Unit 4 Quiz 3 (Fall 2016)

1. In the beginning of the war President Lincoln was more interested in keeping the Union together and making sure certain states did not leave the Union than he was with emancipating the slaves.

True

False

2. The Confederacy women saw so many soldiers leave for war that their towns literally were nearly depopulated.

True

False

3. Gen. Benjamin Butler coin the term "contraband of war".

True

False

4. Where was the war's heaviest toll?

South

North

East

West

5. As the war continued and Union soldiers marched into the South their mind and view on slavery never changed.

True

False

6. Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation against his cabinet members wishes.

True

False

7. Who or what is contraband of war?

Exacped Slaves

The Confederate Soldiers

Union Supplies

POWs

8. Who approved the move to allow African Americans, who were once slaves, to join the Union Army

Lincoln

Secretary of War Edward Stanton

Grant

Jefferson Davis

9. Who, in both the Union and Confederacy, began to take on roles and task they had never completed before?

Women

Children

The Government

All answer choices

10. What did Congress do in the Union to aid the economic issues the war created? (Hint: They created a solid monetary system which not only used dollars and coins but...)

Greenbacks

War Bonds

Gold

SIlver