Chapter 20: Girding for War: The North and the South, 1861-1865

1. Lincoln successfully prevented any more states from seceding after 
his inauguration.
A. True		B. False

2. In order to appease the Border States, Lincoln first insisted that 
the North was fighting only to preserve the Union and not to abolish 
slavery.
A. True		B. False

3. The South’s advantage in the Civil War was that it only had to 
stalemate the war on its own territory, while the North had to fight 
a war of conquest against a hostile population.
A. True		B. False

4. The North generally had superior military leadership, while the 
South struggled to find successful commanders for its armies.
A. True		B. False

5. In the long run, Northern economic and population advantages 
effectively wore down Southern resistance. 
A. True		B. False

6. The South’s chances for independence when the war began were 
actually quite good.
A. True		B. False

7. Although officially neutral, Britain sometimes engaged in acts 
that in effect aided the South.
A. True		B. False

8. Northern pressure forced the British to stop the Alabama from 
raiding Union shipping.
A. True		B. False

9. The Civil War-related crisis in U.S.-British relations threatened 
to expand into a war over Canada.
A. True		B. False

10. Once the Civil War was over, the threat of U.S. intervention 
forced Napoleon III of France to withdraw his support of Maximilian 
in Mexico.
A. True		B. False

11. The Civil War draft reflected the North's commitment to fighting 
a war based on the principle of equal treatment of citizens from all 
economic conditions. 
A. True		B. False

12. Lincoln's temporary violations of civil liberties were strongly 
opposed by Congress. 
A. True		B. False

13. The North effectively financed its Civil War effort through an 
income tax, higher tariffs, and the sale of federal government bonds. 
A. True		B. False

14. The South in effect used severe inflation as a means of financing 
its war effort. 
A. True		B. False

15. The Northern civilian economy was severely damaged by the war 
effort. 
A. True		B. False

16. Lincoln's plan for the besieged federal forces in Fort Sumter was 
A. to order the soldiers there to attack the surrounding Confederate 
army.
B. to send about 3,000 soldiers and marines to reinforce the fort.
C. to make a symbolic show of support and then withdraw the forces.
D. to provision the garrison but not to reinforce it.

17. The firing on Fort Sumter had the effect of 
A. pushing ten other states to join South Carolina in seceding from 
the Union.
B. causing Lincoln to declare a war to free the slaves.
C. strengthening many Northerners' view that the South should be 
allowed to secede.
D. arousing Northern support for a war to put down the 
South's "rebellion."

18. Among the states that joined the Confederacy only after Lincoln's 
call for troops were 
A. Florida, Louisiana, and Texas. 
B. Virginia, Arkansas, and Tennessee.
C. Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware.
D. South Carolina, North Carolina, and Mississippi.

19. Lincoln at first declared that the war was being fought 
A. only to save the Union and not to free the slaves.
B. in order to end slavery only in the Border States.
C. in order to restore the Missouri Compromise.
D. only to punish South Carolina for firing on Fort Sumter.

20. Which of the following was not among the Border States? 
A. Missouri
B. Kentucky
C. Oklahoma
D. Maryland

 21. The term "Butternut region" refers to 
 A. the mountain areas of the South that remained loyal to the Union.
 B. the areas of southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois that opposed an 
antislavery war.
 C. the areas of the upper Midwest that supplied a large portion of 
the committed Union volunteers.
 D. the areas of southern Pennsylvania and New York that supported 
the war but hated the draft.

22. In the Indian Territory (Oklahoma), most of the "Five Civilized 
Tribes" 
 A. supported the Confederacy.
 B. supported a war for the Union but not a war against slavery.
 C. sent many young warriors to fight for the Union cause.
 D. tried to stay neutral in the "white man's war."

 23. Among the potential advantages the Confederacy possessed at the 
beginning of the civil War was 
 A. a stronger and more balanced economy.
 B. a stronger navy.
 C. better-trained officers and soldiers.
 D. a larger reserve of manpower.

 24. Among the potential advantages the Union possessed at the 
beginning of the Civil War was 
 A. better preparation of its ordinary soldiers for military life.
 B. a continuing influx of immigrant manpower from Europe.
 C. more highly educated and experienced generals.
 D. the ability to fight a primarily defensive war.

 25. The response to the Civil War in Europe was 
 A. almost unanimous support for the North.
 B. support for the South among the upper classes and for the North 
among the working classes.
 C. almost unanimous support for the South.
 D. support for the South in France and Spain and for the North in 
Britain and Germany.

 26. The South's weapon of "King Cotton" failed to draw Britain into 
the war on the side of the Confederacy because 
 A. the British discovered that they could substitute flax and wool 
for cotton.
 B. the British were able to grow sufficient cotton in their own land.
 C. the British found sufficient cotton from previous stockpiles and 
from other sources like Egypt and India.
 D. the threat of war with France distracted British attention for 
several years.

27. The success of the Confederate raider Alabama highlighted the 
issue of 
 A. Northern inferiority on the high seas.
 B. Britain's un-neutral policy of allowing Confederate ships to be 
built in its naval yards.
 C. the British navy's ability to break the Union blockade of 
Southern ports.
 D. the superiority of Confederate ironclad ships over the Union's 
wooden vessels.


 28. Lincoln argued that his assertion of executive power and 
suspension of certain civil liberties was justified because 
 A. it was necessary to set aside small provisions of the 
Constitution in order to save the Union.
 B. the South had committed even larger violations of the 
Constitution.
 C. during wartime a president has unlimited power over the civilian 
population.
 D. he had indicated that he would take such steps during his 
campaign for the presidency.

 29. Many of the new millionaires who emerged in the North during the 
Civil War 
 A. committed their personal fortunes to the Union cause.
 B. made their fortunes by providing poorly made "shoddy" goods to 
the Union armies.
 C. made their highest profits by selling captured cotton to British 
textile manufacturers.
 D. earned public distrust by secretly advocating a negotiated 
settlement with the Confederacy.

 30. Women made particular advances during the Civil War by 
 A. advocating the right to vote for both African-Americans and women.
 B. entering industrial employment and providing medical aid for 
soldiers on both sides.
 C. pushing for women to take up noncombatant roles in the military.
 D. upholding the feminine ideals of peace and reconciliation.