Civil War Flashcards
- The North held many advantages at the beginning of the Civil War except:
A. most major financial institutions were in the North
B. the North occupied more territory than the South
C. the North had more railroad lines
D. the North had more factories
E. the North had a larger population
(Correct Answer: B. All of the others were major advantages for the Union war effort.)
- European states did not aid the Confederacy in the Civil War because
A. Union diplomats made many efforts to convince them not to
B. there were alternative sources of cotton and other crops that they could turn to
C. the Confederacy’s position on slavery
D. they did not believe that the Confederacy could win
E. All of the above
(Correct Answer: E All of the reasons given helped convince the Europeans not to assist the Confederacy. The Confederacy’s position on slavery proved to be especially troublesome, since slavery had long been outlawed in Europe.)
- The military draft was unpopular to many in the North because
A. the North already was lacking in men during this period
B. the draft allowed blacks to enter the armed forces
C. the draft allowed Irish-American immigrants to enter the army
D. the draft allowed those drafted to hire “replacements”
E. martial law was needed in many locations to enforce the draft provisions
(Correct Answer: D. The fact that replacement soldiers, usually immigrants, could be hired or that a payment of $300 to the government could get a man out of the draft made the system very unpopular to many.)
- The Battle of Vicksburg was an important victory for the Union because
A. it reversed several Union defeats in the same year
B. it came quickly, with a minimal loss of Union life
C. it gave the Union a pathway to Atlanta
D. it gave the Union virtual control of the Mississippi River
E. it demonstrated that General Lee could, in fact, be beaten
(Correct Answer: D. The six-week Battle of Vicksburg occurred in 1863 and helped turn the war in the Union’s favor. As a result of Vicksburg, the Mississippi was virtually in the hands of the Union. Lee did not command the Confederate forces at Vicksburg.)
- Copperheads were
A. Democrats in the North who opposed the war
B. Republicans in the North who suggested that Lincoln be replaced
C. Democrats in the North who switched alliance to Lincoln
D. Southern Democrats who wanted negotiations with the North as early at 1863
E. Northern Democrats who moved to the South during the war
(Correct Answer: A. Copperheads were Democrats in the North who claimed that the war would bring economic ruin to the North, with freed slaves taking jobs that whites now had. Some were arrested and deported.)
