i>Clicker Questions Chapter 14: Two Societies at War, 1861–1865 i>Clicker Questions

1. How did Abraham Lincoln view secession? a. As an act the legality of which had to be determined by the Supreme Court b. As an illegal act that constituted an insurrection against the Union c. As a bluff that would fizzle when it failed to have the effect the secessionists intended d. As a regrettable but legitimate act based on southerners' views of states' rights

2. Why did the border states—Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri—where slavery was legal, not join other southern states in seceding in the months before Abraham Lincoln took office? a. Nonslaveholding yeomen had more political strength there. b. People there widely feared the destructiveness of a civil war. c. They felt alienated by the states of the Deep South. d. Federal troops kept them in the Union.

3. Why was Maryland a strategic location that Abraham Lincoln was determined to keep in the Union? a. It covered the nation's capital on three sides. b. It bordered Virginia, providing access to a loyal state. c. Its rivers provided vital water power to fuel northern industry. d. It had a warmer climate than most of the North, making its farms more productive.

4. Why did the upper age limit of the Confederate draft jump from thirty-five to forty-five in September 1862? a. Too many Confederate volunteers in their early forties ended up being rejected. b. The heavy casualties at Antietam highlighted the need for more manpower. c. Confederate leaders decided that men aged thirty-six to forty-five were better fighters. d. The majority of men between eighteen and thirty-five were slaves.

5. What loophole of the South's draft was controversial? a. The exemption of plantation owners b. The ability of draftees to hire substitutes c. The exemption of immigrants d. The ability to pay a $300 fee to avoid conscription

6. What was the major cause of death for soldiers serving in the Civil War? a. Disease b. Immediate death in combat c. Execution for desertion d. Wounds suffered in battle

7. What did the Confederacy rely upon to provide income to fund the war effort? a. French aid b. Immigrant workers c. King Cotton d. Writs of habeas corpus

8. What statement describes the actual change in status of slaves in January 1863 as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation? a. It freed only slaves in states still in rebellion and did not change the status of a single slave. b. It freed the slaves behind Union lines. c. It freed all the slaves both behind Union lines and within states occupied by northern troops. d. It freed all slaves everywhere in the United States and in the Confederate states.

9. What was a result of General Ulysses S 9. What was a result of General Ulysses S. Grant's campaign in Virginia in the spring and summer of 1864? a. It caused severe casualties for both armies but did not end the war. b. It quickly forced Lee to surrender at Appomattox Court House. c. It was quickly turned back after an initial defeat. d. It was called off by Lincoln because of high casualties.

10. What Union general invaded the South, took and destroyed Atlanta, and carried out a scorched-earth policy in a march to the sea? a. Ulysses S. Grant b. William Sherman c. George McClellan d. Alexander Stephens

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