Question 1
How did General Benjamin F. Butler define a contraband of war?
A) military weapons seized during the war
B) runaway slaves who escaped to the North
C) southern plantations seized by the North
D) escaped prisoners of war
Question 2
From the beginning of the war until December 1861, one of the key problems facing the North was
A) decreasing support for the war.
B) many Southern victories.
C) lack of funding for the war.
D) lack of a strong navy.
Question 3
The British decided NOT to enter the war primarily for which reason?
A) Their empire was already big enough.
B) They were allied with the North.
C) They were opposed to slavery.
D) They had no military power.
Question 4
The South believed that Britain would support them in their war effort because the British
A) strongly believed in slave ownership.
B) sought revenge on the North for the American Revolution.
C) needed cotton.
D) wanted the Confederacy as part of their empire.
Question 5
After the first Battle of Manassas (Bull Run), President Lincoln did all of the following EXCEPT
A) issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
B) call for 1 million volunteers.
C) reorganize the Union army.
D) replace a number of Union generals.
Question 6
The first Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) resulted in which of the following?
A) a clear Union victory
B) a rout of the Union army
C) the end of the Confederacy
D) the appointment of Robert E Lee as the head of the Army of the Potomac
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