“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.”

Question

-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

Answer 1

Here are the responses based on the provided questions:

Question 14: Based on the quote, what is Lincoln’s primary goal?
Response: preserving the Union

Question 15: How did women like Dorothea Dix and Clara Barton contribute to the Union war effort during the Civil War?
Response: They worked as nurses for the Union army.

Question 16: Which wartime strategy is represented by General Sherman’s idea?
Response: total war

Question 17: How did the Confederates’ surrender at Vicksburg divide the Confederacy?
Response: The Confederacy could no longer get supplies from its western states.

Question 18: Which of the following best explains the difference between Tennessee and Mississippi on this graph?
Response: Tennessee had many more battles because it was closer to Union territory.

Question 19: What made the battles at Antietam and Gettysburg different from the other battles illustrated on this map?
Response: They were battles fought in Union territory.

Question 20: Which of the following led to some Northerners labeling John Brown as a martyr?
Response: Brown's acceptance of giving up his life for his beliefs.

Question 21: What did Frederick Douglass believe prevented Americans from living up to the Constitution?
Response: slavery

Question 22: Which of the following completes this diagram?
Response: The Emancipation Proclamation

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