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Secession and Civil War
Abraham Lincoln took the Union into war against the Confederate States of
America with the stated purpose of
A.
protecting federal installations in Confederate territories
B.
freeing the slaves and abolishing slavery from American soil
C.
preserving the Union
D.
punishing the South for its arrogance, rebelliousness, and the enslavement
of blacks by Southern slaveholders.
E.
protecting the Union from Southern attacks on Union territories in the
border states remaining loyal to the Union.
The overall strategic policy of the Union to destroy the Confederacy through a
combination of constant pressure and slowly wearing down the South's ability to
wage war was called
A.
the nutcracker plan
B.
the anaconda plan
C.
the squeeze plan
D.
the attrition plan
E.
the sausolito plan
All of the following are true of the Confederate war effort during the Civil War
EXCEPT
A.
Confederate industry was never able to adequately supply Confederate
soldiers with the armaments they needed to successfully fight the war.
B.
Confederate agriculture was never able to adequately supply the people of
the South with the food they needed
C.
Inflation became a major problem in the South as the Confederate
government was forced to print more paper currency than it could support
with gold or other tangible assets.
D.
The inadequate railroad system of the South hindered movement of
soldiers, supplies, and food from the places where they where stationed
(or produced) to the places where they were most needed
E.
Tremendous resentment at the military draft developed among poor and
middle class Southerners because wealthy Southern males could pay to
have a substitute take their place in the army.
The North's advantages over the South at the outbreak of the Civil War included
all of the following EXCEPT
A.
greater agreement over war aims.
B.
more substantial industrial resources.
C.
a more extensive railroad network.
D.
dominance in foreign trade.
E.
naval supremacy.
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The battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack was important because
A.
it was the first successful effort by the Confederate navy to break the
Union naval blockade
B.
it signified the last major effort by the Confederate navy to break the
Union naval blockade
C.
it broke the Union stranglehold on Hampton Roads, Virginia, and opened
the door for General Lee's offensive into Maryland.
D.
it signaled the end of the wooden warship as the ultimate naval vessel
and marked the beginning of the age of iron/steel warships.
E.
the Merrimack's failure to break the Union naval blockade cost the
Confederacy its last hope of achieving official recognition by France or
Britain.
The battle that is considered to be the “turning point” of the Civil War and the last
chance at a military victory by the Confederacy is
A.
Antietam
B.
Shiloh
C.
Gettysburg
D.
Chattanooga
E.
Chickamauga
The Trent Affair was important because
A.
it discredited the revolutionary government in France in the eyes of most
Americans
B.
it prevented the Confederacy from being able to purchase several warships
from Britain and France for use against Union shipping.
C.
it was the first clear case of treason by a United States official and it badly
embarrassed the administration of John Adams.
D.
it resulted in the sinking of the Confederate raider, the Alabama.
E.
it nearly led to British recognition of the Confederacy and war between
Britain and the Union.
Which of the following factors came closest to giving the Confederacy what
could have been a decisive foreign policy success during the Civil War?
A.
The U.S. Navy’s seizure of Confederate emissaries James M. Mason and
John Slidell from the British mail steamer Trent
B.
French objections to the Union blockade
C.
The acute economic dislocation in Britain and France caused by the cutoff of cotton imports from the South
D.
The concerns of French financial interests that had loaned large amounts
of money to the Confederacy.
E.
The skillful negotiating of Confederate diplomacy in Europe.
Of the following, the most threatening problem for the Union from 1861 through
1863 was
A.
possible British recognition of the Confederacy.
B.
Spanish intervention in Santo Domingo.
C.
French objections to the Union blockade.
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British insistence on the abolition of slavery.
British objections to the Union position on "continuous voyage."
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The above cartoon shows Confederate President Jefferson Davis
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trying to encourage southern planters to enlist in the Confederate army
B
offering a bribe to Russia
C
trying to entice Britain and France into recognizing the Confederacy
D
paying off the Confederate debt
E
trying to gain the support of southern women
Which of the following best characterizes the response of Great Britain and
France to the American Civil War?
A.
They saw advantages in a divided Union, but pursued cautious policies
toward both sides.
B.
They favored restoration of the Union and actively worked to arbitrate the
conflict.
C.
They favored permanent separation of the union and openly supported the
South.
D.
They favored restoration of the Union and openly supported the North.
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They had no interest in the conflict and remained aloof from it.
The earliest successful blockade of the South by the Union navy during the Civil
War was off the coast of
A
Virginia
B
Georgia
C
the Carolinas
D
Florida
E
Louisiana
The Battle of Antietam, September 17,1862, is considered pivotal to the outcome
of the Civil War because it
A
represented the Union's deepest thrust into southern territory
B
forestalled the possibility of European intervention
C
resulted in the border states joining the Confederacy
D
marked the first use of Black troops by the Union army
E
confirmed George McClellan's status as the leading Union general
The two critical battles of July 1863 which signaled defeat for the Confederacy
were
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Vicksburg and Atlanta
B
Shiloh and Antietam
C
Vicksburg and Gettysburg
D
Petersburg and Gettysburg
E
Chancellorsville and Gettysburg
The key event that guaranteed Lincoln’s reelection in 1864 was
A.
The fall of Vicksburg to General Grant
B.
The capture of New Orleans by Admiral Farragut
C.
The defeat of Lee’s army by General Meade at Gettysburg
D.
The fall of Atlanta to General Sherman
E.
The successful defense of Nashville by General Thomas against repeated
Confederate counterattacks.
In part, President Lincoln refrained from taking action to emancipate slaves until
the Civil War had been progress for almost two years because
A.
he sought to retain the loyalty of the border states.
B.
slavery still existed in most Northern states.
C.
Congress had not granted him the authority.
D.
he was preparing a plan to send all of the slaves to Liberia.
E.
he feared a hostile reaction on the part of the British and French.
When President Lincoln first advocated an end to slavery, he recommend all of
the following EXCEPT
A
Congressional aid to states which emancipated slaves
B
gradual emancipation
C
compensation for slave owners
D
United States citizenship for the freed slaves
E
colonization of freed slaves outside the United States
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In the Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln announced that as of
January 1, 1863, he would free slaves in
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states in rebellion against the United States
B
border states between the North and South
C
the District of Columbia
D
Confederate counties under Union military control
E
slave-holding states within the Union
In issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, one Lincoln’s goals was to
A
Gain the active aid of Britain and France in restoring the Union.
B
Stir up enthusiasm for the war in such border states as Maryland and
Kentucky.
C
Please the Radicals in the North by abolishing slavery in areas of the
South already under the control of Union armies.
D
Please Russia, one of the Union’s few overseas friends, where the serfs
had been emancipated the previous year.
E
Keep Britain and France from intervening on the side of the
Confederacy.
In announcing the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln’s immediate purpose was
to
A.
Free black slaves in all of the slave states
B.
Free black slaves in only the border slave states which had remained loyal
to the Union
C.
Let the Southern states know that whether or not they chose to secede
from the Union, slavery would not be tolerated by his administration once
he took office
D.
Rally Northern morale by giving the war a higher moral purpose than
just preserving the Union
E.
Recruit freed blacks into the Union army and overcome the shortage of
white soldiers in the army at that time.
Which of the following statements about African American soldiers during the
Civil War is correct?
A
They were primarily engaged in military campaigns west of the
Mississippi
B
They were limited to non-combat duty
C
They were barred from receiving awards for valor in combat
D
For most of the war, they were paid less than White soldiers of equal
rank.
E
For most of the war, they were led by African American officers.
The direct impact of the Civil War on the economy included all of the following
EXCEPT
A.
the emergence of the trust as a form of business organization.
B.
the initiation of transcontinental railroad building
C.
runaway inflation in the South
D.
the creation of a more uniform national banking system.
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disruption of cotton exports to England.
The Homestead Act provided
A.
That Indians should henceforth own their lands as individuals rather than
collectively as tribes
B.
160 acres of free land within the public domain to any head of
household who would settle on it and improve it over a period of five
years.
C.
Large amounts of federal government land to Great Plains cattle ranchers
who would contract to provide beef for the Union army
D.
40 acres of land to each former slave above the age of 21
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That the land of former Confederates should not be confiscated.
The Morrill Land Grant Act provided
A.
160 acres of free land within the public domain to any head of household
who would settle on it and improve it over a period of five years.
B.
Large amounts of federal government land to states that would establish
agricultural and mechanical colleges
C.
40 acres of land to former slaves
D.
That the land of former Confederates should not be confiscated
E.
Large reservations for the Indians of the Great Plains.
During the Civil War, the United States Congress adopted a policy toward banks
designed to
A
maintain a laissez faire policy
B
support the use of local currencies
C
establish a national banking system
D
Invest federal tax receipts in state banks
E
establish gold as the single national currency
During the Civil War, the Republican Party passed legislation promoting
economic development concerning all of the following EXCEPT the
A
granting of government subsidies to encourage the export of
manufactured goods
B
establishment of a high tariff to protect American industry from foreign
competition
C
organization of a national banking system to provide a uniform national
currency
D
provision of government loans and land grants to private companies to
construct a transcontinental railroad
E
passage of the Homestead Act
During the Civil War, one aspect of the Southern economy was that
A
industrialization decreased markedly
B
the Confederate government implemented a laissez faire policy toward
business
C
poverty affected only black families
D
Inflation was not significant
E
many women became heads of households
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At the Hampton Roads Conference of February 1865, President Lincoln
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offered generous terms to the South for a post-war settlement
B
threatened to punish the South if it continued to resist
C
met secretly with Confederate President Davis
D
freed slaves within the states of the Confederacy
E
negotiated with the British over the Laird rams