Multiple Choice Chapter 14 Self-Quiz 2

. At the outset, most Southerners thought the Civil War would be short because

demand for southern cotton would lead France and Britain to recognize the Confederacy.

they believed they would quickly overrun Washington, DC.

their naval superiority promised a quick end to the conflict.

they thought Lincoln had no intention of using military force to reunify the nation.

. The laboring classes of Britain supported

the Confederacy, because they recognized how southern cotton supported their jobs.

the Confederacy, because they felt that slavery made all whites equal.

the Union, because they appreciated the Republican Party's opposition to slavery.

the Union, because they felt a cultural familiarity with the urban immigrants of the North.

. What forced the Upper South states to choose sides?

the Emancipation Proclamation

the formation of the Confederacy

Jefferson Davis's ultimatum

Lincoln's call for troops

. One of the outcomes of the first Battle of Manassas was

that it inspired greater mobilization in the North.

that it forced both armies to recognize the ways new technologies changed strategy.

that Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

that Lincoln replaced McClellan with Grant.

. During the war, many women in the South

had to turn to prostitution after Union troops entered their towns and cities.

took over the farms and businesses their husbands had left behind.

took up arms to defend their homes.

preferred to swear allegiance to the Union rather than go on fighting.

. Northern diplomacy was aided by

the personal respect Europeans had for Lincoln.

the fear Europeans had of a southern victory in the war.

the Republican Party's support for Irish independence.

the close economic ties forged with Britain in the 1850s.

. What put an end to any serious possibility of Britain recognizing the Confederacy?

Vicksburg

Union diplomacy

working-class strikes across Britain

the Emancipation Proclamation

. Slaves who ran away and crossed union lines were treated as

long lost brothers.

contraband of war.

potential military recruits.

Southern spies.

. What factor contributed to Lincoln's reelection?

the fall of Richmond

the New York City Draft Riots

the capture of Mobile Bay

the Emancipation Proclamation

. One of the rationales behind emancipation was to

put the North on the right side of history.

encourage emancipation movements abroad.

anger southern and border states.

weaken the Southâs ability to fight the war.

. The biggest factor in the shift in Union policy toward more destructiveness was

the new rifled musket and more powerful artillery.

the tenacity of Confederate resistance.

Lincoln's desire for reelection in 1864.

advice from European observers.

. What was a major complaint about the Confederate draft?

it forced all planters to enlist, no matter how many slaves they owned

it allowed those who were currently serving to avoid future drafts

it was completely ineffective in recruiting soldiers

it exempted certain classes of individuals

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