Author Question: The Emancipation Proclamation freed: A) all slaves everywhere in the U.S. B) slaves in all ... (Read 114 times)

skymedlock · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Riots in the Confederate states were mainly caused by:

A) inequities of the draft and urban tensions.
B) shortages of food and high inflation rates.
C) ideological disputes.
D) the draft exemption for wealthy slave owners.

Question 2

The notorious Copperhead exiled to the South by Lincoln was:

A) William Seward.
B) Clement Vallandigham.
C) George McClellan.
D) Henry Sibley.

Question 3

The most dramatic change in the status of African Americans in the North during the war was:

A) African Americans being given the right to vote.
B) African American participation in military service.
C) laws forbidding discrimination against African Americans in public facilities.
D) Frederick Douglass' appointment as Secretary of State.

Question 4

The high battlefield casualties in the Civil War were in large part due to:

A) the misuse of early antiseptic and health measures.
B) the invention of more accurate rifles.
C) poor coordination by generals on both sides.
D) the unsanitary conditions of prisoner of war hospitals.

Question 5

All slaves everywhere in the Union were freed by the:

A) Emancipation Proclamation.
B) Contraband Confiscation Act.
C) Field Order 15 issued by Sherman.
D) Thirteenth Amendment.

Question 6

The Emancipation Proclamation freed:

A) all slaves everywhere in the U.S.
B) slaves in all Confederate states.
C) slaves in areas of rebellion not in Union control.
D) slaves in border states.