#15
How did women like Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton contribute to the Union war effort during the Civil War?
(1 point)
Responses
They accompanied their husbands to war.
They accompanied their husbands to war.
They worked as nurses for the Union army.
They worked as nurses for the Union army.
They enlisted and fought with the army.
They enlisted and fought with the army.
They took jobs to support their families.
They worked as nurses for the Union army.
#16
General William T. Sherman explained that his aim was to relentlessly pursue the Confederates and make them fear and dread him and the Union Army.
Which wartime strategy is represented by this idea?
(1 point)
Responses
naval blockade
naval blockade
martial law
martial law
total war
total war
defensive war
total war
#17
How did the Confederates’ surrender at Vicksburg divide the Confederacy?
(1 point)
Responses
The Confederacy lost the faith and support of its civilians.
The Confederacy lost the faith and support of its civilians.
The Confederacy lost its collective will to continue fighting.
The Confederacy lost its collective will to continue fighting.
Confederate armies in Northern states could no longer reach the South.
Confederate armies in Northern states could no longer reach the South.
The Confederacy could no longer get supplies from its western states.
The Confederacy lost its collective will to continue fighting.
#18
Use the graph to answer the question.
Which of the following best explains the difference between Tennessee and Mississippi on this graph?
(1 point)
Responses
Mississippi had more battles because it was on the coast.
Mississippi had more battles because it was on the coast.
Mississippi had fewer battles because it was on the Mississippi River.
Mississippi had fewer battles because it was on the Mississippi River.
Tennessee had many more battles because it was closer to Union territory.
Tennessee had many more battles because it was closer to Union territory.
Tennessee had many more battles because it remained part of the Union.
Tennessee had many more battles because it was closer to Union territory.
#19
What made the battles at Antietam and Gettysburg different from the other battles illustrated on this map?
(1 point)
Responses
They were victories for the Confederacy.
They were victories for the Confederacy.
They were battles fought in Union territory.
They were battles fought in Union territory.
They were attempts to keep Virginia in the Union.
They were attempts to keep Virginia in the Union.
They were battles defending the Confederate capital.
They were battles fought in Union territory.
#20
Which of the following led to some Northerners labeling John Brown as a martyr?
(1 point)
Responses
Brown's appearance of being insane and the failure of his raid
Brown's appearance of being insane and the failure of his raid
Brown's acceptance of giving up his life for his beliefs
Brown's acceptance of giving up his life for his beliefs
Brown's desire to organize and carry out a slave revolt
Brown's desire to organize and carry out a slave revolt
Brown's persistence when fighting back against Southern troops