Ch 14 Study Questions

In establishing a new government, the South:

Was handicapped by its states' rights philosophy.

Grant's victory at ______ led to Lincoln's giving him command of all troops west of the Appalachians.

Vicksburg

At war's end, the human toll of the Civil War was:

6000,000, nearly as many as in all other U.S. wars combined.

As a result of the Union victory, people tended to view America as:

A nation, not just a union of states.

The former Democrat placed in the Lincoln ticket to assure victory in 1864 was:

Andrew johnson.

Even though he did not defeat Lee, McClellan managed at least to stop his 1862 invasion of the North at:

Antietam.

On April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at:

Appomattox Court House.

How did the Civil War affect women and their "proper spheres"?

Both northern and southern women expanded their "proper spheres" by working as army nurses and replacing male workers.

How did the Civil War affect the American economy?

By speeding economic change, it helped prepare way for modern industrial society.

Members of the peace societies in the North were often called:

Copperheads.

Between the election of 1860 and his inauguration, Abraham Lincoln:

Did not show much leadership.

The most vexing problem the Confederacy had during the Civil War was:

Finance.

After the Union was defeated at Bull Run, Lincoln chose ______ to command the Union forces.

George B. McClellan

In the summer of 1863, Lee launched his last assault into the North and was defeated in the Battle of ______, which probably decided the fate of the Union.

Gettysburg

During the Civil War, black soldiers were:

More than ten percent of the Union forces by the war's end.

The Emancipation Proclamation directly freed:

No slaves.

The Civil War was fought to:

Preserve the Union.

The New York City draft riots in July 1863 were triggered by the Conscription Act of 1863 and:

Racial backlash against the Emancipation Proclamation.

Military action early in the Civil War seemed to indicate that:

Southern generals were superior.

The idea that "cotton is king" played a major role in the way:

The South conducted foreign affairs.

On what did the South mainly rely to finance the war?

The printing of paper currency.

How did blacks react to the Emancipation Proclamation?

They saw it as a beacon promising future improvement.

At the start of the Civil War, Lincoln's Secretary of State William Seward:

Thought he could dominate Lincoln.

In his second inaugural address, Lincoln:

Urged tolerance and mercy toward the South.

The Union general noted for believing in and carrying out the doctrine of total was was:

William T. Sherman.