Civil War: Government Policies during the Civil War Q

What was the main goal of President Lincoln at the start of the Civil War?

• To preserve the Union

• To end slavery

• To recruit more troops

• To implement conscription

What event led President Lincoln to shift his war aims and issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

• The printing of paper currency

• The implementation of conscription

• The New York City Draft Riots

• The Battle of Antietam

What did the Emancipation Proclamation declare?

• Freedom for all enslaved people in the South

• Freedom for slaves in rebellious areas

• Freedom for all slaves

• Freedom for all enslaved Black men and women

How did the Confederacy fund their war effort?

• By relying on state militias

• By implementing conscription

• By relying on volunteers

• By printing paper currency

What was the impact of printing paper currency in the South?

• Severe inflation

• Economic stability

• Increased funding for the war

• Decreased reliance on volunteers

Who was required to serve in the military under the Confederate conscription?

• All volunteers

• All enslaved people

• All Black men and women

• All white males

What did President Lincoln seek to achieve with the Gettysburg Address?

• Expansion of the Union

• Full diplomatic support for the Confederacy

• Abolition of slavery

• Reunification of the country

What did President Lincoln portray the struggle against slavery as?

• A fulfillment of America's founding democratic ideals

• A violation of America's founding democratic ideals

• A means to gain full diplomatic support

• A necessary evil for the preservation of the Union

What was the impact of President Lincoln's leadership during the Civil War?

• A decrease in opposition to the war

• A decrease in the number of volunteers

• A shift in war aims towards ending slavery

• A profound influence on American ideals

What did President Lincoln's administration use to depict the reality of the war?

• Pro-war pamphlets

• Songs

• Photographs

• All of the above