GML Chapter 14

Northerners opposed to the Union cause were known as a. Blacklegs. b. Copperheads. c. Diamondbacks. d. Lobsterbacks.

b. Copperheads.

By 1862, how many states composed the Confederate States of America? a. nine b. eleven c. twenty-three d. six

b. eleven

The Civil War is sometimes called the first modern war because it used weapons and other technological advances of the industrial revolution. Which of the following was NOT one of these advances? a. rifles b. radios c. ironclads d. railroads

b. radios

The commander of the Army of Northern Virginia was a. George B. McClellan. b. Ambrose Burnside. c. Robert E. Lee. d. John Pope.

c. Robert E. Lee.

Which of the following was a Confederate advantage in fighting the Civil War? a. The Confederacy produced more goods and services than the Union toward supporting the war effort b. The Confederate army did not have to fight the majority of the war's battles on home territory. c. The Confederate States of America had a larger population than the Union from which to draw military personnel. d. The leading southern commander, General Robert E. Lee, was a brilliant battlefield tactician and served as head of the Confederate States army throughout the entire war.

d. The leading southern commander, General Robert E. Lee, was a brilliant battlefield tactician and served as head of the Confederate States army throughout the entire war.

Population in the North was 22 million in 1860, while the white population of the South in 1860 was a. 5.5 million. b. 9 million. c. 21 million. d. 11 million.

a. 5.5 million.

Which of the following groups was NOT a major target of the New York City draft riots? a. Irish immigrants b. conscription officials c. affluent Republicans d. African-Americans

a. Irish immigrants

The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ratified in December 1865: a. abolished slavery throughout the Union. b. gave women the right to vote c. unified the nation again d. gave blacks voting rights

a. abolished slavery throughout the Union.

Which of the following was the Gettysburg Address specifically designed to communicate? a. national reunion b. sexism c. racism d. class differences

a. national reunion

Which of the following best describes Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction? a. relatively lenient b. very strict c. relatively strict d. very lenient

a. relatively lenient

At Vicksburg in July 1863, a. the Union, under U.S. Grant's leadership, was victorious. b. the Confederacy, under John C. Pemberton's leadership, was victorious. c. the battle was a draw. d. the battle saw the greatest number of dead on a single day of battle during the war.

a. the Union, under U.S. Grant's leadership, was victorious.

The Homestead Act a. took effect on January 1, 1863, and offered 160 acres of free public land to settlers in the West. b. assisted states in establishing "agricultural and mechanical colleges." c. guaranteed all freedmen the right to thirty acres and a mule. d. offered people a rail ticket to the West, under the proviso, "Go West Young Man," instead of a home.

a. took effect on January 1, 1863, and offered 160 acres of free public land to settlers in the West.

Which is not true of the battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862? a. It occurred in Antietam b. General McClellan and the Army of the Potomac followed up their victory at Antietam with a rapid "lightning strike" into the South, both against General Robert E. Lee's forces and, subsequently, against the City of Richmond. c. It was part of the Civil War d. It was in 1862

b. General McClellan and the Army of the Potomac followed up their victory at Antietam with a rapid "lightning strike" into the South, both against General Robert E. Lee's forces and, subsequently, against the City of Richmond.

What military action started the American Civil War? a. The Confederate army's invasion of Pennsylvania. b. The Confederate shelling of Fort Sumter. c. The Union army's invasion of Tennessee. d. The Union army's siege of Vicksburg.

b. The Confederate shelling of Fort Sumter.

During the Civil War, the term contraband camps was used to refer to a. camps in which materials such as rifles and gunpowder were kept. b. camps of fugitive slaves. c. training grounds for the youthful drummers and others who played musical instruments to rally the morale of the troops. d. places where items seized by the port authority for failure to pay tariffs and other indemnities were held.

b. camps of fugitive slaves.

On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln's signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which a. freed all the slaves in the United States, "henceforth and forever more." b. freed some slaves but exempted those in areas under Union control. c. freed the slaves only in areas controlled by Union forces. d. freed the slaves in the border states of Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.

b. freed some slaves but exempted those in areas under Union control.

At the Battle of Fredericksburg Virginia in December 1862: a. the Union army won b. northern forces suffered one of their worst defeats of the war. c. the Civil War began d. the Civil War ended

b. northern forces suffered one of their worst defeats of the war.

In what 1863 speech did Lincoln assert that the sacrifices of the Union soldiers would ensure that "government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth"? a. Second Inaugural b. Freeport Speech c. Gettysburg Address d. Emancipation Proclamation

c. Gettysburg Address

Which of the following describes the Battle of Antietam? a. Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. b. General McClellan surrendered. c. It was the bloodiest battle of the war. d. General Lee successfully pushed past Union troops and headed north.

c. It was the bloodiest battle of the war.

Which was NOT true of black soldiers during the Civil War? a. They initially received lower pay than white soldiers. b. They were disproportionately assigned to labor rather than combat. c. They fought mostly for the North, but tens of thousands also fought for the South. d. They could not attain the rank of commissioned officer in the early years of the war.

c. They fought mostly for the North, but tens of thousands also fought for the South.

A "Civil War" is: a. a war with no combat b. an international war c. a war between political factions or regions within the same country. d. a diplomatic war

c. a war between political factions or regions within the same country.

What did Frederick Douglass encourage African Americans in the North to do as part of the war effort after 1863? a. attack slaveholders b. leave the U.S. c. enlist in the United States Army d. protest slavery

c. enlist in the United States Army

Of the more than 180,000 black men who served in the Union army during the Civil War, how many died of disease, of wounds, or in battle? a. one-tenth b. one one-hundredth c. one-third d. one-quarter

c. one-third

Which of the following was NOT a major thrust of expanded federal activity during the war? a. promotion of westward expansion b. restriction of public expression c. protection of labor's right to organize d. issuance of paper money

c. protection of labor's right to organize

Lincoln issued his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation immediately following a. the attack on Fort Sumter. b. General Fremont's Missouri emancipation decree. c. the battle of Antietam. d. the New York City draft riots.

c. the battle of Antietam.

Which of the following was not a source of growing disaffection among whites on the Confederate homefront? a. some of the members of leadership b. no unity c. the recruitment of slaves to serve as Confederate army officers d. not wanting to secede

c. the recruitment of slaves to serve as Confederate army officers

George E. Pickett's crack division marched across an open field toward Union forces into withering gunfire in July 1863 at a. Fredericksburg. b. Vicksburg. c. Chancellorsville. d. Gettysburg.

d. Gettysburg.

Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence? a. Gettysburg Address; Emancipation Proclamation; reelection of Lincoln b. Sherman's capture of Atlanta; battle of Gettysburg; 1862 fall elections c. New York City draft riots; second Battle of Bull Run; authorization by Confederate Congress for arming of slaves d. Second Confiscation Act; enlistment of blacks as Union soldiers; congressional passage of Thirteenth Amendment

d. Second Confiscation Act; enlistment of blacks as Union soldiers; congressional passage of Thirteenth Amendment

Which of the following was NOT a significant wartime development? a. Women on both sides assumed many roles traditionally reserved for men. b. What began as a war to preserve the Union gradually expanded into a war to end slavery. c. Northerners came to think of America more as a single nation than as a union of separate states. d. The harder things went for the Confederacy, the more unified its citizens became.

d. The harder things went for the Confederacy, the more unified its citizens became.

Which is not true of the death toll in the Civil War? a. There were a significant amount of deaths b. The number of northerners killed in the war far exceeded the number of southerners killed c. Many people died d. The number of southerners killed in the war far exceeded the number of northerners killed.

d. The number of southerners killed in the war far exceeded the number of northerners killed.

Which of the following was not a significant factor behind the Union's defeat of the Confederacy? a. more unity b. better fighting strategies c. better leadership d. a growing conviction on the part of Confederate soldiers that slavery was wrong

d. a growing conviction on the part of Confederate soldiers that slavery was wrong

General Robert E. Lee launched his September 1862 invasion into Maryland with a variety of goals in mind including all of the following except: a. having a strong presence b. having strong military strategies c. maintaining morale d. capturing Yorktown and possibly Baltimore.

d. capturing Yorktown and possibly Baltimore.

Rose Greenhow a. was a Union soldier b. was an author c. was Lincoln's wife d. was a Confederate spy in Washington, D.C.

d. was a Confederate spy in Washington, D.C.