Question 1
In naval warfare during the Civil War,
A. both the Union and Confederate militaries developed ironclads.
B. the Confederacy managed to build a navy equal to that of the Union.
C. the Union blockade of the South was largely ineffective.
D. the Confederacy managed to seize key Union ports such as Baltimore.
E. the Confederacy devastated Union fleets with ironclad warships.
Question 2
The Union's Committee on the Conduct of the War
A. criticized Union generals for having too many combat deaths on both sides.
B. limited the financial expenditures by the military.
C. often greatly interfered with the conduct of the war.
D. was consistently opposed by Radical Republicans such as Benjamin Wade.
E. was organized by President Abraham Lincoln.
Question 3
Which of the following statements about George B. McClellan is FALSE?
A. He ran against Abraham Lincoln in the election of 1864.
B. He was found to have, in Lincoln's opinion, a wholly inadequate grasp of strategy, acting too slow for Lincoln's tastes.
C. He was eventually replaced by General Henry W. Halleck.
D. He originally served as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.
E. He served briefly as chief of staff but returned to the field in March 1862.
Question 4
General Ulysses S. Grant
A. thought the main Union effort should target enemy armies and resources.
B. followed Winfield Scott as Lincoln's military chief of staff.
C. believed the key to victory was to capture the Confederate capital.
D. did not agree with Abraham Lincoln's general strategic objectives.
E. was ultimately succeeded by Henry W. Halleck as chief of staff of the army.