Quiz 11

Question 1

What effect did the Union naval blockade of southern ports have on the Confederacy?

 It quickly choked off southern commercial activity.  

 Food prices declined as the economy slowed.  

 It inspired dramatic southern economic growth since the South was forced to become self-sufficient.  

 It did not have much effect, since commerce continued mostly unmolested.  

 It prompted Britain to offer diplomatic recognition to the Confederacy.  

Question 2

The argument that the Civil War began primarily as a southern fight to defend liberty and the right of self-government is unsatisfactory because:

 the South established a monarchy after secession  

 the Union already claimed to be fighting to defend liberty and self-government  

 southerners never claimed to be concerned with liberty and self-government  

 it ignores the actual reason—slavery—southern leaders used in 1860–1861 to justify secession and war.  

 the Confederacy envisioned a dictatorship as the ideal government  

Question 3

All of the following slave states remained in the Union EXCEPT:

 Kentucky  

 Tennessee  

 Maryland  

 Delaware  

 Missouri  

Question 4

All of the following were advantages the North held over the South EXCEPT:

 transportation resources  

 naval strength  

 a larger population  

 more experienced military leaders  

 industrial development  

Question 5

The South had a chance to win the Civil War despite substantial northern advantages because:

 it was equal to the North in manpower if you count the slaves  

 it immediately attacked Washington, D.C.  

 the North needed southern markets to maintain its economic advantage  

 it had the advantage of fighting a defensive war  

 it mobilized women to fight in the conflict  

Question 6

At the beginning of the Civil War, the North:

 had an edge of about 4 to 1 in potential manpower  

 produced almost 60 percent of the nation’s manufactures  

 generated less farm production than the South  

 had fewer ships and firearms than the South  

 had about the same extent of railroad development as the South  

Question 7

The first real battle of the war:

 was the Battle of Harpers Ferry  

 was a victory for the Union forces at Antietam  

 resulted in the death of General Albert S. Johnston in Atlanta  

 was the First Battle of Bull Run  

 made both sides think victory would be quick and easy  

Question 8

One of the reasons that the First Battle of Bull Run was such a sobering experience for both North and South was that both sides

 tried to surrender after the first exchange of fire  

 mutinied against their leader  

 fled the battlefield before the battle was decided  

 realized they were not willing to fight a long war  

 underestimated the other’s strength and tenacity  

Question 9

What does the “Anaconda” Plan refer to?

 It proposed to use biological warfare against the South developed from the poisonous venom of snakes.  

 It was a strategy of passive resistance among slaves to strangle the southern plantation economy from within.  

 It was the name of the South’s strategy to choke northern industry.  

 It was the name of Britain’s strategy to get the two sides to slither to the negotiating table and achieve a lasting peace.  

 It was the initial three-pronged Union strategy that included, among other things, a blockade of the southern coast to strangle the South.  

Question 10

Much of the Confederacy’s diplomatic efforts were aimed at:

 Egypt and India  

 Britain  

 South America  

 Spain  

 China  

Question 11

All of the following were strategies used to build the armies of the Civil War except:

 kidnapping recent immigrants  

 implementing a draft  

 calling for volunteers  

 using currently enlisted military personnel  

 allowing former military personnel to reenlist  

Question 12

Draftees on either side who chose not to serve had which one of the following legal options?

 They could claim to be a pacifist.  

 They could volunteer for community service instead.  

 They could claim insanity.  

 They could hire a substitute.  

 They could leave the country.  

Question 13

Fighting along the Kansas-Missouri border:

 pitted Indian tribes against each other  

 gave Confederates control of the West  

 featured brutal guerrilla warfare  

 brought Grant to Lincoln’s attention  

 produced the war’s highest casualties  

Question 14

Why is the battle at Fort Donelson significant?

 When captured, it gave the Union full control of the Mississippi.  

 It was the site of the first major Union victory.  

 It was an important Union fortification on the Great Lakes.  

 It fell to Robert E. Lee in 1863.  

 It was the site of the most important battle in the eastern theater before 1864.  

Question 15

All of the following are true about the Battle of Antietam EXCEPT:

 it was the bloodiest single day of the war  

 it helped inspire Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation  

 the Confederates were outnumbered more than 3 to 1  

 Lee hoped a victory would gain the Confederacy foreign recognition  

 McClellan vigorously pursued the retreating Lee  

Question 16

Which of the following statements best describes the Civil War at the end of 1862?

 Union troops had a definite edge in the West.  

 The recruitment of black troops had given the North a huge advantage.  

 Union troops had a definite edge in the East.  

 After the decisive victories at Fredericksburg and Antietam, Union officers anticipated a quick end to the war.  

 The war in the East was a virtual deadlock.  

Question 17

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the nature of the Civil War?

 It prompted the Confederacy to surrender.  

 It transformed the Civil War from a war to restore the Union to a struggle over slavery.  

 It put the momentum squarely on the side of the Confederacy.  

 It freed all the slaves, including those in the border states that remained loyal to the Union.  

 It caused the remaining border states to leave the Union and join the Confederacy.  

Question 18

The Emancipation Proclamation:

 hurt U.S. relations with Britain and France  

 immediately freed every slave  

 reflected Lincoln’s changing views on the morality of slavery  

 called for a slave uprising  

 was justified by Lincoln as a military necessity  

Question 19

All of the following statements about the formation of black army units are true EXCEPT:

 blacks could not be commissioned officers  

 blacks were paid less than their white counterparts  

 only after the Emancipation Proclamation did the Union army recruit blacks in large numbers  

 black army units never saw any significant action  

 the U.S. War Department Bureau of Colored Troops recruited free blacks and freed slaves, 80 percent of whom came from Southern states  

Question 20

Slavery was ultimately eradicated by:

 Lee’s surrender  

 the Emancipation Proclamation  

 the Thirteenth Amendment  

 an act of Congress  

 divine intervention  

Question 21

Congress did all of the following during the war EXCEPT:

 approve a transcontinental railroad  

 raise tariff rates  

 pass a Homestead Act  

 establish state colleges teaching “agriculture and mechanic arts”  

 ban foreign immigration  

Question 22

By late in the war, food in the Confederacy:

 could not be purchased with paper money  

 was limited to vegetables  

 was outrageously expensive  

 was imported from England  

 remained plentiful  

Question 23

To deal with disloyalty, Lincoln sometimes:

 shut down the press  

 declared a temporary dictatorship  

 suspended habeas corpus  

 had traitors shot  

 postponed elections  

Question 24

Why did Confederate President Jefferson Davis’s greatest challenges come from other southern politicians?

 Their insistence on states’ rights made it difficult for the Confederate government to exert its authority.  

 They objected to Davis’s efforts to end slavery.  

 They were all Republicans and Whigs.  

 They all coveted the office of the presidency.  

 They were not enthusiastic supporters of the war.  

Question 25

All of the following battles resulted in Confederate victories EXCEPT:

 Chancellorsville  

 Vicksburg  

 Second Bull Run  

 Fredericksburg  

 First Bull Run  

Question 26

At Gettysburg, the Confederate army:

 led the Confederate retreat  

 captured the town of Gettysburg, with its valuable supplies  

 was sent south to relieve Vicksburg  

 was repulsed with terrible losses  

 broke through the Union center  

Question 27

As Union commander, Grant was best characterized by his:

 plan to relentlessly attack  

 belief the war would be won in the West  

 tactical caution  

 ability to train and inspire troops  

 alcoholism  

Question 28

At Petersburg:

 the Confederates finally had superior numbers  

 Grant put the Confederates under siege  

 Lee received plentiful reinforcements  

 the armies fought in a burning forest  

 a victory boosted Confederate morale  

Question 29

More than any other general, William T. Sherman recognized:

 the need to march through Georgia with respect for the Confederacy  

 the greatness of the Confederate army  

 the connection between the South’s economy, its morale, and its ability to wage war  

 that the South would never unconditionally surrender  

 the need to kill masses of enemy civilians  

Question 30

At Appomattox Court House:

 the Confederates shifted to guerrilla warfare  

 Joseph Johnston led his last attack against Sherman  

 the last battle of the war took place  

 Lee surrendered to Grant  

 Jefferson Davis was captured