// question: 1127695  name: Which statement about Confederate conscription is 
::Which statement about Confederate conscription is::Which statement about Confederate conscription is the LEAST accurate?{
	~To win the war rapidly, the Confederacy moved to draft soldiers almost immediately.
	~Like their Northern counterparts, Southerners could avoid the draft by hiring a substitute.
	~Poor whites were angry enough about their plight to protest Confederate draft policies.
	~Owners of a set number of slaves could be exempt from the draft.
	=The Confederacy called for the drafting of slaves.
}


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// question: 1127658  name: It has been proven by class discussion in the forums, both through written words and even the inclusion of maps and graphics that no additional states seceded from the Union once the war had begun ... 
::It has been proven by class discussion in the forums, both through written words and even the inclusion of maps and graphics that no additional states seceded from the Union once the war had begun ...::It has been proven by class discussion in the forums, both through written words and even the inclusion of maps and graphics that no additional states seceded from the Union once the war had begun at Fort Sumter when Major Robert Anderson surrendered to General P.G.T. Beauregard.{FALSE}




NEW GIFT FORMAT QUESTIONS


Prior to the start of the war, groups of politicians and lawmakers were considered "cooperationists".  Each of the following describes a course of action that at least some cooperationists recommended after the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, EXCEPT{
	~Some wanted to have the southern states organized so that they could act in unison, prior to the decision to secede from the Union.
	~Some wanted to present a list of demands to Lincoln, and if they weren't met, then they would leave the Union.
	~Some of the more conservative cooperationists wanted to see what Lincoln would do after he took office in March, before acting.
	=Some offered to relinquish slavery in tobacco growing states, but wanted a guarantee that the federal government would support it in cotton growing states.
	~All of the above are accurate descriptions of the demands of the various cooperationist groups.
}




At the start of the war and during the war, all of the following facts about either the North or the South were true, EXCEPT which one?{
	~The South was never able to supply its army sufficiently, with either food or equipment.
	~The North had an overwhelming percentage of the industrial capacity of the entire nation in comparison to the South.
	~Most of the military colleges in the country were located in the slave states.
	~The North was not prepared for a large-scale war, and many of its officers had resigned to go and fight for the Confederacy.
	=Each of the above facts are true
}


Which one of the following Union members actions were responsible for eventually influencing Abraham Lincoln to move forward with plans to emancipate slaves?{
	~General Benjamin Butler's use of former slaves in New Orleans for the Union cause.
	~Union Commander John Freemont's emancipation edict in Kansas in 1861.
	~Former Secretary of War Simon Cameron's quote about rebels forever loosing their property, which was to include slaves.
	~The fact that Lincoln's own Secretary of State was William Seward, a staunch abolitionist.
	=all of these individuals and their actions pushed Lincoln towards emancipation
}






Close to officially recognizing the Confederacy, the main issue that brought Britain against the South was slavery itself. Englishmen had already ended slavery in their own country in 1833, and prided themselves in their role in suppressing the transatlantic slave trade. In addition, the Union victory at Antietam made Britain wary of joining to help a losing side in a civil war.{TRUE}


One deceptive tactic used by the Confederacy, to compensate for their constant shortages when facing Union troops in battle, was the creation of the Quaker Gun, made out of logs painted black to resemble cannons.  Unfortunately for them, this crude hoax never worked.  Union Generals such as George McClellan were too well-trained and knowledgeable to ever let themselves be taken in by such a ploy.{FALSE}

It is clear, from all of the sources presented in this course, that Black slaves constituted an overwhelming majority of the population of the Confederate States that had seceded.  This explains why they were so reluctant to end the practice and why they defended it at all costs, including war.{FALSE}

When Confederate soldiers attacked in battle, they made high-pitched, banshee-like scream which was supposed to strike fear in the hearts of their enemies.  According to author Shelby Foote, this was called the Rebel Yell, and we are very fortunate to have many accurate written descriptions of this cry.  But unfortunately for us today he claims, we can only make educated guesses as to the noise they created, because we cannot truly know exactly what it sounded like.{TRUE}