Exam Questions Fire In The Rear To Chancellorsville Ch.7

Chapter 7: Fire in the Rear: To Chancellorsville

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 1

1) In 1862 Braxton Bragg continued the fight for control of ________.

a. the Mississippi

b. Louisiana

c. Kentucky

d. Tennessee

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 2

2) The Battle of Stones River ended ________.

a. in a clear Confederate victory

b. with a Union rout

c. in a costly Union victory

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 3

3) Looking at Map 7.1, the Confederate forces ________.

a. were quickly pushed back

b. could not make any progress against the Union forces

c. had superior artillery

d. initially made good progress

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 4

4) In renewing his assault on Vicksburg what was the greatest challenge facing Grant?

a. building pontoons

b. Confederate artillery

d. Confederate gunboats

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 5

5) Which of these is illustrated by Map 7.2?

a. the Union advanced down the Mississippi

c. both sides' the lack of transportation routes

d. the futility of the Union focus on control of the Mississippi

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 6

6) Ultimately, Confederate defenses at Vicksburg were defeated by ________.

a. a combination of efforts

c. Union spies

d. ironclad gunboats

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 7

7) In spring 1863 Jefferson Davis made defense of ________ the Confederacy's top priority.

a. Chancellorsville

b. Richmond

c. New Orleans

d. Vicksburg

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 8

8) In 1863 ________ took over as the leader of the Army of the Potomac.

a. Irvin McDowell

b. Joseph Hooker

d. George McClellan

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 9

9) Which of these hit Richmond in April 1863?

a. an outbreak of influenza

b. a bread riot

d. Union artillery

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 10

10) In "Sowing and Reaping" Confederate women are depicted as sowing ________ and reaping ________.

a. slavery; riot

b. lies; defeat

c. racial hatred; race riots

d. war; famine

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 11

11) Which of these led the Union and Confederate troops at Chancellorsville?

a. Grant and Jackson

b. Grant and Lee

c. Hooker and Lee

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 12

12) For Lee, Chancellorsville was a(n) ________.

a. narrow victory

b. tragedy

c. triumph

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 13

13) Looking at Map 7.3, by May 4 the Union forces ________.

a. had lost their command of Chancellorsville

c. nearly surrounded Chancellorsville

d. were in control of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 14

14) Which of these was killed at Chancellorsville?

a. Joseph Hooker

b. Robert Lee

c. Ulysses Grant

d. Stonewall Jackson

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 15

15) In 1863 Lincoln suspended ________.

a. martial law

b. habeas corpus

d. laws protecting free speech

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 16

16) Clement Vallandingham was found guilty of ________ and sentenced to prison for the duration.

a. treason

b. disloyal sentiments

d. espionage

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 17

17) The central figure image "The Mower Moves On" can be said to illustrate what war measure?

a. the Habeas Corpus Act

c. the Woman Order

d. the Enrollment Act

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 18

18) In 1863, soldiers' hostility towards ________ grew.

a. Peace Democrats

c. Radical Republicans

d. moderate Republicans

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 19

19) In 1862 hostility towards Copperheads took the form of ________.

a. attacks on Democrats' homes

b. suspension of the writ of habeas corpus

c. Republican secret societies

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 20

20) Their ________ led Union soldiers to grow more hostile towards Copperheads in 1863?

a. war experiences

c. growing sympathy with fugitive slaves

d. religious beliefs

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 21

21) Union Leagues were organized to ________.

a. protest the imposition of martial law

b. promote loyalty to the Union

d. increase volunteer enrollment

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 22

22) Who of these was a notable Union League spokesman?

a. Clement Vallandingham

b. Erastus Corning

c. Andrew Jackson Hamilton

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 23

23) Which of these was key agenda of the Woman's National Loyal League?

a. abolition

c. woman suffrage

d. ending martial law

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 24

24) The Lieber Code was issued largely to ensure a ________ footing to the Union war effort.

a. moral

b. religious

c. ethical

d. legal

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 7, Question 25

25) The Retaliatory Act was justified by Davis because of the Union's ________.

a. use of spies

b. conscription of African Americans

c. emancipation efforts