Ch15 xxx // question: 11403977 name: About ____ of the Union's wartime revenue came from selling war bonds. ::About ____ of the Union's wartime revenue came from selling war bonds.::[html]About ____ of the Union's wartime revenue came from selling war bonds.{ =two-thirds#Correct ~one-half#Incorrect ~three-quarters#Incorrect ~four-fifths#Incorrect ~nine-tenths#Incorrect } // question: 11403968 name: According to the theory of secession, ::According to the theory of secession,::[html]According to the theory of secession,{ ~each state gave away its fundamental sovereignty and therefore was permanently subject to the Constitution.#Incorrect ~no state could legally withdraw from the union.#Incorrect =no state had given away its fundamental sovereignty and therefore each could withdraw from the union.#Correct ~no state had ever given away its fundamental sovereignty, but each had to recognize the final authority of the federal government.#Incorrect ~secession could only be accomplished if a popular vote were held on the issue.#Incorrect } // question: 11403990 name: All of the following statements regarding Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 ... ::All of the following statements regarding Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 ...::[html]All of the following statements regarding Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 are true except he{ =only carried one southern state.#Correct ~received less than 40 percent of the popular vote.#Incorrect ~won every free state.#Incorrect ~won by a substantial margin in the electoral college.#Incorrect ~received more popular votes than Breckinridge.#Incorrect } // question: 11403991 name: All of the following were northern advantages except ::All of the following were northern advantages except::[html]All of the following were northern advantages except{ ~greater population.#Incorrect =defensive war as a strategy.#Correct ~greater industrial production.#Incorrect ~larger military.#Incorrect ~superior resources.#Incorrect } // question: 11403986 name: At the Battle of the Seven Days, Confederate armies prevented George ... ::At the Battle of the Seven Days, Confederate armies prevented George ...::[html]At the Battle of the Seven Days, Confederate armies prevented George McClellan from capturing which vital Southern city?{ ~Atlanta#Incorrect ~Charleston#Incorrect =Richmond#Correct ~New Orleans#Incorrect ~Memphis#Incorrect } // question: 11403972 name: At the beginning of the war, the Confederacy benefited from its ::At the beginning of the war, the Confederacy benefited from its::[html]At the beginning of the war, the Confederacy benefited from its{ ~loyal slaves, many of whom were recruited as soldiers.#Incorrect ~friendly relations with European countries that gave money and supplies to the "new nation."#Incorrect ~calm and reasonable leaders who created sympathy for "the cause" among Northern conservatives.#Incorrect =rural traditions of hunting and riding that prepared its population for military activities.#Correct ~large numbers of factories.#Incorrect } // question: 11404001 name: Before 1860 southerners had ::Before 1860 southerners had::[html]Before 1860 southerners had{ ~controlled the presidency most of the time.#Incorrect ~been a majority on the Supreme Court.#Incorrect ~provided the leadership of both the House.#Incorrect ~provided the leadership of the Senate.#Incorrect =all of these choices.#Correct } // question: 11403964 name: In the famous naval battle of 1861, the Northern ship Monitor faced the ... ::In the famous naval battle of 1861, the Northern ship Monitor faced the ...::[html]In the famous naval battle of 1861, the Northern ship Monitor faced the Southern ironclad, the{ =Virginia.#Correct ~Alabama.#Incorrect ~Carolina.#Incorrect ~Georgia.#Incorrect ~Confederate.#Incorrect } // question: 11403973 name: Jefferson Davis was chosen president of the Confederacy because he was ::Jefferson Davis was chosen president of the Confederacy because he was::[html]Jefferson Davis was chosen president of the Confederacy because he was{ ~the most outspoken of the radical secessionists.#Incorrect ~a nephew of George Washington and would therefore make the Confederacy more legitimate.#Incorrect =a moderate who had extensive military and political experience.#Correct ~the only person who wanted to assume the office.#Incorrect ~from the North.#Incorrect } // question: 11403982 name: John C. Breckinridge ran for president in 1860 under the banner of the ____ ... ::John C. Breckinridge ran for president in 1860 under the banner of the ____ ...::[html]John C. Breckinridge ran for president in 1860 under the banner of the ____ Party.{ ~Whig#Incorrect =Southern Rights Democratic#Correct ~Democratic#Incorrect ~Republican#Incorrect ~American#Incorrect } xxx // question: 11404000 name: Lincoln opposed the Crittenden Compromise because he feared that it would ::Lincoln opposed the Crittenden Compromise because he feared that it would::[html]Lincoln opposed the Crittenden Compromise because he feared that it would{ =lead to southern filibustering to take Cuba and other southern lands.#Correct ~bring the British into the war.#Incorrect ~surrender all of the western territories to the South.#Incorrect ~reunite the Democratic Party.#Incorrect ~cause war with Mexico.#Incorrect } // question: 11403994 name: On the issue of secession, most Northerners agreed that ::On the issue of secession, most Northerners agreed that::[html]On the issue of secession, most Northerners agreed that{ ~the union was a voluntary association and therefore could be dissolved.#Incorrect ~the Southern states were an economic drain on the nation and so the North would actually profit from secession.#Incorrect =secession was unconstitutional, treasonable, and impossible.#Correct ~the issue should be decided by the Supreme Court, not by the president.#Incorrect ~the issue should be decided by a nationwide referendum.#Incorrect } // question: 11403979 name: One of the major problems faced by Union armies during the campaigns of 1862 was ::One of the major problems faced by Union armies during the campaigns of 1862 was::[html]One of the major problems faced by Union armies during the campaigns of 1862 was{ ~poor training and inexperience of the troops.#Incorrect ~inadequate supplies and war materials.#Incorrect ~resistance to the draft.#Incorrect ~Lincoln's hesitancy in pressing the war effort.#Incorrect =McClellan's reluctance to fight.#Correct } // question: 11403992 name: Robert E. Lee joined the Confederacy because he ::Robert E. Lee joined the Confederacy because he::[html]Robert E. Lee joined the Confederacy because he{ ~was offered more money by the Confederacy than he was making in the Union military.#Incorrect ~owned over two hundred slaves and feared that he would be bankrupted if they were freed.#Incorrect ~believed the Southern states had a constitutional right to secede from the Union.#Incorrect ~was anxious to help weaken the North.#Incorrect =loved his home state of Virginia and could not fight against it.#Correct } // question: 11403987 name: The Anaconda Plan was ::The Anaconda Plan was::[html]The Anaconda Plan was{ ~Secretary of State William Seward's program for ensuring the loyalty of the Anaconda Indians during the war.#Incorrect =General Winfield Scott's strategy for encircling and squeezing the South into submission.#Correct ~a congressional design for building dams and flood controls on the Anaconda River.#Incorrect ~the Confederate battle plan for the attack at Bull Run.#Incorrect ~a Union plan for financing the war effort.#Incorrect } // question: 11403971 name: The appointment of ____ to command Confederate armies in Virginia marked a ... ::The appointment of ____ to command Confederate armies in Virginia marked a ...::[html]The appointment of ____ to command Confederate armies in Virginia marked a turning point in the Civil War.{ ~Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson#Incorrect ~J. E. B. Stuart#Incorrect =Robert E. Lee#Correct ~Joseph Johnston#Incorrect ~Jefferson Davis#Incorrect } // question: 11403996 name: The Civil War is considered the first modern war because ::The Civil War is considered the first modern war because::[html]The Civil War is considered the first modern war because{ ~it was the first internal rebellion in a major nation.#Incorrect ~modern weapons such as machine guns and hand grenades were introduced.#Incorrect =new forms of communication and transportation played an important role.#Correct ~it affected all segments of society.#Incorrect ~of the relative lack of bloodship.#Incorrect } // question: 11403963 name: The Confederate economy suffered from ::The Confederate economy suffered from::[html]The Confederate economy suffered from{ =extremely high rates of inflation.#Correct ~severe deflation.#Incorrect ~exorbitant income taxes.#Incorrect ~overproduction.#Incorrect ~high import duties#Incorrect } // question: 11403997 name: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America ::The Constitution of the Confederate States of America::[html]The Constitution of the Confederate States of America{ ~argued for the sovereignty of the Confederate government over that of the states.#Incorrect ~specifically denied the right of secession.#Incorrect =guaranteed slavery in both the states and the territories.#Correct ~was significantly different from the U.S. Constitution.#Incorrect ~provided for the gradual abolition of slavery.#Incorrect } // question: 11403966 name: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America was drawn up in ::The Constitution of the Confederate States of America was drawn up in::[html]The Constitution of the Confederate States of America was drawn up in{ ~Atlanta, Georgia.#Incorrect =Montgomery, Alabama.#Correct ~Richmond, Virginia.#Incorrect ~Charleston, South Carolina.#Incorrect ~Austin, Texas#Incorrect } // question: 11403958 name: The Crittenden Compromise ::The Crittenden Compromise::[html]The Crittenden Compromise{ =promised to protect slavery in all territories south of 36° 30'.#Correct ~guaranteed more representation to southern states in the House of Representatives.#Incorrect ~denied the right of slaveholders to be compensated for runaway slaves.#Incorrect ~argued for popular sovereignty on the slavery question.#Incorrect ~received strong support in the South.#Incorrect } // question: 11403962 name: The first Battle of Bull Run is most significant because ::The first Battle of Bull Run is most significant because::[html]The first Battle of Bull Run is most significant because{ ~it revealed how short the war would be.#Incorrect ~it made the north feel that the war was essentially over and they had won.#Incorrect ~more Confederates died than Union soldiers.#Incorrect ~it made Grant stand out to Lincoln.#Incorrect =it was a wake-up call to the north that this war would be long and drawn out.#Correct } // question: 11403970 name: The first significant battle of the Civil War took place at ::The first significant battle of the Civil War took place at::[html]The first significant battle of the Civil War took place at{ =Bull Run.#Correct ~Harpers Ferry.#Incorrect ~Shiloh.#Incorrect ~Seven Pines.#Incorrect ~Gettysburg.#Incorrect } // question: 11403974 name: The main plank of the Republican Party's 1860 platform called for ::The main plank of the Republican Party's 1860 platform called for::[html]The main plank of the Republican Party's 1860 platform called for{ ~a higher tariff.#Incorrect ~federal aid for railroad construction.#Incorrect ~a homestead act.#Incorrect ~abolishing the slave trade in Washington, D.C.#Incorrect =exclusion of slavery from the territories.#Correct } // question: 11403959 name: The president of the Confederacy was ::The president of the Confederacy was::[html]The president of the Confederacy was{ ~Robert E. Lee.#Incorrect ~Alexander Stephens.#Incorrect =Jefferson Davis.#Correct ~John C. Calhoun.#Incorrect ~Stonewall Jackson.#Incorrect } // question: 11403998 name: The reputation of General Ulysses S. Grant was established in 1862 ::The reputation of General Ulysses S. Grant was established in 1862::[html]The reputation of General Ulysses S. Grant was established in 1862{ ~because of his brilliant service under McClellan in Virginia.#Incorrect =with his stirring victories at Forts Donelson and Henry in Tennessee.#Correct ~with his important victory at Perryville.#Incorrect ~in defeat, at Bull Run.#Incorrect ~with his victory at Gettysburg.#Incorrect } // question: 11403995 name: The South relied on all of the following to finance the war except ::The South relied on all of the following to finance the war except::[html]The South relied on all of the following to finance the war except{ ~treasury notes.#Incorrect ~loans.#Incorrect ~taxation.#Incorrect ~new currency.#Incorrect =foreign investment.#Correct } xxx // question: 11404002 name: The total Confederate population of 9 million included ____ slaves. ::The total Confederate population of 9 million included ____ slaves.::[html]The total Confederate population of 9 million included ____ slaves.{ ~1.6 million#Incorrect ~2.1 million#Incorrect ~2.9 million#Incorrect ~1 million#Incorrect =3.7 million#Correct } // question: 11403980 name: The Trent Affair ::The Trent Affair::[html]The Trent Affair{ ~almost ended the Civil War before it began.#Incorrect ~was as close as the South came to winning the war.#Incorrect =almost ruptured British-American relations.#Correct ~broke off relations between the South and Britain.#Incorrect ~prevented the South from shipping cotton to South America.#Incorrect } // question: 11403960 name: The Union war effort was financed primarily by ::The Union war effort was financed primarily by::[html]The Union war effort was financed primarily by{ =war bonds.#Correct ~"greenbacks."#Incorrect ~tariffs.#Incorrect ~income taxes.#Incorrect ~charitable contributions.#Incorrect } // question: 11403985 name: Which of the following best describes both militaries? ::Which of the following best describes both militaries?::[html]Which of the following best describes both militaries?{ =They were mostly volunteers early on.#Correct ~They were always supplied well.#Incorrect ~They were always upper class.#Incorrect ~Neither side utilized African Americans.#Incorrect ~They were all draftees.#Incorrect } // question: 11403984 name: Which of the following slave states did not secede from the United States? ::Which of the following slave states did not secede from the United States?::[html]Which of the following slave states did not secede from the United States?{ ~Kansas#Incorrect =Kentucky#Correct ~Arkansas#Incorrect ~Tennessee#Incorrect ~Texas#Incorrect } // question: 11403976 name: Which was not a Northern military advantage over the South? ::Which was not a Northern military advantage over the South?::[html]Which was not a Northern military advantage over the South?{ ~large manpower advantages#Incorrect =better commanding officers in the field#Correct ~industrial advantages#Incorrect ~transportation and communications advantages#Incorrect ~greater bank capital and wealth#Incorrect } // question: 11403983 name: Who of the following did not run for the presidency in 1860? ::Who of the following did not run for the presidency in 1860?::[html]Who of the following did not run for the presidency in 1860?{ ~John C. Breckinridge#Incorrect ~Stephen Douglas#Incorrect =William Seward#Correct ~John Bell#Incorrect ~Abraham Lincoln#Incorrect } xxx // question: 11403981 name: William L. Yancey and Edmund Ruffin ::William L. Yancey and Edmund Ruffin::[html]William L. Yancey and Edmund Ruffin{ =were prominent secessionists who founded the League of United Southerners.#Correct ~were the first two volunteers from South Carolina when the war started.#Incorrect ~tried to arrange a compromise Democratic candidate in 1860 who would bridge sectional differences.#Incorrect ~were early backers of Abraham Lincoln for president in 1860.#Incorrect ~were members of Lincoln's cabinet.#Incorrect } xxx // question: 11403999 name: ____ of the white population in the border states (Delaware, Maryland, ... ::____ of the white population in the border states (Delaware, Maryland, ...::[html]____ of the white population in the border states (Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri) favored the Union.{ ~one-quarter#Incorrect ~one-half#Incorrect =two-thirds#Correct ~three-quarters#Incorrect ~nine-tenths#Incorrect } xxx // question: 11404015 name: All Republicans insisted that slavery be kept out of all future territories, ... ::All Republicans insisted that slavery be kept out of all future territories, ...::[html]All Republicans insisted that slavery be kept out of all future territories, even if doing so destroyed the Union.{FALSE} // question: 11404021 name: All states with slaves seceded from the union between 1860 and 1861. ::All states with slaves seceded from the union between 1860 and 1861.::[html]All states with slaves seceded from the union between 1860 and 1861.{FALSE} // question: 11403988 name: Citizens of both the Union and the Confederacy believed they were defending ... ::Citizens of both the Union and the Confederacy believed they were defending ...::[html]Citizens of both the Union and the Confederacy believed they were defending their nation, flag, Constitution, and liberty.{TRUE} // question: 11404007 name: Constitutional Union Party presidential candidate John Bell had no chance of ... ::Constitutional Union Party presidential candidate John Bell had no chance of ...::[html]Constitutional Union Party presidential candidate John Bell had no chance of winning the election of 1860.{TRUE} // question: 11404014 name: Democratic Party rules in effect gave Southerners veto power over the ... ::Democratic Party rules in effect gave Southerners veto power over the ...::[html]Democratic Party rules in effect gave Southerners veto power over the selection of the party's presidential nominee.{TRUE} // question: 11404004 name: European monarchists and conservatives were distressed at the idea of ... ::European monarchists and conservatives were distressed at the idea of ...::[html]European monarchists and conservatives were distressed at the idea of Southern secession leading to the breakup of the United States.{FALSE} xxx // question: 11404028 name: Had the Confederacy lost the war in the spring of 1862, the South might have ... ::Had the Confederacy lost the war in the spring of 1862, the South might have ...::[html]Had the Confederacy lost the war in the spring of 1862, the South might have returned to the Union with slavery intact.{TRUE} // question: 11403993 name: Leaders of the Union and the Confederacy both foresaw a long, bloody struggle... ::Leaders of the Union and the Confederacy both foresaw a long, bloody struggle...::[html]Leaders of the Union and the Confederacy both foresaw a long, bloody struggle as war began in 1861.{FALSE} // question: 11404023 name: Lincoln carried 5 southern states with few electoral ballots. ::Lincoln carried 5 southern states with few electoral ballots.::[html]Lincoln carried 5 southern states with few electoral ballots.{FALSE} xxx // question: 11403961 name: Lincoln instituted a Union blockade of Confederate ports three months after ... ::Lincoln instituted a Union blockade of Confederate ports three months after ...::[html]Lincoln instituted a Union blockade of Confederate ports three months after the surrender of Fort Sumter.{FALSE} // question: 11404008 name: Lincoln's cabinet advised him not to withdraw the federal troops from Fort ... ::Lincoln's cabinet advised him not to withdraw the federal troops from Fort ...::[html]Lincoln's cabinet advised him not to withdraw the federal troops from Fort Sumter.{FALSE} // question: 11404005 name: Lincoln's initial call for military volunteers yielded only half the number ... ::Lincoln's initial call for military volunteers yielded only half the number ...::[html]Lincoln's initial call for military volunteers yielded only half the number of recruits he had requested.{FALSE} // question: 11404006 name: Maryland and Missouri were the only two slave states that did not secede. ::Maryland and Missouri were the only two slave states that did not secede.::[html]Maryland and Missouri were the only two slave states that did not secede.{FALSE} xxx // question: 11404019 name: Members of the postwar James Younger gang were Confederate bushwhackers ... ::Members of the postwar James Younger gang were Confederate bushwhackers ...::[html]Members of the postwar James Younger gang were Confederate bushwhackers during the Civil War.{TRUE} // question: 11403969 name: Robert E. Lee did not believe the southern states had the right to secede. ​ ::Robert E. Lee did not believe the southern states had the right to secede.\n​::[html]
Robert E. Lee did not believe the southern states had the right to secede.
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{TRUE} // question: 11403975 name: Southern Democrats embraced Stephen A. Douglas as a possible presidential ... ::Southern Democrats embraced Stephen A. Douglas as a possible presidential ...::[html]Southern Democrats embraced Stephen A. Douglas as a possible presidential nominee in 1860.{FALSE} // question: 11404003 name: Southern moderates were convinced that secession was not inevitable if ... ::Southern moderates were convinced that secession was not inevitable if ...::[html]Southern moderates were convinced that secession was not inevitable if Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860.{FALSE} // question: 11403978 name: Southerners considered the Republican pledge not to interfere with slavery in... ::Southerners considered the Republican pledge not to interfere with slavery in...::[html]Southerners considered the Republican pledge not to interfere with slavery in the states meaningless.{TRUE} // question: 11404024 name: Southerners defended their withdrawal from the Union by asserting that the ... ::Southerners defended their withdrawal from the Union by asserting that the ...::[html]Southerners defended their withdrawal from the Union by asserting that the leaders of the American Revolution were also secessionists.{TRUE} // question: 11403989 name: Southerners refer to the Battle of Bull Run as the Battle of Manassas. ::Southerners refer to the Battle of Bull Run as the Battle of Manassas.::[html]
Southerners refer to the Battle of Bull Run as the Battle of Manassas.
{TRUE} xxx // question: 11404012 name: Stephen A. Douglas supported a federal slave code for the territories. ::Stephen A. Douglas supported a federal slave code for the territories.::[html]Stephen A. Douglas supported a federal slave code for the territories.{FALSE} // question: 11404013 name: The 1860 Republican platform was designed to appeal to many groups in the North. ::The 1860 Republican platform was designed to appeal to many groups in the North.::[html]The 1860 Republican platform was designed to appeal to many groups in the North.{TRUE} xxx // question: 11404018 name: The Battle of Shiloh began with the Union on the attack. ::The Battle of Shiloh began with the Union on the attack.::[html]The Battle of Shiloh began with the Union on the attack.{FALSE} xxx // question: 11404020 name: The Battle of Shiloh was a Union victory that hurt Ulysses S. Grant's image. ::The Battle of Shiloh was a Union victory that hurt Ulysses S. Grant's image.::[html]The Battle of Shiloh was a Union victory that hurt Ulysses S. Grant's image.{TRUE} // question: 11403965 name: The Confederacy reaped great profits from the sale of the 1861 cotton crop. ::The Confederacy reaped great profits from the sale of the 1861 cotton crop.::[html]The Confederacy reaped great profits from the sale of the 1861 cotton crop.{FALSE} xxx // question: 11404011 name: The Confederacy was successful in their surprise attack at Shiloh. ::The Confederacy was successful in their surprise attack at Shiloh.::[html]The Confederacy was successful in their surprise attack at Shiloh.{FALSE} // question: 11404016 name: The Crittenden Compromise essentially repudiated the Republican platform of ... ::The Crittenden Compromise essentially repudiated the Republican platform of ...::[html]The Crittenden Compromise essentially repudiated the Republican platform of 1860.{TRUE} // question: 11404026 name: The delegates at the Southern secession conventions voted unanimously in ... ::The delegates at the Southern secession conventions voted unanimously in ...::[html]The delegates at the Southern secession conventions voted unanimously in favor of withdrawing from the Union.{FALSE} // question: 11403967 name: The Democratic Party split into two factions before the election of 1860. ::The Democratic Party split into two factions before the election of 1860.::[html]The Democratic Party split into two factions before the election of 1860.{TRUE} // question: 11404025 name: The northern economy was weaker than the southern economy. ::The northern economy was weaker than the southern economy.::[html]The northern economy was weaker than the southern economy.{FALSE} xxx // question: 11404022 name: The Republican platform in 1860 proved especially attractive to young people. ::The Republican platform in 1860 proved especially attractive to young people.::[html]The Republican platform in 1860 proved especially attractive to young people.{TRUE} // question: 11404029 name: The Republican platform of 1860 called for the abolition of slavery. ::The Republican platform of 1860 called for the abolition of slavery.::[html]The Republican platform of 1860 called for the abolition of slavery.{FALSE} // question: 11404027 name: The Seven Days' battles were demoralizing for the South. ::The Seven Days' battles were demoralizing for the South.::[html]The Seven Days' battles were demoralizing for the South.{FALSE} xxx // question: 11404030 name: The siege at Fort Sumter lasted for ten days. ::The siege at Fort Sumter lasted for ten days.::[html]The siege at Fort Sumter lasted for ten days.{FALSE} // question: 11404010 name: The south had the capacity to build a strong navy. ::The south had the capacity to build a strong navy.::[html]The south had the capacity to build a strong navy.{FALSE} // question: 11404031 name: The South's voluntary embargo of cotton exports suggested to British and ... ::The South's voluntary embargo of cotton exports suggested to British and ...::[html]The South's voluntary embargo of cotton exports suggested to British and French diplomats that the Union blockade was at least partly effective.{TRUE} // question: 11404009 name: The southern economy thrived throughout the Civil War. ::The southern economy thrived throughout the Civil War.::[html]The southern economy thrived throughout the Civil War.{FALSE} // question: 11404017 name: To win the war, the Confederacy believed it just had to hold out long enough ... ::To win the war, the Confederacy believed it just had to hold out long enough ...::[html]
To win the war, the Confederacy believed it just had to hold out long enough for the Union to see that the cost of war was too high.
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