// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/top/Chapter Quizzes $CATEGORY: $course$/top/Chapter Quizzes // question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/top/Chapter Quizzes/Ch16 $CATEGORY: $course$/top/Chapter Quizzes/Ch16 // question: 17671784 name: "Copperheads" were ::"Copperheads" were::[html]"Copperheads" were{ ~fugitive slaves who came into Union army camps.#Incorrect ~Republicans who opposed Lincoln because he refused to emancipate the slaves.#Incorrect =Peace Democrats.#Correct ~Union army commanders who adopted the tactic of total war the South.#Incorrect ~abolitionists.#Incorrect } // question: 17671781 name: All except which of the following were results of the Civil War? ::All except which of the following were results of the Civil War?::[html]All except which of the following were results of the Civil War?{ ~Slavery was abolished.#Incorrect ~The concept of secession was discredited.#Incorrect ~Power in national politics was transferred from the South to the North.#Incorrect =The states' rights philosophy was upheld.#Correct ~The South was left impoverished.#Incorrect } // question: 17671780 name: All of the following were major challenges the South faced in 1864 except ::All of the following were major challenges the South faced in 1864 except::[html]All of the following were major challenges the South faced in 1864 except{ ~food shortages#Incorrect =loss of all significant generals#Correct ~inflation#Incorrect ~military defeats#Incorrect ~political discontent#Incorrect } // question: 17671793 name: As a result of the Confederate victory at Chancellorsville Which battle did ... ::As a result of the Confederate victory at Chancellorsville Which battle did ...::[html]As a result of the Confederate victory at Chancellorsville Which battle did Grant say he regretted more than any other?{ ~Chancellorsville.#Incorrect ~Vicksburg.#Incorrect ~Gettysburg.#Incorrect ~Atlanta.#Incorrect =Cold Harbor#Correct } // question: 17671787 name: At Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee ::At Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee::[html]At Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee{ ~ordered the destruction of the town in retaliation for the townspeople's disloyalty.#Incorrect ~lost fewer men than the Union did.#Incorrect ~was uncharacteristically hesitant in engaging in battle.#Incorrect ~was drunk in his tent during the battle.#Incorrect =had come to believe in the invincibility of his army.#Correct } // question: 17671791 name: At the beginning of the Civil War most Northerners ::At the beginning of the Civil War most Northerners::[html]At the beginning of the Civil War most Northerners{ ~hoped to add Mexican territory to the Union.#Incorrect ~were indifferent to the issues.#Incorrect =were divided by the issues regarding slavery.#Correct ~felt that the South should be allowed to secede.#Incorrect ~agreed they were fighting to preserve the Union.#Incorrect } // question: 17671782 name: Bounty jumpers were men who ::Bounty jumpers were men who::[html]Bounty jumpers were men who{ ~changed political parties for a bribe.#Incorrect ~deserted the Confederacy and joined the Union army.#Incorrect =enlisted for the bounty and then deserted.#Correct ~were slaves who left the plantations to join the Union army.#Incorrect ~supported the abolition of slavery.#Incorrect } // question: 17671761 name: By 1863, Confederate President Jefferson Davis ::By 1863, Confederate President Jefferson Davis::[html]By 1863, Confederate President Jefferson Davis{ ~had become a very popular and heroic figure.#Incorrect ~had the complete support of Confederate governors.#Incorrect ~was an able commander-in-chief.#Incorrect ~had been executed.#Incorrect =was losing respect and support throughout the South.#Correct } // question: 17671769 name: Early in the war, Frederick Douglass argued that ::Early in the war, Frederick Douglass argued that::[html]Early in the war, Frederick Douglass argued that{ ~the South should be allowed to secede so that the North could become truly dedicated to equality.#Incorrect ~foreign aid would be necessary to win the war.#Incorrect ~Union commanders must return slaves to their masters until a decision was made for emancipation.#Incorrect ~Lincoln should be impeached for his refusal to issue an emancipation proclamation.#Incorrect =the North must fight a war against slavery as well as against slaveholders.#Correct } // question: 17671778 name: General McClellan was known for being ::General McClellan was known for being::[html]General McClellan was known for being{ ~aggressive.#Incorrect ~risk taking.#Incorrect ~bold.#Incorrect =cautious.#Correct ~fast.#Incorrect } // question: 17671786 name: Grant's strategy as general-in-chief was to ::Grant's strategy as general-in-chief was to::[html]Grant's strategy as general-in-chief was to{ ~make occasional probes against the enemy and then quickly retreat.#Incorrect ~take Richmond.#Incorrect =make constant attacks against Confederate forces on all fronts.#Correct ~avoid an all-out military showdown.#Incorrect ~starve the citizens of the Confederacy until they surrendered.#Incorrect } // question: 17671772 name: In both Northern and Southern prisoner of war camps, ::In both Northern and Southern prisoner of war camps,::[html]In both Northern and Southern prisoner of war camps,{ ~prisoners were held for an average of five months and then exchanged or released.#Incorrect =thousands died from exposure, overcrowding, and malnutrition.#Correct ~at least half of the prisoners were executed for trying to escape.#Incorrect ~the International Red Cross assured that prisoners were treated humanely.#Incorrect ~few prisoners were taken and so the camps were unnecessary.#Incorrect } // question: 17671788 name: In mid-1863, the main problem faced by the Confederacy was ::In mid-1863, the main problem faced by the Confederacy was::[html]In mid-1863, the main problem faced by the Confederacy was{ ~poor military and governmental leadership.#Incorrect ~low morale.#Incorrect ~threat of slave revolts.#Incorrect =food shortages and hyperinflation.#Correct ~inability to dispatch troops to fight the north directly.#Incorrect } // question: 17671773 name: In the end, Copperheads wanted ::In the end, Copperheads wanted::[html]In the end, Copperheads wanted{ ~the South to win.#Incorrect =peace.#Correct ~emancipation of all slaves.#Incorrect ~a prolonging of the war.#Incorrect ~a stable hard currency.#Incorrect } // question: 17671765 name: In the North Democrats generally ::In the North Democrats generally::[html]In the North Democrats generally{ ~supported the draft.#Incorrect ~did not take a stand on the draft.#Incorrect ~pushed for a provision that allowed wealthy men to buy their way out of the draft.#Incorrect ~supported the draft for blacks but not for whites.#Incorrect =opposed the draft.#Correct } // question: 17671768 name: Initially, black troops were recruited in the North in order to ::Initially, black troops were recruited in the North in order to::[html]Initially, black troops were recruited in the North in order to{ ~make it clear that this was a war about equal rights.#Incorrect ~show the ability of black troops.#Incorrect ~inspire slave insurrections in the South.#Incorrect ~free up white men for domestic jobs.#Incorrect =answer the need for more troops.#Correct } // question: 17671774 name: Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus in order to ::Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus in order to::[html]Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus in order to{ ~arrest deserters from the Union army.#Incorrect ~hold fugitive slaves without bail.#Incorrect =arrest rioters and antiwar activists.#Correct ~execute Confederate commanders.#Incorrect ~arrest his political opponents.#Incorrect } // question: 17671762 name: Once President Lincoln had decided to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, he... ::Once President Lincoln had decided to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, he...::[html]Once President Lincoln had decided to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, he delayed{ =hoping for a military victory.#Correct ~expecting the South to surrender.#Incorrect ~until a new Union commander could be found who would support his decision.#Incorrect ~until after the election of 1864.#Incorrect ~until the British entered the war.#Incorrect } // question: 17671770 name: One could avoid the draft in the South legally if ::One could avoid the draft in the South legally if::[html]One could avoid the draft in the South legally if{ =they owned 20 slaves.#Correct ~they owned $50,000 worth of taxable property.#Incorrect ~their family was already serving.#Incorrect ~the majority of the male population of the town was already serving.#Incorrect ~if they had a religious justification for doing so.#Incorrect } // question: 17671764 name: The 54th Massachusetts Infantry was ::The 54th Massachusetts Infantry was::[html]The 54th Massachusetts Infantry was{ =a black regiment that fought bravely and suffered heavy casualties at Fort Wagner.#Correct ~the only black battalion in the Union Army.#Incorrect ~the honor guard for President Lincoln.#Incorrect ~commanded by William Tecumseh Sherman at Vicksburg.#Incorrect ~responsible for the Union victory at Gettysburg.#Incorrect } // question: 17671775 name: The Confederate strategy for winning the war in 1864 included ::The Confederate strategy for winning the war in 1864 included::[html]The Confederate strategy for winning the war in 1864 included{ ~a full-scale invasion of the North in order to take control of the border states.#Incorrect ~besieging Washington, DC and capturing Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet.#Incorrect ~the assassination of Lincoln and the leading Union Generals Grant and Sherman.#Incorrect =continuing the war long enough to wear down the North's will to fight.#Correct ~mobilizing their European allies to fight.#Incorrect } // question: 17671776 name: The Emancipation Proclamation ::The Emancipation Proclamation::[html]The Emancipation Proclamation{ ~ended slavery in the border states.#Incorrect ~officially ended slavery in the United States.#Incorrect =ended slavery in areas in rebellion.#Correct ~ended slavery in Confederate states under Union occupation.#Incorrect ~ended slavery only in national territories.#Incorrect } // question: 17671763 name: The Morrill Land-Grant College Act ::The Morrill Land-Grant College Act::[html]The Morrill Land-Grant College Act{ ~established colleges for the freed slaves.#Incorrect ~created a national university.#Incorrect ~provided scholarships for poor students.#Incorrect ~created technical colleges in the North.#Incorrect =gave states land to fund colleges.#Correct } // question: 17671785 name: The most celebrated black regiment in the Union army was the ::The most celebrated black regiment in the Union army was the::[html]The most celebrated black regiment in the Union army was the{ ~10th Maine.#Incorrect =54th Massachusetts.#Correct ~7th New York.#Incorrect ~39th Illinois.#Incorrect ~Texas 5th.#Incorrect } // question: 17671766 name: The peace initiatives of 1864 failed because ::The peace initiatives of 1864 failed because::[html]The peace initiatives of 1864 failed because{ =by this time neither side was willing to compromise on the issues of secession and slavery.#Correct ~the South believed Ulysses S. Grant was an incompetent drunk who could not possibly defeat Robert E. Lee.#Incorrect ~Lincoln was bitter over the rising Union casualty rate and wanted to kill as many Confederates as possible.#Incorrect ~the Northern press and public totally opposed any attempt to reconcile with the South.#Incorrect ~Lincoln was too anxious to compromise with the South.#Incorrect } // question: 17671790 name: The prisoner-of-war issue became a serious problem ::The prisoner-of-war issue became a serious problem::[html]The prisoner-of-war issue became a serious problem{ =after the Union began organizing regiments of former slaves.#Correct ~during the election of 1864.#Incorrect ~after the original prison compounds filled up.#Incorrect ~because of both sides' plans for mass executions of prisoners.#Incorrect ~when the Union began deporting prisoners to Mexico.#Incorrect } // question: 17671779 name: The race riots of the summer of 1863 were a result of ::The race riots of the summer of 1863 were a result of::[html]The race riots of the summer of 1863 were a result of{ ~the Emancipation Proclamation.#Incorrect =the draft.#Correct ~Confederate victories at Chancellorsville.#Incorrect ~decreasing support for Lincoln.#Incorrect ~black migration from the South.#Incorrect } // question: 17671771 name: The single bloodiest day in American history took place at what Maryland ... ::The single bloodiest day in American history took place at what Maryland ...::[html]The single bloodiest day in American history took place at what Maryland battlefield?{ ~Shiloh#Incorrect ~Wilderness#Incorrect =Antietam#Correct ~Chancellorsville#Incorrect ~Fort Sumter#Incorrect } // question: 17671767 name: The Southern prison camp where 13,000 Union soldiers died was ::The Southern prison camp where 13,000 Union soldiers died was::[html]The Southern prison camp where 13,000 Union soldiers died was{ ~Shiloh.#Incorrect =Andersonville.#Correct ~Franklin.#Incorrect ~Shenandoah.#Incorrect ~Chickamauga#Incorrect } // question: 17671783 name: The Thirteenth Amendment ::The Thirteenth Amendment::[html]The Thirteenth Amendment{ ~gave citizenship to freed slaves.#Incorrect =ended slavery.#Correct ~took the vote away from Confederate officials.#Incorrect ~outlawed segregation.#Incorrect ~gave women the vote.#Incorrect }