's second vice president
b.Was killed at Chancellorsville by his own men
c.Was one of the leaders of the Radical Republicans
d.Was determined to "make Georgia howl" in 1864-1865
e.Devised the Union's "anaconda strategy"
f.Was the 1864 Democratic presidential candidate
g.Was the vice president of the Confederacy
h.Was the Union admiral who captured Mobile,Alabama
i.Was the president of the Confederacy
Alexander Stephens

Question 71

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Was Lincoln's second vice president
b.Was killed at Chancellorsville by his own men
c.Was one of the leaders of the Radical Republicans
d.Was determined to "make Georgia howl" in 1864-1865
e.Devised the Union's "anaconda strategy"
f.Was the 1864 Democratic presidential candidate
g.Was the vice president of the Confederacy
h.Was the Union admiral who captured Mobile,Alabama
i.Was the president of the Confederacy
Winfield Scott

Question 72

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Was Lincoln's second vice president
b.Was killed at Chancellorsville by his own men
c.Was one of the leaders of the Radical Republicans
d.Was determined to "make Georgia howl" in 1864-1865
e.Devised the Union's "anaconda strategy"
f.Was the 1864 Democratic presidential candidate
g.Was the vice president of the Confederacy
h.Was the Union admiral who captured Mobile,Alabama
i.Was the president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis

Question 73

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Was Lincoln's second vice president
b.Was killed at Chancellorsville by his own men
c.Was one of the leaders of the Radical Republicans
d.Was determined to "make Georgia howl" in 1864-1865
e.Devised the Union's "anaconda strategy"
f.Was the 1864 Democratic presidential candidate
g.Was the vice president of the Confederacy
h.Was the Union admiral who captured Mobile,Alabama
i.Was the president of the Confederacy
William T.Sherman

Question 74

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Was Lincoln's second vice president
b.Was killed at Chancellorsville by his own men
c.Was one of the leaders of the Radical Republicans
d.Was determined to "make Georgia howl" in 1864-1865
e.Devised the Union's "anaconda strategy"
f.Was the 1864 Democratic presidential candidate
g.Was the vice president of the Confederacy
h.Was the Union admiral who captured Mobile,Alabama
i.Was the president of the Confederacy
David Farragut

Question 75

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Was Lincoln's second vice president
b.Was killed at Chancellorsville by his own men
c.Was one of the leaders of the Radical Republicans
d.Was determined to "make Georgia howl" in 1864-1865
e.Devised the Union's "anaconda strategy"
f.Was the 1864 Democratic presidential candidate
g.Was the vice president of the Confederacy
h.Was the Union admiral who captured Mobile,Alabama
i.Was the president of the Confederacy
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson