APUSH Chapter 20
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Lincoln successfully prevented any more states from seceding after his inauguration. | False. Lincoln failed to prevent any more states from seceding after his inauguration. |
| In order to appease the Border States, Lincoln first insisted that the North was fighting only to preserve the Union and not to abolish slavery. | True |
| The South's advantage in the Civil War was that it only had to stalemate the war on its own territory, while the North had to fight a war of conquest against a hostile population. | True |
| The North generally had superior military leadership, while the South struggled to find successful commanders for its armies. | False. The South generally had superior military leadership, while the North struggled to find successful commanders for its armies. |
| In the long run, Northern economic and population advantages effectively wore down Southern resistance. | True |
| The South's chances for independence when the war began were actually quite good. | True |
| Although officially neutral, Britain sometimes engaged in acts that in effect aided the South. | True |
| Northern pressure forced the British to stop the Alabama from raiding Union shipping. | False. The British allowed the CSS Alabama to be built in their shipyards. |
| The Civil War-related crisis in U.S.-British relations threatened to expand into a war over Canada. | True |
| Once the Civil War was over, the threat of U.S. intervention forced Napoleon III of France to withdraw his support of Maximilian in Mexico. | True |
| The Civil War draft reflected the North's commitment to fighting a war based on the principle of equal treatment of citizens from all economic conditions. | False. The Civil War draft reflected the North's commitment to fighting a war based on keeping the nation unified. |
| Lincoln's temporary violations of civil liberties were strongly opposed by Congress. | False. Lincoln's temporary violations of civil liberties were supported by Congress. |
| The North effectively financed its Civil War effort through an income tax, higher tariffs, and the sale of federal government bonds. | True |
| The South in effect used severe inflation as a means of financing its war effort. | True |
| The Northern civilian economy was severely damaged by the war effort. | False. The Northern civilian economy was helped by the war effort. |
| Lincoln's plan for the besieged federal forces in Fort Sumter was | D. to provision the garrison but not to reinforce it. |
| The firing on Fort Sumter had the effect of | D.arousing Northern support for a war to put down the South's "rebellion." |
| Among the states that joined the Confederacy only after Lincoln's call for troops were | B. Virginia, Arkansas, and Tennessee. |
| Lincoln at first declared that the war was being fought | A. only to save the Union and not to free the slaves. |
| Which of the following was not among the Border States? | C. Oklahoma |
| The term "Butternut region" refers to | B. the areas of southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois that opposed an antislavery war. |
| In the Indian Territory (Oklahoma), most of the "Five Civilized Tribes" | A. supported the Confederacy. |
| Among the potential advantages the Confederacy possessed at the beginning of the civil War was | C. better-trained officers and soldiers |
| Among the potential advantages the Union possessed at the beginning of the Civil War was | B. a continuing influx of immigrant manpower from Europe. |
| The response to the Civil War in Europe was | B. support for the South among the upper classes and for the North among the working classes. |
| The South's weapon of "King Cotton" failed to draw Britain into the war on the side of the Confederacy because | C. the British found sufficient cotton from previous stockpiles and from other sources like Egypt and India. |
| The success of the Confederate raider Alabama highlighted the issue of | B. Britain's unneutral policy of allowing Confederate ships to be built in its naval yards. |
| Lincoln argued that his assertion of executive power and suspension of certain civil liberties was justified because | A. it was necessary to set aside small provisions of the Constitution in order to save the Union. |
| Many of the new millionaires who emerged in the North during the Civil War | B. made their fortunes by providing poorly made "shoddy" goods to the Union armies. |
| Women made particular advances during the Civil War by | B. entering industrial employment and providing medical aid for soldiers on both sides. |
| Four Border States where secession failed but slavery still survived. | Missouri, Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky |
| The effective Northern naval effort to strangle the Southern economy and dethrone "King Cotton". | Naval Blockade |
| A ship from which two Confederate diplomats were removed, creating a major crisis between London and Washington. | Trent |
| Vessel built in Britain that wreaked havoc on Northern shipping until it was finally sunk in 1864. | Alabama |
| Ironclad warships that were kept out of Confederate hands by Minister Adam's stern protests to the British government | Lair Rams |
| Provision established by Congress in 1863, after volunteers ran out, that provoked violent protests in Northern cities | Conscription |
| Slippery Northern men who collected fees for enlisting in the Union army then deserted. | Bounty Boys |
| Paper currency printed by the Union government that fell victim to wartime inflation. | Greenbacks |
| Medical occupation that gained new status and employment opportunities because of women's Civil War service | Nurses |
| Financial arrangement set up by the federal government to sell government bonds and stabilize the currency | National Banking System |
| Scornful term for Northern manufacturers who made quick fortunes out of selling cheaply made shoes and other inadequate goods to the US army | Shoddy Millionaires |
| Civil liberty that was suspended by Lincoln in defiance of the Constitution and the Supreme Court's chief justice | Writ of Habeas Corpus |
| Organization developed to provide medical supplies and assistance to Union armies in the field | United States Sanitary Commission |
| Napoleon III | F. Slippery French dictator who ignored the Monroe Doctrine by intervening in Mexican politics |
| Charles Francis Adams | A. American envoy whose shrewd diplomacy helped keep Britain neutral during the Civil War |
| Canada | G. Site of cross-border raids and plots by both Southern agents and anti-British Americans during the Civil War |
| Maximilian | B. An Old World aristocrat, manipulated as a puppet in Mexico, who was shot when his puppet master deserted him |
| New York City | I. Scene of the largest Northern antidraft riot in 1863 |
| Britain | E. Nation whose upper classes hoped for a Confederate victory, while its working classes sympathized with the antislavery North |
| Abraham Lincoln | C. An inexperienced leader in war but a genius at inspiring and directing his nation's cause |
| Jefferson Davis | D. Leader whose conflict with states' rights advocates and rigid personality harmed his ability to mobilize and direct his nation's war effort |
| Elizabeth Blackwell | J. First woman physician, organizer of the United States Sanitary Commission |
| Clara Barton | H. Helped transform nursing into a respected profession during the Civil War |
| South Carolina's assault on Fort Sumter | C. Unified the North and made it determined to preserve the Union by military force |
| Lincoln's first call for troops to suppress the "rebellion" | F. Caused four more Upper South states to secede and join the Confederacy |
| Lincoln's careful use of moral suasion, politics, and military force | G. Kept the Border States in the Union |
| The large Northern human-resources advantage | B. Enabled Northern generals to wear down Southern armies, even at the cost of many lives |
| The North's naval blockade and industrial superiority | D. Eventually gave the Union a crucial economic advantage over the most agricultural South |
| The British aristocracy's sympathy with the South | H. Led the British government toward actions that aided the Confederacy and angered the Union |
| Americans minister C. F. Adams's diplomacy | E. Deterred the British and French from recognizing and aiding the Confederacy |
| Grant's victory at Vicksburg | A. Split the South in two and opened the way for Sherman's invasion of Georgia (v) |
| The class-biased unfairness of the Civil War draft | I. Led to riots by underprivileged Northern whites, especially Irish-Americans |
| Lincoln's belief that the Civil War emergency required drastic action | J. Led to temporary infringements on civil liberties and Congress's constitutional powers |
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