CH 15.3 1863: The Changing Nature of the War - Quiz

What is meant by the term 'total war' as described in the text?

• A war that is fought only at sea.

• A war that involves only military targets.

• A war that involves both military and civilian targets.

• A war that is fought only on land.

What was a significant change in the Confederate mobilization efforts?

• They stopped using enslaved people for labor.

• They instituted a military draft in April 1862.

• They allowed women to serve in the army.

• They abolished the military draft.

Why was 1863 considered a pivotal year in the Civil War?

• The Emancipation Proclamation was issued.

• The war ended in 1863.

• The Union surrendered to the Confederacy.

• The Confederacy gained control of the Mississippi River.

What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?

• To abolish slavery in the border states.

• To immediately free all enslaved people in the United States.

• To free enslaved people in the Confederate states in rebellion.

• To end the Civil War immediately.

How did the Union fund its war efforts?

• By selling land to the Confederacy.

• By borrowing money from the Confederacy.

• By imposing high tariffs and taxes.

• By selling cotton to Europe.

What was the impact of the Union's Legal Tender Act of 1862?

• It abolished the use of paper money.

• It introduced greenbacks as legal tender.

• It reduced inflation in the North.

• It stopped the printing of money.

What was a loophole in the Union's Enrollment Act of 1863?

• Draftees could avoid service by paying $300.

• Women could be drafted into the army.

• Only immigrants were required to register.

• African Americans were required to serve.

What role did women play in the Civil War according to the text?

• They served as generals in the army.

• They took over farms and businesses.

• They were not involved in the war effort.

• They were drafted into the army.

What was Lincoln's primary objective at the start of the Civil War?

• To restore the Union.

• To expand the United States' territory.

• To abolish slavery immediately.

• To gain support from Great Britain.

What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?

• It was a minor skirmish with few casualties.

• It resulted in the immediate end of the war.

• It marked the farthest north the Confederate army advanced.

• It was the first battle of the Civil War.