Question
#10
That we here highly resolve [decide] that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
—Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which of the following best summarizes President Lincoln's meaning in this last sentence of his Gettysburg Address?
(1 point)
Responses
Soldiers must be given more power in the government because of their actions in the war.
Soldiers must be given more power in the government because of their actions in the war.
Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government.
Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government.
Presidents should decide important issues, including the debates over slavery.
Presidents should decide important issues, including the debates over slavery.
Government of the people, by the people, and for the people is no longer important.
Government of the people, by the people, and for the people is no longer important.
Question 11
#11
These excerpts are from presidential inaugural addresses.
Based on these excerpts, which statement describes the ideas of Presidents Davis and Lincoln?
(1 point)
Responses
Both Davis and Lincoln believed that it was unlawful for a state to break from the union.
Both Davis and Lincoln believed that it was unlawful for a state to break from the union.
Both Davis and Lincoln believed that states had the authority to wage war against the union.
Both Davis and Lincoln believed that states had the authority to wage war against the union.
Davis believed that the federal government made secession necessary, while Lincoln believed the union must be preserved.
Davis believed that the federal government made secession necessary, while Lincoln believed the union must be preserved.
Lincoln believed that a state must prove the right to secede, while Davis believed that any state could secede at any time.
Lincoln believed that a state must prove the right to secede, while Davis believed that any state could secede at any time.
Question 12
#12
Which of the following best exemplifies how the Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War for the Union?
(1 point)
Responses
The Confederacy did not launch another invasion of the North after the battle.
The Confederacy did not launch another invasion of the North after the battle.
General Lee's loss at Gettysburg led to his being removed from command.
General Lee's loss at Gettysburg led to his being removed from command.
General Lee's army regrouped and began planning attacks on Washington, D.C.
General Lee's army regrouped and began planning attacks on Washington, D.C.
The Confederacy lost control of the Mississippi River because of the defeat.
The Confederacy lost control of the Mississippi River because of the defeat.
Question 13
#13
Why did Lincoln inform the Confederacy that he would not be sending troops or weapons as food supplies were sent to Fort Sumter?
(1 point)
Responses
to allow the Confederacy to retain full ownership of the fort
to allow the Confederacy to retain full ownership of the fort
to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action
to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action
to give the Confederacy a false sense of security and then attack
to give the Confederacy a false sense of security and then attack
to inform the Confederacy of his desire to begin open fighting
to inform the Confederacy of his desire to begin open fighting
Question 14
“If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.”
-Abraham Lincoln August 22, 1862
Use the passage to answer the question.
Based on the quote, what is Lincoln’s primary goal?
(1 point)
Responses
freeing the slaves
freeing the slaves
punishing the South
punishing the South
preserving the Union
preserving the Union
not addressing slavery
not addressing slavery
Question 15
#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 took jobs to support their families.
Question 16
#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
defensive war
Question 17
#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 could no longer get supplies from its western states.
Question 18
#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 remained part of the Union.
Question 19
#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 defending the Confederate capital.
Question 20
#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
Brown's persistence when fighting back against Southern troops
Question 21
#21
After the Dred Scott decision, Frederick Douglass said he sought to have Americans live up to the principles of the Constitution. What did he believe prevented Americans from living up to the Constitution?
(1 point)
Responses
manifest destiny
manifest destiny
abolition
abolition
popular sovereignty
popular sovereignty
slavery
slavery
Question 22
#22
Which of the following completes this diagram?
(1 point)
Responses
President Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
President Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment
Question 23
#23 ESSAY QUESTION
Select two of the following:
Battles of Antietam, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, or Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House
1. Explain the significant of the event (2pts)
2. Provide details examples (2pts)
You must explain with details for both events you select.
(4 points)
That we here highly resolve [decide] that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
—Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which of the following best summarizes President Lincoln's meaning in this last sentence of his Gettysburg Address?
(1 point)
Responses
Soldiers must be given more power in the government because of their actions in the war.
Soldiers must be given more power in the government because of their actions in the war.
Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government.
Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government.
Presidents should decide important issues, including the debates over slavery.
Presidents should decide important issues, including the debates over slavery.
Government of the people, by the people, and for the people is no longer important.
Government of the people, by the people, and for the people is no longer important.
Question 11
#11
These excerpts are from presidential inaugural addresses.
Based on these excerpts, which statement describes the ideas of Presidents Davis and Lincoln?
(1 point)
Responses
Both Davis and Lincoln believed that it was unlawful for a state to break from the union.
Both Davis and Lincoln believed that it was unlawful for a state to break from the union.
Both Davis and Lincoln believed that states had the authority to wage war against the union.
Both Davis and Lincoln believed that states had the authority to wage war against the union.
Davis believed that the federal government made secession necessary, while Lincoln believed the union must be preserved.
Davis believed that the federal government made secession necessary, while Lincoln believed the union must be preserved.
Lincoln believed that a state must prove the right to secede, while Davis believed that any state could secede at any time.
Lincoln believed that a state must prove the right to secede, while Davis believed that any state could secede at any time.
Question 12
#12
Which of the following best exemplifies how the Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War for the Union?
(1 point)
Responses
The Confederacy did not launch another invasion of the North after the battle.
The Confederacy did not launch another invasion of the North after the battle.
General Lee's loss at Gettysburg led to his being removed from command.
General Lee's loss at Gettysburg led to his being removed from command.
General Lee's army regrouped and began planning attacks on Washington, D.C.
General Lee's army regrouped and began planning attacks on Washington, D.C.
The Confederacy lost control of the Mississippi River because of the defeat.
The Confederacy lost control of the Mississippi River because of the defeat.
Question 13
#13
Why did Lincoln inform the Confederacy that he would not be sending troops or weapons as food supplies were sent to Fort Sumter?
(1 point)
Responses
to allow the Confederacy to retain full ownership of the fort
to allow the Confederacy to retain full ownership of the fort
to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action
to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action
to give the Confederacy a false sense of security and then attack
to give the Confederacy a false sense of security and then attack
to inform the Confederacy of his desire to begin open fighting
to inform the Confederacy of his desire to begin open fighting
Question 14
“If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.”
-Abraham Lincoln August 22, 1862
Use the passage to answer the question.
Based on the quote, what is Lincoln’s primary goal?
(1 point)
Responses
freeing the slaves
freeing the slaves
punishing the South
punishing the South
preserving the Union
preserving the Union
not addressing slavery
not addressing slavery
Question 15
#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 took jobs to support their families.
Question 16
#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
defensive war
Question 17
#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 could no longer get supplies from its western states.
Question 18
#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 remained part of the Union.
Question 19
#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 defending the Confederate capital.
Question 20
#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
Brown's persistence when fighting back against Southern troops
Question 21
#21
After the Dred Scott decision, Frederick Douglass said he sought to have Americans live up to the principles of the Constitution. What did he believe prevented Americans from living up to the Constitution?
(1 point)
Responses
manifest destiny
manifest destiny
abolition
abolition
popular sovereignty
popular sovereignty
slavery
slavery
Question 22
#22
Which of the following completes this diagram?
(1 point)
Responses
President Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
President Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment
Question 23
#23 ESSAY QUESTION
Select two of the following:
Battles of Antietam, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, or Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House
1. Explain the significant of the event (2pts)
2. Provide details examples (2pts)
You must explain with details for both events you select.
(4 points)
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Here are the answers to the multiple-choice questions you provided:
**Question 10:**
Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government.
**Question 11:**
Davis believed that the federal government made secession necessary, while Lincoln believed the union must be preserved.
**Question 12:**
The Confederacy did not launch another invasion of the North after the battle.
**Question 13:**
to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action
**Question 14:**
preserving the Union
**Question 15:**
They worked as nurses for the Union army.
**Question 16:**
total war
**Question 17:**
The Confederacy could no longer get supplies from its western states.
**Question 18:**
Tennessee had many more battles because it was closer to Union territory.
**Question 19:**
They were battles fought in Union territory.
**Question 20:**
Brown's acceptance of giving up his life for his beliefs
**Question 21:**
slavery
**Question 22:**
The Emancipation Proclamation
**Question 23: ESSAY QUESTION**
Here’s a sample response for two events you may choose:
**Event 1: The Battle of Gettysburg**
1. **Significance of the Event:** The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, marked a turning point in the American Civil War. It was one of the bloodiest battles and resulted in a significant defeat for General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army. This battle halted Lee’s invasion of the North and shifted the momentum towards the Union forces.
2. **Detailed Examples:** Approximately 51,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, or missing, making it the costliest battle of the war. President Lincoln later honored the fallen with the Gettysburg Address, emphasizing the need for a “new birth of freedom,” which underscored the ideals of democracy and equality.
**Event 2: The Siege of Vicksburg**
1. **Significance of the Event:** The Siege of Vicksburg, which lasted from May 18 to July 4, 1863, was crucial because it gave the Union complete control over the Mississippi River. This split the Confederacy in two and was a key strategic victory for Union General Ulysses S. Grant.
2. **Detailed Examples:** The siege culminated in the surrender of Confederate General John C. Pemberton and approximately 30,000 troops on July 4. This victory, combined with the Union’s success at Gettysburg, marked a significant turning point in the war, bolstering Northern morale and significantly weakening the Southern war effort.
Feel free to adjust the details or examples based on your own understanding or the specific requirements of your assignment!
**Question 10:**
Americans should honor the sacrifice of soldiers by continuing democratic government.
**Question 11:**
Davis believed that the federal government made secession necessary, while Lincoln believed the union must be preserved.
**Question 12:**
The Confederacy did not launch another invasion of the North after the battle.
**Question 13:**
to convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action
**Question 14:**
preserving the Union
**Question 15:**
They worked as nurses for the Union army.
**Question 16:**
total war
**Question 17:**
The Confederacy could no longer get supplies from its western states.
**Question 18:**
Tennessee had many more battles because it was closer to Union territory.
**Question 19:**
They were battles fought in Union territory.
**Question 20:**
Brown's acceptance of giving up his life for his beliefs
**Question 21:**
slavery
**Question 22:**
The Emancipation Proclamation
**Question 23: ESSAY QUESTION**
Here’s a sample response for two events you may choose:
**Event 1: The Battle of Gettysburg**
1. **Significance of the Event:** The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, marked a turning point in the American Civil War. It was one of the bloodiest battles and resulted in a significant defeat for General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army. This battle halted Lee’s invasion of the North and shifted the momentum towards the Union forces.
2. **Detailed Examples:** Approximately 51,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, or missing, making it the costliest battle of the war. President Lincoln later honored the fallen with the Gettysburg Address, emphasizing the need for a “new birth of freedom,” which underscored the ideals of democracy and equality.
**Event 2: The Siege of Vicksburg**
1. **Significance of the Event:** The Siege of Vicksburg, which lasted from May 18 to July 4, 1863, was crucial because it gave the Union complete control over the Mississippi River. This split the Confederacy in two and was a key strategic victory for Union General Ulysses S. Grant.
2. **Detailed Examples:** The siege culminated in the surrender of Confederate General John C. Pemberton and approximately 30,000 troops on July 4. This victory, combined with the Union’s success at Gettysburg, marked a significant turning point in the war, bolstering Northern morale and significantly weakening the Southern war effort.
Feel free to adjust the details or examples based on your own understanding or the specific requirements of your assignment!