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Multiple Choice Chapter 14 Self-Quiz 2
Schaller, 3e_MC 14.2
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At the outset, most Southerners thought the Civil War would be short because
demand for southern cotton would lead France and Britain to recognize the Confederacy.
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they believed they would quickly overrun Washington, DC.
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their naval superiority promised a quick end to the conflict.
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they thought Lincoln had no intention of using military force to reunify the nation.
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The laboring classes of Britain supported
the Confederacy, because they recognized how southern cotton supported their jobs.
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the Confederacy, because they felt that slavery made all whites equal.
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the Union, because they appreciated the Republican Party's opposition to slavery.
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the Union, because they felt a cultural familiarity with the urban immigrants of the North.
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What forced the Upper South states to choose sides?
the Emancipation Proclamation
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the formation of the Confederacy
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Jefferson Davis's ultimatum
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Lincoln's call for troops
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One of the outcomes of the first Battle of Manassas was
that it inspired greater mobilization in the North.
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that it forced both armies to recognize the ways new technologies changed strategy.
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that Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
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that Lincoln replaced McClellan with Grant.
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During the war, many women in the South
had to turn to prostitution after Union troops entered their towns and cities.
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took over the farms and businesses their husbands had left behind.
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took up arms to defend their homes.
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preferred to swear allegiance to the Union rather than go on fighting.
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Northern diplomacy was aided by
the personal respect Europeans had for Lincoln.
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the fear Europeans had of a southern victory in the war.
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the Republican Party's support for Irish independence.
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the close economic ties forged with Britain in the 1850s.
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What put an end to any serious possibility of Britain recognizing the Confederacy?
Vicksburg
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Union diplomacy
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working-class strikes across Britain
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the Emancipation Proclamation
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Slaves who ran away and crossed union lines were treated as
long lost brothers.
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contraband of war.
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potential military recruits.
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Southern spies.
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What factor contributed to Lincoln's reelection?
the fall of Richmond
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the New York City Draft Riots
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the capture of Mobile Bay
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the Emancipation Proclamation
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One of the rationales behind emancipation was to
put the North on the right side of history.
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encourage emancipation movements abroad.
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anger southern and border states.
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weaken the Southâs ability to fight the war.
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The biggest factor in the shift in Union policy toward more destructiveness was
the new rifled musket and more powerful artillery.
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the tenacity of Confederate resistance.
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Lincoln's desire for reelection in 1864.
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advice from European observers.
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What was a major complaint about the Confederate draft?
it forced all planters to enlist, no matter how many slaves they owned
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it allowed those who were currently serving to avoid future drafts
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it was completely ineffective in recruiting soldiers
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it exempted certain classes of individuals
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