CIVIL WAR

Although many farmers fought in the Civil War, farms in both the Union and Confederacy were able to continue operating because —

• military officers assigned troops to work on farms

• new farm machinery was imported from overseas

• women often managed farm operations

• relief organizations provided emergency farm labor

A writ of habeas corpus requires an official to bring a prisoner before a civil court to justify the prisoner’s arrest. President Abraham Lincoln authorized the suspension of habeas corpus during the Civil War.

By ignoring Chief Justice Taney’s ruling, President Lincoln —

• exercised a constitutional check on judicial power

• disregarded the principle of judicial review

• upheld the concept of federalism

• invoked the principle of separation of powers

After General Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, the main priority of the United States was to —

• A elect a new president and vice president

• complete construction of the Capitol

• establish Union forts in the former Confederate states

• implement a plan to bring Confederate states back into the Union

Which idea does President Lincoln express in this excerpt?

• The Union exists only through the consent of sovereign states.

• The Union requires a nationwide decision on slavery.

• The Union matters more than current disagreements between states.

• The Union will be preserved through military force if necessary.

In the excerpt above, what does “this interest” refer to?

• The Confederate States of America

• Protective tariffs

• Slavery

• The U.S. Constitution

The New York City riots of 1863 were partly a result of —

• the economic uncertainty faced by the working class

• strong local opposition to federal taxes

• housing shortages affecting recent immigrants

• the meager wages paid to military recruits

One advantage the Confederacy had over the Union during the Civil War was that Confederate forces had —

• numerous factories for producing weapons and ammunition

• a larger number of military troops in reserve

• an extensive railroad system for moving troops and supplies

• knowledge of the terrain where most battles were fought

How was the event depicted in this image significant to the Civil War?

• The Confederate defense of the besieged fort lengthened the war.

• The Union victory divided the Confederacy along the Mississippi River.

• The invasion of the Confederate capital resulted in the surrender of the Confederacy.

• The Confederate attack upon the Union fort initiated the war.

A biography on the military career of General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson would include his involvement in which Civil War events?

• The First Battle of Bull Run and the Confederate victory at Fredericksburg

• The Union capture of Atlanta and the March to the Sea through Georgia

• The Virginia Peninsula campaign and the Union victory at Gettysburg

• The campaigns in northern Virginia and the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House

How did the loss of its control of the Mississippi River contribute to the defeat of the Confederacy?

• The river had provided direct access to the Union’s base of military operations.

• Losing control of the river removed the physical barrier between slave and free states.

• The river had provided the Confederacy with a power source for factories and mills.

• Losing control of the river divided the Confederacy in two and cut off its supplies.