Download CHAPTER 15 PRACTICE TEST MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the

CHAPTER 15 PRACTICE TEST
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.
Which of the following was not one of the reasons why both
the North and the South were unprepared for war?
a.
b.
c.
d.
2.
No one in either section had expected hostilities.
Neither the North nor the South had the necessary tax
structure to finance the war.
Northerners were uncertain about Lincoln's ability to
lead the nation.
The South had poor railroads and virtually no navy.
73.
a.
b.
c.
d.
8.
b.
unnecessary during the Civil War.
already in place nationally when the Civil War began.
instituted first by the Union.
instituted first by the Confederacy.
c.
d.
3.
During the Civil War, most of the soldiers in both the Union
and Confederate armies were
a.
b.
c.
d.
4.
a.
b.
a.
d.
d.
The North had an inflation rate of 80%, while the
South had an inflation rate of 9,000%.
Prices remained relatively stable in both the North
and the South because of government controls.
The South experienced a drastic downward spiral of
deflation, while northern prices skyrocketed.
Both the northern and southern economies suffered
from crippling declines in prices and wages.
10.
a.
b.
c.
d.
created a national bank in each Confederate state.
established criteria by which a bank could get a
federal charter and issue national bank notes.
declared that it was a conflict of interest, and
therefore illegal, for federally chartered banks to
purchase federal war bonds.
tied the value of Confederate currency to the price of
cotton on the European market.
b.
c.
d.
11.
a.
a.
b.
b.
c.
d.
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which
dampened Europe's enthusiasm for Confederate
recognition.
the British awareness that their true diplomatic
interest lay in supporting the Union blockade, in
principle.
the skillful diplomacy of the Union, which avoided
diplomatic conflicts and tension with both England
and France.
the timing for diplomatic recognition never seemed
quite right.
Why did the Confederacy expect assistance, or at least
diplomatic recognition, from France or Great Britain?
The Civil War can be considered the first modern war for
all of the following reasons except the
extensive reliance on technology such as the
telegraph, iron-plated warships, and mass-produced
weapons.
vastly improved military tactics and fighting
conditions for the soldiers.
size of the armies on both sides.
extensive army and navy cooperation in planning and
executing the war.
was a strategic victory for the South because General
Grant called off his invasion of Richmond.
encouraged Lincoln to issue the Emancipation
Proclamation.
encouraged Great Britain and France to recognize the
Confederacy as an independent nation.
was General Ambrose Burnside’s most famous
victory
The Confederacy failed to receive diplomatic recognition by
England or France for all of the following factors except
a.
The National Bank Act of 1863
elect George B. McClellan, nicknamed "Anaconda,"
as an antiwar candidate in 1864.
seal off the Confederacy along the Mississippi and the
coast through a blockade.
seal off the Union along the Ohio River and along the
Atlantic coast.
infiltrate the South in a "snake-like" fashion and
incite antisecession sentiment.
The Battle of Antietam in September 1862
c.
c.
62.
9.
What happened to consumer prices during the Civil War?
b.
5.
conscripts.
volunteers.
convicts.
political appointees.
population
firearm production
farm acreage
capital generation
The purpose of the Anaconda plan was to
a.
Conscription was
a.
b.
c.
d.
The South was superior to the North in which of the
following?
c.
d.
The French and British upper classes were thought to
be sympathetic to the South.
A permanent division of the United States would
benefit European colonial designs in the Western
Hemisphere.
Britain depended on the South for four-fifths of its
cotton.
all of these
12.
The Emancipation Proclamation
a.
b.
c.
d.
13.
a.
b.
c.
d.
18.
b.
the desire to injure the Confederacy, threaten its
property, heighten its dread, sap its morale, and
hasten its demise.
the need to gain the support of European liberals who
wanted a crusade against slavery.
his acceptance of the Radicals' conviction that the
constitutional protection of property rights was, under
the circumstances, no longer relevant.
his realization that he needed to take advantage of the
Union victory at Antietam.
c.
d.
19.
a.
b.
c.
d.
opened the way to Richmond.
completed Union control over the Atlantic coast.
gave Lincoln the victories he was waiting for to issue
the Emancipation Proclamation.
gave the North control over the Mississippi River.
How did the Union and Confederate governments compare
in their handling of dissent?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Because both governments originated from the same
political tradition; both viewed dissent the same way.
Abraham Lincoln was far less hesitant about
imposing martial law and suspending the fundamental
right of habeas corpus than was Jefferson Davis.
Compared with Jefferson Davis, Abraham Lincoln
had greater faith in democracy and therefore thought
that dissent was a beneficial part of the political
process.
Because of the Confederacy’s belief in states’ rights,
dissent was expected and encouraged.
Which of the following is an accurate generalization about
health and sanitation at the Civil War battlefront?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Neither the Union nor the Confederate government
devoted much energy to sanitary measures in
hospitals.
Because of the large number of volunteer nurses in
northern hospitals, army camps were free from
typhoid, malaria, diarrhea, and dysentery.
Although the ratio of disease to battle deaths was
much better than during the Mexican War, two-thirds
of deaths came from disease rather than battle
wounds.
Health conditions at the battlefront were so horrific
that women were prohibited from coming within five
miles of battlefields.
20.
Confederate victories: Chancellorsville,
Chickamauga, and Antietam
Union victories: Antietam, Gettysburg, and
Vicksburg
Confederate victories: Shiloh, New Orleans, and
Fredericksburg
Union victories: Vicksburg, Shiloh, and Chickamauga
The Civil War resulted in the end of slavery, the weakening
of states' rights, the creation of a national banking system,
promotion of large-scale business, and expanded federal
powers. What conclusion can you draw from those facts?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Union capture of Vicksburg and Port Hudson was
strategically important because it
his furlough of Union soldiers so that they could vote
for him.
the fall of Atlanta in September 1864.
the lack of any organized political opposition.
the split between Lincoln and the Radicals over plans
for postwar reconstruction.
Which group of battles is correctly identified as Union or
Confederate victories?
a.
d.
16.
The most important factor in Abraham Lincoln's 1864
reelection victory was
a.
c.
15.
17.
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation for
all of the following reasons except
b.
14.
freed the slaves and abolished slavery in all the states
of the Union and the Confederacy.
freed slaves only in areas in rebellion against the
United States but not in areas that remained loyal.
was formulated by the Radical Republicans and
issued by Lincoln despite his strong personal
objections.
convinced England and France to enter the war on
behalf of the Union in order to win the crusade
against slavery.
The war had staggering economic cost.
The South would have changed even without the war.
The war initiated a new American revolution.
The North changed more than the South as a result of
the war.
Which of the following is an example of a new technology
that played a significant role during the Civil War?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the telephone.
the camera.
the electric light.
the guided missile.
SHORT ANSWER
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Explain how President Lincoln kept the four border
slave states in the Union.
Why didn’t the British recognize the Confederacy as a
nation? What help did the British give the South?
Who were the Radical Republicans? On what grounds
did they criticize Lincoln during the Civil War?
How were African-Americans in the Union army
discriminated against?
What caused the 1863 New York City draft riot?