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Chapter 15: The War to Save the Union

Multiple Choice Quiz #1

Multiple Choice Quiz #1
This quiz reviews some of the topics in this chapter. The answer choices are randomized, so the quiz will be different every time you take it. For each question, select the button next to the answer you believe is correct. When you are done, click “Submit for Grade” in order to see how well you did.

This activity contains 9 questions.

	Which one of the following states did NOT secede from the Union after the firing on Ft. Sumter?   North Carolina Virginia Arkansas Kentucky Tennessee

	When Lincoln was inaugurated as president, his primary goal was to   preserve the Union. recapture Union installations in the South that had been seized by the Confederates. invade the South. assemble a like-minded, radical cabinet. emancipate southern slaves.

	When the Civil War began, the Confederacy expected   northern manufacturing concerns to side with the South. its armies to invade the North. that to win, they would have to abandon their states' rights philosophy. a long and difficult war of attrition. economic and military aid from Britain.

	The Union government did NOT use _____ to finance the Civil War.   direct taxes on states excise taxes the printing of paper money income taxes on ordinary wage earners borrowing

	During the Civil War the Confederate cause was hampered by all of the following EXCEPT   shortages of supplies and equipment. the northern blockade of shipping. currency inflation. having to fight a defensive war. its own states' rights philosophy.

	During the first year of the Civil War the Union's most important success came   in western Pennsylvania. in northwestern Tennessee. in northern Virginia. at the Battle of Bull Run. at Antietam.

	President Lincoln was originally cautious about emancipating the slaves because he claimed that it would do all of the following EXCEPT   alienate the Union's border states. encourage the slaves to revolt. infuriate Radical Republicans in Congress. not hasten an end to the war. divide public opinion in the North.

	The Emancipation Proclamation promised freedom to slaves   in Confederate-held states and territories. across the United States, excluding Kansas. if they agreed to stay in the South. in Union territories. in the Union border states.

	After the Emancipation Proclamation, when blacks enlisted in the Union army they were   generally poor combat soldiers. neither paid nor awarded any significant medals. not allowed to engage in combat. segregated into black units. allowed to elect their own commanders.

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