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US History 12-3 quiz help?
- Thread starter Tim G
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1.What happened at the Battle of Antietam?
A.Lee invaded the Maryland and caught McClellan’s troops off guard, leading to a quick Union defeat.
B.Union lines fell back, but did not break and, when Confederate reinforcements arrived from Richmond, Union troops were forced to retreat.
C.McClellan did not break Lee’s lines, but inflicted so many casualties that Lee retreated.
D.Confederate lines fell back, but did not break and the battle ended inconclusively.
2.What effect did the battle of Antietam have in Britain’s relationship with the U.S.?
A.Britain saw the great number of casualties the Union inflicted and was convinced that it should ally with the Union.
B.The British decided to monitor how the war progressed to determine if it would recognize the Confederacy.
C.Britain decided to recognize the Confederacy and assist in war and economic efforts.
D.When Britain heard of the death toll of over 6,000 men, it was convinced that it would have no international relations with a country so strongly divided.
3.What effect did the battle of Antietam have on President Lincoln?
A.It convinced Lincoln that the U.S. was divided and that he needed to consider a different approach to unity.
B.Lincoln saw that he had the power to end slavery in the South.
C.Lincoln realized that he needed to devote more resources to recruiting soldiers and producing weaponry.
D.It made Lincoln realize that he needed to quickly end the war to prevent further casualties.
4.What had Lincoln proposed early in his presidency to end slavery?
A.A slow end to slavery, with compensation given to slave owners for the loss of slaves
B.Slavery should first be ended in the western states, then the southern states
C.All slaves should be freed and sent back to Africa
D.All slaves should be freed and relocated to states in the west
5.Why didn’t Lincoln say that the Civil War was being fought to end slavery?
A.He did not want to lose the loyalty of Union slaveholding states.
B.Abolition had no connection to the Civil War.
C.He wanted to be re-elected and knew that many citizens were divided on the issue of slavery.
D.Lincoln was loyal to his party and most of his party opposed any move to end slavery.
6.How did the Battle of Antietam affect the course of the Civil War?
A.It made it more difficult to recruit Union soldiers.
B.Both the Union and Confederacy had to consider new battle tactics for the future.
C.It made recruiting Confederate soldiers more difficult.
D.It changed the purpose of the war from union preservation to freeing the slaves.
7.What convinced northerners to realize that slavery had to end?
A.Freed slaves were great assets to the war effort as they were fierce in battle and quick moving.
B.Overtaking portions of the South exposed northerners to the terrible plight of slaves and convinced them the terrible practice needed to be outlawed.
C.Slaveholding border states left the Union and allied with the Confederacy, so the Union did not need to consider their wishes in its decision.
D.The North wanted to make fallen soldiers’ sacrifices worthwhile and punish the South.
8.What did Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation do?
A.It freed all slaves in the United States after January 1863.
B.It freed all slaves who aided the Union in war efforts after January 1863.
C.It freed all slaves whose states were in rebellion after January 1863.
D.It freed all slaves under the age of 18 and over 40 after January 1863.
9.What was one immediate result of the Emancipation Proclamation?
A.It allowed the Confederacy to use African Americans as soldiers.
B.It let abolitionists go into the border states supporting the Union and free slaves there.
C.It allowed the Union to recruit and train African American soldiers.
D.It compensated slave owners with payments for the loss of slaves.
10.What did the Emancipation Proclamation depend on for it to take effect?
A.The cooperation of slaves in Confederate states
B.The Confederate victory in the war
C.The assistance of abolitionists in the northern states
D.The Union victory in the war
A.Lee invaded the Maryland and caught McClellan’s troops off guard, leading to a quick Union defeat.
B.Union lines fell back, but did not break and, when Confederate reinforcements arrived from Richmond, Union troops were forced to retreat.
C.McClellan did not break Lee’s lines, but inflicted so many casualties that Lee retreated.
D.Confederate lines fell back, but did not break and the battle ended inconclusively.
2.What effect did the battle of Antietam have in Britain’s relationship with the U.S.?
A.Britain saw the great number of casualties the Union inflicted and was convinced that it should ally with the Union.
B.The British decided to monitor how the war progressed to determine if it would recognize the Confederacy.
C.Britain decided to recognize the Confederacy and assist in war and economic efforts.
D.When Britain heard of the death toll of over 6,000 men, it was convinced that it would have no international relations with a country so strongly divided.
3.What effect did the battle of Antietam have on President Lincoln?
A.It convinced Lincoln that the U.S. was divided and that he needed to consider a different approach to unity.
B.Lincoln saw that he had the power to end slavery in the South.
C.Lincoln realized that he needed to devote more resources to recruiting soldiers and producing weaponry.
D.It made Lincoln realize that he needed to quickly end the war to prevent further casualties.
4.What had Lincoln proposed early in his presidency to end slavery?
A.A slow end to slavery, with compensation given to slave owners for the loss of slaves
B.Slavery should first be ended in the western states, then the southern states
C.All slaves should be freed and sent back to Africa
D.All slaves should be freed and relocated to states in the west
5.Why didn’t Lincoln say that the Civil War was being fought to end slavery?
A.He did not want to lose the loyalty of Union slaveholding states.
B.Abolition had no connection to the Civil War.
C.He wanted to be re-elected and knew that many citizens were divided on the issue of slavery.
D.Lincoln was loyal to his party and most of his party opposed any move to end slavery.
6.How did the Battle of Antietam affect the course of the Civil War?
A.It made it more difficult to recruit Union soldiers.
B.Both the Union and Confederacy had to consider new battle tactics for the future.
C.It made recruiting Confederate soldiers more difficult.
D.It changed the purpose of the war from union preservation to freeing the slaves.
7.What convinced northerners to realize that slavery had to end?
A.Freed slaves were great assets to the war effort as they were fierce in battle and quick moving.
B.Overtaking portions of the South exposed northerners to the terrible plight of slaves and convinced them the terrible practice needed to be outlawed.
C.Slaveholding border states left the Union and allied with the Confederacy, so the Union did not need to consider their wishes in its decision.
D.The North wanted to make fallen soldiers’ sacrifices worthwhile and punish the South.
8.What did Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation do?
A.It freed all slaves in the United States after January 1863.
B.It freed all slaves who aided the Union in war efforts after January 1863.
C.It freed all slaves whose states were in rebellion after January 1863.
D.It freed all slaves under the age of 18 and over 40 after January 1863.
9.What was one immediate result of the Emancipation Proclamation?
A.It allowed the Confederacy to use African Americans as soldiers.
B.It let abolitionists go into the border states supporting the Union and free slaves there.
C.It allowed the Union to recruit and train African American soldiers.
D.It compensated slave owners with payments for the loss of slaves.
10.What did the Emancipation Proclamation depend on for it to take effect?
A.The cooperation of slaves in Confederate states
B.The Confederate victory in the war
C.The assistance of abolitionists in the northern states
D.The Union victory in the war