Ch 15 L3 Life in the Civil War

How did the Union blockade of the southern coast affect the Confederacy during the Civil War?

• It forced it to build ships that could outrun the blockade.

• It contributed to shortages of weapons and food.

• It encouraged European countries to trade with the South.

• It caused it to build more factories to supply its needs.

Why did some people in the North oppose the military draft?

• They felt that the Union was not able to win the war.

• They felt that the draft targeted poor people who couldn't pay the $300 dollars to avoid it.

• Many abolitionists realized thta they actually liked slavery.

To quiet opposition to the war, both President Lincoln of the Union and President Davis of the Confederacy ____.

• promised to end it quickly

• tried to negotiate with Confederate President Davis

• selected a new general to lead the armies

• suspended habeas corpus, right to a trial before jail

As the Civil War progressed, women in both the North and South

• managed the farms and businesses and supported the war effort.

• continued with life as it had been before the war.

• openly enlisted in Union and Confederate armies.

• started protests against the violence of the war.

A major cause of death for soldiers during the Civil War was

• lack of training.

• disease.

• starvation.

• poor equipment.

Who convinced officials to let women work as nurses and recruited many women to serve as nurses during the Civil War?

• Dorothea Dix
• Frances Clayton
• President Lincoln
• Rose O’Neal Greenhow

Clara Barton’s work during the Civil War led to

• peace talks between the two sides.

• a victory for the Union.

• the formation of the Red Cross.

• equal rights for women.

Who was the 54th Massachusetts Infantry?

• They were a drumline group.

• They were the first group of all slave soldiers during the Civil War.

• They were the first African-American regiment during the Civil War.

• They were a group of militia who took matters into their own hands.

Who was the abolitionist whose two sons fought for the 54th Massachusetts?

• Harriet Tubman

• Fredrick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Horace Mann

Which statement describes how black soldiers were treated differently than white soldiers?

• Black soldiers were paid more than white soldiers

• Black soldiers were paid less than white soldiers

• Black soldiers had better uniforms than white soldiers