History Ch 15 Quiz

Initially the Confederacy pursued King Cotton diplomacy, a strategy based on the belief that: A) growing less cotton and freeing more enslaved people would convince England to recognize the Confederacy. B) raising the price of cotton would force the North to negotiate a peaceful settlement. C) European nations would loan the South more money if it reduced the price of cotton. D) Europe's need for cotton would lead them to support the Confederacy.

D) Europe's need for cotton would lead them to support the Confederacy.

Which statement describes the significance of the first battle at Manassas (or Bull Run) in July 1861? A) Confederate soldiers questioned whether they had the mettle to compete with Union troops. B) It was a bloodbath in which over ten thousand men died. C) The defeat disheartened northerners to the extent that men stopped volunteering for the Union army. D) The Union's defeat encouraged Lincoln to authorize the enlistment of one million more men for three years.

D) The Union's defeat encouraged Lincoln to authorize the enlistment of one million more men for three years.

The easiest part of building an army and a navy for the Confederacy was: A) supplying soldiers with food. B) manufacturing weapons and ammunition. C) providing clothing and uniforms to soldiers. D) finding eager soldiers.

D) finding eager soldiers.

In March 1862, Congress tilted toward emancipating enslaved men and women when it: A) presented emancipation legislation only to see it defeated by Democrats. B) labeled all enslaved workers coming within Union military lines as contraband of war. C) declared all children born of enslaved parents free. D) forbade the practice of returning fugitive enslaved people to their masters.

D) forbade the practice of returning fugitive enslaved people to their masters.

Why did President Lincoln initially choose not to make the Civil War a struggle over slavery? A) He did not believe the Constitution gave him the power to abolish slavery. B) He doubted that destroying slavery was the best thing for African Americans. C) He believed slavery to be a relatively insignificant issue. D) He believed that eradicating slavery would destroy the economy of the South.

A) He did not believe the Constitution gave him the power to abolish slavery.

Which statement describes an irony that emerges when considering the wartime leadership of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis? A) The inexperienced Lincoln proved to be a more adept leader than the seasoned Davis. B) Neither man was committed to the efforts he embarked on. C) Davis and Lincoln agreed more than they disagreed on political policy. D) While Lincoln was confident, Davis privately believed that the South never had a chance.

A) The inexperienced Lincoln proved to be a more adept leader than the seasoned Davis.

In 1861, most northerners viewed secession as: A) an attack on the rule of law. B) a concept they wished they had thought of first. C) constitutionally viable but impractical. D) too expensive and therefore illegal.

A) an attack on the rule of law.

At the end of 1862, the eastern theater of the Civil War: A) had made it clear that the rebellion was nearly over. B) had reached a stalemate. C) had been a great success for the Confederates. D) had seen one Union victory after another.

B) had reached a stalemate.

Why did the "twenty-Negro law" enrage many white southerners during the Civil War? A) It targeted for military service every slaveholder with at least twenty enslaved people. B) It paid slaveholders scarce government funds for every twenty enslaved people they owned or supervised. C) It exempted from military service one white man on every plantation with twenty or more enslaved people. D) It forced every slaveholder with at least forty enslaved people to turn over twenty of them for use by the government.

C) It exempted from military service one white man on every plantation with twenty or more enslaved people.

Which problem did President Abraham Lincoln face during the election of 1864? A) Most Union soldiers threatened to support the Democratic ticket. B) Key Republicans had vowed to oppose his nomination in 1864. C) The Democrats had an excellent chance of winning. D) Much of the North's electoral process had shut down.

C) The Democrats had an excellent chance of winning.

Republicans generated the economic power needed to fight a successful war in the early 1860s by: A) eliminating the federal income tax previously supported by Democrats. B) negotiating to secure the complete cooperation of the Democrats. C) revolutionizing U.S. banking, monetary, and tax structures. D) creating special government bonds that paid investors a high rate of interest.

C) revolutionizing U.S. banking, monetary, and tax structures.

Aside from leading to the legal destruction of slavery, the Civil War itself helped destroy slavery in practice because: A) most male enslaved workers joined the Union army. B) thousands of weary and disgusted slaveholders freed their enslaved workers. C) the discipline necessary to keep slavery intact was disrupted. D) slaveholders increasingly realized the advantages of free labor.

C) the discipline necessary to keep slavery intact was disrupted.