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Ch 16 Test
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. What did President Lincoln do to silence those in opposition to the war?
a. He ordered that anyone who openly opposed the war be fined a large sum of
money.
b. He ignored protections against unlawful imprisonment by jailing enemies of the
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Union without trial.
c. He decided that enemies of the Union would be forced to immediately leave the
United States.
d. He banned the publication of anti-war articles in newspapers.
2. The First Battle of Bull Run
a. showed the Union that the Confederate army was weaker than anticipated.
b. destroyed the Confederacy’s hope of restoring unity without resorting to war.
c. shattered the Union’s hope of winning the war quickly and easily.
d. demonstrated to the Confederacy the power and strength of the Union army.
3. The purpose of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was to
a. declare the official end of the Civil War.
b. surrender to certain demands of the Confederacy.
c. honor the Union soldiers and their bravery throughout the Civil War.
d. remind Americans of the reasons that the Civil War was being fought.
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4. Study the chart below and answer the question that follows.
According to the chart, which of the following statements is true?
a. The North was more industrialized and populated than the South.
b. The North produced 30% less cotton than the South.
c. The South was more advanced in agriculture and industry than the North.
d. Southern cities could rely on a larger system of roads than the North.
5. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address reflected ideas from the Declaration of Independence in that it
emphasized
a. protecting the rights of individuals.
b. establishing a limited government.
c. valuing liberty, equality, and democracy.
d. giving freedom and equal rights to slaves.
6. What important contribution did General William Tecumseh Sherman make to the Union war effort?
a. He gained control over Confederate troops after he led the Union in capturing the
Confederate capital.
b. He succeeded in destroying southern railroads and industries by capturing Atlanta.
c. He cut off southern access to waterways by setting up a naval blockade in the
Atlantic Ocean.
d. He rendered southern troops helpless when he captured Confederate General
Robert E. Lee.
7. The Emancipation Proclamation was an order from Lincoln
a. granting slaves U.S. citizenship.
b. requiring slaves to join Union troops.
c. calling for all Confederate slaves to be freed.
d. ending slavery in the United States.
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8. How did many northern Democrats feel about Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation?
a. They were upset that slaves were not emancipated in the border states.
b. They were in total agreement with Lincoln’s decision to emancipate the slaves.
c. They feared the Union would remain divided despite the freeing of southern
slaves.
d. They feared that freed slaves would come north and take their jobs at lower wages.
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9. Why did many criticize the northern draft of 1863?
a. They felt that the draft was unconstitutional because it took away a man’s right to
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decide to serve in the war.
b. They felt that the draft forced men who were too young and inexperienced to fight
in the war.
c. They felt that the draft forced white men to fight for the sake of African Americans
in the South.
d. They felt that the draft favored the rich by allowing them to buy their way out of
serving.
Union General George B. McClellan refused to use reserve soldiers in the Battle of Antietam
because he
a. feared he was losing the battle and wanted to spare his soldiers.
b. wanted to keep his army strong and send the reserves to Ohio.
c. thought the battle was already causing too many casualties. Wanted to end it
quickly.
d. thought General Lee was gathering reserves for a counterattack. He feared losing
to Lee.
The Civil War began with the
a. election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency.
b. declaration of war by President Lincoln.
c. abolition of slavery in the South.
d. firing of Confederate guns on Fort Sumter.
In 1864 how did Lincoln propose rewarding African American soldiers who had served for the
Union Army?
a. He thought about granting them the right to hold office.
b. He considered granting them U.S. citizenship.
c. He recommended giving them the right to own property.
d. He suggested granting them the right to vote.
The Battle of Antietam
a. convinced Europe to support the Confederacy.
b. severely weakened the Union army.
c. was the last battle that took place in the eastern United States.
d. was the bloodiest single day battle of the war.
What was the strategy of total war adopted by General Sherman?
a. destroying civilian and military resources
b. killing the slaves and, consequently, the work force
c. attacking the enemy both on land and from the sea
d. executing all prisoners of war without a trial
____ 15. Why did Lincoln wait until after the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam to announce the
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Emancipation Proclamation?
a. He thought the South would be more receptive to the Proclamation at that time.
b. He thought the North would support his decision after the victory.
c. He wanted the Union to be in a position of strength.
d. He wanted to catch the Confederacy off guard.
What was the significance of the Siege of Vicksburg?
a. It gave the Union control of the capital of the Confederacy.
b. It gave the Union total control of the Mississippi River.
c. It showed the Union that the South was as strong as ever.
d. It showed the Union that it would win the Civil War.
As a strategy for winning the Civil War, Union General Winfield Scott wanted to
a. deny the South access to the North by building a wall along the border between
North and South.
b. gain control of the Confederate capital in Richmond and force the southern troops
to surrender.
c. employ a naval blockade of southern ports and gain control of the Mississippi
River to divide the Confederacy.
d. cut off the Confederacy’s means of transportation by taking control of the railroads
in the South.
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War?
a. It was the scene of the surrender of the Confederate troops to the Union.
b. It was the last time Lee’s troops launched an attack in the North and prevented
European support to the South.
c. It resulted in the Confederacy losing over half of its troops.
d. It marked the first clear Union victory of the Civil War. Prior to this point the
Union was unable to win a single battle.
The “cotton diplomacy” advanced by Confederate President Jefferson Davis was based on the belief
that
a. Britain would stop supplying the North with cotton in case of war.
b. Britain would support the South because it needed the raw cotton.
c. the South would be supported by the owners of the plantations.
d. he North would spare cotton plantations from attacks.
Why did the Union find it difficult to maintain the blockade it set up to control southern ports?
a. The South had small, fast ships to get around the blockade.
b. The Union navy was not as strong as the naval forces of the Confederacy.
c. The Union navy had to patrol thousands of miles of coastline.
d. The South had the help of the European navy to get around the blockade.
21. Fill -in
List one advantage for the North and on advantage for the South before the Civil War
North
South:
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List TWO Results of the Civil War?
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Pick 1 key figure of the Civil War (Lincoln, Grant, Lee). List at least FOUR facts about this
person and explain the role they played in the Civil War. At least 2 paragraphs.
24. Extended Response
Describe the Battle of Gettysburg. Where was it and what was Lincoln’s great frustration? Who
won? Why? Why was the Battle of Gettysburg important? What was the Gettysburg Address?
What did it state?