front 1 Which one of the following was Not a reason that the Cairo, Illinois military camp was having problems? A) Army doctors knew little about serious diseases B) The army was overwhelmed with organizational tasks C)Sanitation was not given proper attention D) Overcrowding E) Confederate guerrillas kept raiding the area | back 1 E) Confederate guerrillas kept raiding the area |
front 2 Which of the following has the LEAST association with the others? A) Contrabands B) Mother Bickerdyke C) Cyclone in calico D) The Sanitary E) WCAR | back 2 A) Contrabands |
front 3 The Galesburg, Illinois congregation and various reform groups realized their communities would have to support the government with: | back 3 B) Supplies and assistance |
front 4 The most basic similarity between the Union and the Confederacy when the Civil War began was that both sides: | back 4 E) Were unprepared for the ordeal that lay ahead |
front 5 After the secession of South Carolina, the first crisis facing Lincoln was the: | back 5 E) Problem of Fort Sumter. |
front 6 Chester, Pennsylvania was an example of this type of northern response to mobilization: | back 6 A) A rapid, patriotic relief system supported by a countywide community. |
front 7 When Jefferson Davis made his call to arms: | back 7 A) Men flocked to enlist |
front 8 When Lincoln made his call to arms, many northern communities | back 8 A) Responded enthusiastically |
front 9 Slave states that did NOT secede from the Union were: A) Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina B)North Carolina, Georgia,and Texas C)Louisiana, Mississippi, Maryland and Delaware D)Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware E) Missouri, Mississippi, Maryland and North Carolina | back 9 D) Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware |
front 10 The decision of four slaves states to stay within the Union: | back 10 B) Was welcome to the North, but caused all kinds of legal problems for the government |
front 11 Which of the following was NOT an advantage enjoyed by the North as the Civil War began? A) A much larger population B) Superior industrial capacity C) Firearms and clothing production D) Railroad mileage E) A large well-trained army | back 11 E) A large well-trained army |
front 12 The first pitched battle of the Civil War was fought at: | back 12 E)First Bull Run |
front 13 Which of the following was not an advantage enjoyed by the South as the Civil War began? A) They were on the defensive and the North would have to invade B) Many experienced officers C) The economic power of "King Cotton" D) The ability to mobilize its resources E) The leadership of Robert E. Lee | back 13 D) The ability to mobilize its resources |
front 14 Lincoln felt that his primary responsibility as president was to: | back 14 B) Preserve the Union |
front 15 Many of the Republican economic measures passed during the war would have pleased: | back 15 A) Henry Clay |
front 16 The greatest expansion in government power during the Civil War was in: | back 16 A) War Department |
front 17 Battle deaths in the Civil War | back 17 D) Numbered more than the combined deaths in WWI and WWII |
front 18 Which one of the following was LEAST likely to be drafted into the Confederate military on provisions of the draft law? A) A southern planter from Mississippi with 30 slaves B) A 20 year-old factory worker C) A non-slave holding yeoman farmer from Alabama D) A 30 year-old miller from Charleston E) An 18 year-old apprentice printer from Texas | back 18 A) A southern planter from Mississippi with 30 slaves |
front 19 The act which created a national currency was called the: | back 19 E) Legal Tender Act |
front 20 The Homestead Act: | back 20 E) Liberalized land policy by giving 160 acres to those who would live on and improve the land. |
front 21 Union victories at Forts Henry and Donelson, Shiloh, and Vicksburg successfully achieved this Union war goal: | back 21 A) Cut off the Confederate states west of the Mississippi |
front 22 During the Civil War, the tribes in Indian Territory | back 22 C) Had their own civil war as they split between Union and Confederacy |
front 23 The English did NOT extend diplomatic recognition of the Confederacy because: | back 23 A) English public opinion opposed recognizing a nation based on slavery. |
front 24 The "Long Walk" refers to the forced march and imprisonment of this group during the Civil War: | back 24 D) Cherokee Confederate sympathizers |
front 25 The South had problems in financing its war effort because: | back 25 no data |