Based on the role played by its namesake in the Civil War, which duties would you MOST expect a company of the same name (Pinkerton) to perform?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

ammunition duties

ammunition duties

railway duties

railway duties

bodyguard duties

bodyguard duties

nursing duties

Which Black American worked as a spy for northern forces during the Civil War?

(1 point)
Responses

Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman

Sally Hemming

Sally Hemming

Homer Plessy

Homer Plessy

Dred Scott

Which Black infantry unit, renowned for the bravery, led an assault on Fort Wagner in 1863?

(1 point)
Responses

12th Maine

12 th Maine

25th North Virginian

25 th North Virginian

54th Massachusetts

54 th Massachusetts

99th New York

Which event marked the end of armed conflict in the American Civil War?

(1 point)
Responses

the Gettysburg Address

the Gettysburg Address

the surrender of Lee to Grant

the surrender of Lee to Grant

the death of Jefferson Davis

the death of Jefferson Davis

the fall of Fort Sumter

What “disguise” did Thomas Nelson Conrad use to cross into northern territories to spy for southern forces in the American Civil War?

(1 point)
Responses

police uniform

police uniform

preacher garments

preacher garments

doctor’s coat

doctor’s coat

clown costume

Which location is directly related to the events that ended legal slavery in the southern United States?

(1 point)
Responses

Bull Run

Bull Run

Ox Passage

Ox Passage

Cow Pass

Cow Pass

Steer Creek

How long did the American Civil War last?

(1 point)
Responses

one year

one year

two years

two years

three years

three years

four years

Which contributing factor to the American Civil War was MOST tertiary?

(1 point)
Responses

moral objections to slavery

moral objections to slavery

political control of the agrarian economy

political control of the agrarian economy

arguments about states’ rights

arguments about states’ rights

Lincoln winning the 1860 election

The “contraband policy” declared by General Benjamin F. Butler MOST concerned which category of “contraband of war”?

(1 point)
Responses

military deserters

military deserters

northern spies

northern spies

medical deserters

medical deserters

escaped enslaved persons

What was the name established by the southern states who seceded from the United States before the Civil War?

(1 point)
Responses

the Union

the Union

the Confederacy

the Confederacy

the Republic

the Republic

the Allies

Concerns over which (modern) territory was a secondary cause of the Civil War?

(1 point)
Responses

the Northeast

the Northeast

the deep South

the deep South

the West

the West

the Southeast

Which political event was partially responsible for allowing Black Americans to join the Union Army?

(1 point)
Responses

the Emancipation Proclamation

the Emancipation Proclamation

the Missouri Compromise

the Missouri Compromise

the Civil Rights Act

the Civil Rights Act

the State of the Union

The Civil War was primarily triggered over slavery, but which other difference between the North and South MOST contributed to the conflict?

(1 point)
Responses

democracy versus authoritarianism

democracy versus authoritarianism

religious beliefs versus atheist thinking

religious beliefs versus atheist thinking

industrialism versus agrarianism

industrialism versus agrarianism

sectarian pride versus states’ rights

Approximately how many Black Americans fought as soldiers and sailors for northern forces in the Civil War?

(1 point)
Responses

10,000

10,000

65,000

65,000

110,000

110,000

180,000

Answer 1

Here are the most likely answers to your questions based on historical context:

1. Based on the role played by its namesake in the Civil War, which duties would you MOST expect a company of the same name (Pinkerton) to perform?
   Response: bodyguard duties

2. Which Black American worked as a spy for northern forces during the Civil War?
   Response: Harriet Tubman

3. Which Black infantry unit, renowned for their bravery, led an assault on Fort Wagner in 1863?
   Response: 54th Massachusetts

4. Which event marked the end of armed conflict in the American Civil War?
   Response: the surrender of Lee to Grant

5. What “disguise” did Thomas Nelson Conrad use to cross into northern territories to spy for southern forces in the American Civil War?
   Response: preacher garments

6. Which location is directly related to the events that ended legal slavery in the southern United States?
   Response: Ox Passage (presumably referring to a context related to the 13th Amendment rather than a specific location)

7. How long did the American Civil War last?
   Response: four years

8. Which contributing factor to the American Civil War was MOST tertiary?
   Response: arguments about states’ rights

9. The “contraband policy” declared by General Benjamin F. Butler MOST concerned which category of “contraband of war”?
   Response: escaped enslaved persons

10. What was the name established by the southern states who seceded from the United States before the Civil War?
    Response: the Confederacy

11. Concerns over which (modern) territory was a secondary cause of the Civil War?
    Response: the West

12. Which political event was partially responsible for allowing Black Americans to join the Union Army?
    Response: the Emancipation Proclamation

13. The Civil War was primarily triggered over slavery, but which other difference between the North and South MOST contributed to the conflict?
    Response: industrialism versus agrarianism

14. Approximately how many Black Americans fought as soldiers and sailors for northern forces in the Civil War?
    Response: 180,000

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