John Wilkes Booth shot and killed __________ at Fords Theater on ...

[moongchi]

Question 1

What obstacles did the Confederacy face as its leaders sought to mobilize for war?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

By early 1865, __________.
 
  A) Union armies were beginning to pull back from the South
  B) calls for peace in the North were growing louder
  C) the South had rallied from a series of defeats
  D) the end of the war was in sight

Question 3

In 1864, Lincolns reelection campaign benefited from __________.
 
  A) a series of Union victories
  B) the lack of a credible opponent
  C) his overwhelming popularity among northern Democrats
  D) the clumsy efforts of the Confederacy to intervene in the election

Question 4

The events that followed the Confederate capture of Fort Pillow demonstrated which of the following?
 
  A) Union soldiers were more than willing to switch sides, given the proper inducements.
  B) Some Confederate generals did not believe the conventions of war applied to African American soldiers.
  C) The Confederates behaved honorably even under the most difficult circumstances.
  D) There was little support in the North for the use of African American soldiers in combat roles.

Question 5

John Wilkes Booth shot and killed __________ at Fords Theater on April 14, 1865.
 
  A) William Seward
  B) Abraham Lincoln
  C) Andrew Johnson
  D) Jefferson Davis

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Answer 1

Confederate ideals conflicted with the need to industrialize the economy and centralize government in order to defeat the Union.
Deprived of customs duties as result of the Union blockade, the Confederacy relied on selling bonds and raising taxes to finance the war.
Confederate monetary policies led to runaway inflation.
Efforts to raise an army and impress slave labor ran into steep opposition from various segments of southern society.
Confederate conscription policies struck many Southerners as unfair.

Answer 2

Answer: D

Answer 3

Answer: A

Answer 4

Answer: B

Answer 5

Answer: B

[moongchi]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[DylanD1323]

Excellent