Question 1
In 1861, most Northerners saw the war as a fight to __________.
A) punish slaveholders
B) colonize the South
C) end slavery
D) preserve the Union
Question 2
Why did Lincoln give General Winfield Scott the power to suspend the writ of
habeas corpus?
A) He was concerned about disloyalty in the vicinity of Washington, D.C.
B) He wanted Scott to shoot deserters on sight.
C) He wanted to crush the Democratic party.
D) He wanted to censor the press.
Question 3
The U.S. Sanitary Commission did which of the following?
A) distributed health pamphlets
B) inspected food supplies
C) installed sewer systems
D) trained nurses
Question 4
What advantage did the North enjoy when it came to marshalling resources for the war?
A) Northerners were much more enthusiastic about the war than southerners.
B) Northern resources were concentrated in a smaller area.
C) State governments in the North were better equipped to operate autonomously.
D) The Republicans supported the centralization and consolidation of governmental power.
Question 5
John Ross and his __________ followers fought for the Confederacy.
A) Apache
B) Sioux
C) Creek
D) Cherokee
John Muir
This slave burial service, painted by John Antrobus in 1860, reflects an inversion of power relation
A passenger train crosses Stony Creek Bridge in the Rocky Mountains in 1878. Railroads were importan
JFK and Jacqueline Kennedy ride in a motorcade with Texas Governor John Connolly and his wife in ...
John Tackett in spring of 2003 at age 15