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AP U.S. History
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Quiz
Chap. 20-21
Dec. 12, 2008
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Confederate cannons fired on Fort Sumter when it was learned that:
a. Lincoln had ordered the fort reinforced with federal troops
b. Lincoln had ordered supplies sent to the fort
c. The fort’s commander was planning to evacuate his troops secretly from the fort
d. Lincoln had called for seventy-five thousands militia troops to form a voluntary Union army
e. Southern support for secession was weakening
2. Lincoln’s declaration that the North sought to preserve the Union with or without slavery
a. Came as a disappointment to most Northerners and demoralized the Union
b. Revealed the influence of the Border States on his policies
c. Caused some seceded states to rejoin the Union
d. Contradicted the campaign promises of the Republican party
e. Cost him support in the “Butternut region” of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois
3. To achieve its independence, the Confederacy had to
a. Invade the Union
b. Win a decisive military victory on its own soil
c. Fight the invading Union army to a draw
d. Attract more talented military commanders
e. Capture Washington, D.C.
4. The North’s greatest strength in the Civil War was its:
a. Ethnic unity
b. Military leadership
c. Navy
d. high morale
e. economy
5. A supposed asset for the South at the beginning of the Civil War that never materialized to ist real advantage was:
a. Effective military leadership
b. Intervention from Britain and France
c. The fighting skill of Southern males
d. The ability to fight on its own soil
e. Its belief that it was defending its way of life
6. The South believed that the British would come to its aid because:
a. The people in Britain would demand such action
b. British Canada was strongly hostile to the Union
c. Britain still had slavery in its empire
d. The government had refused to allow Uncles Tom’s Cabin to be sold in the empire
e. Britain was dependent on Southern cotton
7. During the Civil War,
a. Relations between the Union and Canada were at times very poor
b. Southerners were unable to use Canada as a base from which to attack the Union
c. The Union ad Canada became very close allies
d. France made an effort to regain control of Canada
e. The British army in Canada mobilized for intervention
8. The Southern cause was weakened by
a. The concept of state’s rights that he Confederacy professed
b. A president, Jefferson Davis, who catered to public opinion and did not work hard at his job
c. The failure of the Southern people to commit to the ideal of the Southern independence
d. A lack of sound military leadership
e. The constant threat of slave rebellion
9. As a result of the Civil War, the Northern economy:
a. Became dependent on international trade
b. Saw industrial profits improve but agricultural profits fall
c. Saw unscrupulous business practices dramatically reduced
d. Greatly benefited ordinary workers
e. Emerged more prosperous than before
10. All of the following states joined the Confederacy after the firing on Fort Sumter EXCEPT:
a. Virginia
b. North Carolina
c. Missouri
d. Tennessee
e. Arkansas
11. All of the following border slaves states remained loyal to the Union EXCEPT:
a. Kentucky
b. Missouri
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c. Tennessee
d. Maryland
e. Delaware
At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln favored:
a. Postponing military action as long as possible
b. Making the Civil War about ending slavery
c. Long-term enlistments for Union soldiers
d. Quick military action to show the folly of secession
e. Seizing control of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
General George B. McClellan is best described as:
a. Disliked by his own men
b. Aggressive
c. Cautious
d. Not very intelligent
e. A great strategist
The two major battles of the Civil War fought on Union soil were:
a. Shiloh and Chancellorsville
b. Bull Run and Vicksburg
c. Gettysburg and Antietam
d. Peninsula Campaign and Fredericksburg
e. Mobile and Missionary Ridge
Slavery was legally abolished in the United States by the:
a. Union victory over the Confederates at Gettysburg
b. Surrender terms of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox
c. Emancipation Proclamation
d. Statues of the individual states
e. Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution
The Emancipation Proclamation had the effect of:
a. Reducing desertions from the Union army
b. Strengthening the moral cause and diplomatic position of the Union
c. Increasing popular support for the Republicans in the 1864 election
d. Quieting public opposition to Lincoln’s war policies
e. Weakening Confederate morale
When it was issued in 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation declared free only those slaves in:
a. The Border states
b. Slave states that remained loyal to the Union
c. United States territories
d. States still in rebellion against the United States
e. Areas controlled by the Union army
In the 1864 election, Abraham Lincoln’s running mate (V.P. candidate) was:
a. Salmon P. Chase
b. Wendell Phillips
c. William Tecumseh Sherman
d. Stephen A. Douglas
e. Andrew Johnson
The Battle of Antietam was significant because:
a. It was the first battle of the Civil War fought on Union territory
b. It was the first battle of the Civil War fought west of the Mississippi River
c. It the first victory for the Union Army
d. It was the bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War
e. Both A and D
All of the following were Union Generals during the Civil War EXCEPT:
a. Meade
b. Grant
c. Sherman
d. Lee
e. McClellan