Question 1

On both sides, plunder was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   rare and against regulations
B)   common and condoned by officers
C)   rare but covertly condoned by officers
D)   common but against regulations

Question 2

The principal commanders at the Seven Days' Battles were ________ and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Lee and Grant
B)   Jackson and Grant
C)   Lee and McClellan
D)   Jackson and McClellan

Question 3

Why were Unionists in Winchester VA imprisioned by Confederates in March 1862?

Accepted Answer

A)   as punishment for their political beliefs
B)   in preparation for a Union advance
C)   for their protection
D)   to move them behind Union lines

Question 4

For most of the Seven Days' Battles the Union army was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   cut off from a retreat
B)   divided into disparate columns
C)   in retreat
D)   successful in pushing the Confederate troops back C

Question 5

The Valley campaign set ________ Union troops against ________ Confederate troops.

Accepted Answer

A)   25,000; 47,000
B)   95,000; 45,000
C)   2,750; 5,500
D)   60,000; 17,000

Question 6

The Shenandoah Valley was key to defending ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Richmond
B)   Virginia
C)   both national capitals
D)   Washington, D.C. C

Question 7

McClellan's military leadership made clear his ________ approach to the war.

Accepted Answer

A)   bold
B)   cautious
C)   patriotic
D)   Unionist

Question 8

For Confederates and Union soldiers alike, Virginia's White House was a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   sign of the South's decay
B)   reminder of Jefferson's Virginia
C)   powerful symbol
D)   symbol of the war's brutality

Question 9

Unlike Lincoln, most African Americans were opposed to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the Second Confiscation Act
B)   colonization
C)   gradual emancipation
D)   immediatism

Question 10

The Peninsula campaign was a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   major Union defeat
B)   large Union offensive
C)   massive Confederate offensive
D)   minor Union defeat

Question 11

The "Patriotic Covers" image portrayed the Union cause as one that reflected ________ American values.

Accepted Answer

A)   progressive, innovative
B)   moral, religious
C)   peaceful, conciliatory
D)   old, established

Question 12

Her facade as a ________ provided cover for the espionage of Elizabeth Van Lew?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sanitary Commission worker
B)   stereotypical Southern lady
C)   preacher's wife
D)   poor black woman B

Question 13

Looking at Map 3.3, McClellan's movements are best characterized as a(n)  ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   orderly retreat
B)   catastrophe
C)   well planned offensive
D)   rout

Question 14

Which of these was considered "sacred soil" by both armies?

Accepted Answer

A)   Yorktown
B)   Virginia
C)   Washington, D.C.
D)   the Shenandoah Valley

Question 15

Looking at Map 3.2, which of these illustrates the challenges facing the opposing armies?

Accepted Answer

A)   Fremont had to encircle Jackson's troops to cut off supplies.
B)   Divided in two, Jackson's troops had to cover more ground.
C)   Jackson's larger army was able to punch through Union lines.
D)   Jackson's troops had to cover greater distances to counter larger Union forces.

Question 16

In the Peninsula campaign Richmond ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   fell to the Union
B)   remained far from Union troops
C)   came close to falling to the Union
D)   was closely threatened by the Union

Question 17

In the Yorktown phase of the Peninsula campaign, the Union and Confederate troops numbered ________ and ________ respectively.

Accepted Answer

A)   100,000; 17,000
B)   68,000; 57,000
C)   55,000; 65,000
D)   23,000; 47,000

Question 18

The Second Confiscation Act amounted to a(n)  ________ of the First Confiscation Act.

Accepted Answer

A)   repetition
B)   expansion
C)   confirmation
D)   retraction

Question 19

Lincoln's public letter to Horace Greeley made clear his concerns for emancipation on what grounds?

Accepted Answer

A)   Emancipation would destroy the Southern economy.
B)   Freed slaves had no future in a restored US.
C)   As president he believed his main duty was to save the Union.
D)   He was personally opposed to emancipation.

Question 20

In 1861 and 1862 which of these was true of black labor?

Accepted Answer

A)   The numbers of runaway slaves gave the Union an advantage over the Confederacy.
B)   Confederates were unwillingly to use the labor of slaves or freed slaves.
C)   Both sides had begun black conscription
D)   African Americans provided labor for both sides.

Exam 3: Sacred Soil: Virginia in the Summer of 1862

On both sides, plunder was ________.

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The principal commanders at the Seven Days' Battles were ________ and ________.

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Why were Unionists in Winchester VA imprisioned by Confederates in March 1862?

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For most of the Seven Days' Battles the Union army was ________.

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The Valley campaign set ________ Union troops against ________ Confederate troops.

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The Shenandoah Valley was key to defending ________.

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McClellan's military leadership made clear his ________ approach to the war.

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For Confederates and Union soldiers alike, Virginia's White House was a ________.

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Unlike Lincoln, most African Americans were opposed to ________.

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The Peninsula campaign was a ________.

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The "Patriotic Covers" image portrayed the Union cause as one that reflected ________ American values.

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Her facade as a ________ provided cover for the espionage of Elizabeth Van Lew?

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Looking at Map 3.3, McClellan's movements are best characterized as a(n) ________.

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Which of these was considered "sacred soil" by both armies?

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Looking at Map 3.2, which of these illustrates the challenges facing the opposing armies?

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In the Peninsula campaign Richmond ________.

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In the Yorktown phase of the Peninsula campaign, the Union and Confederate troops numbered ________ and ________ respectively.

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The Second Confiscation Act amounted to a(n) ________ of the First Confiscation Act.

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Lincoln's public letter to Horace Greeley made clear his concerns for emancipation on what grounds?

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In 1861 and 1862 which of these was true of black labor?

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