Chapter 13

Quiz for Document 13-1: Sowing and Reaping (1863)

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Question 1

Other than Northerners discouraged with the duration of the war, who would be the likely audience for this New York publication’s cartoon representing the unraveling of Southern support for the rebellion?A. Border slave states that had remained in the Union
B. Enslaved African Americans who might be convinced to flee to the north
C. Foreign governments who could support the Union effort
D. Southerners who might be convinced to surrender

Question 2

Which of the following statements best describes what the cartoonist is implying about the Southern secessionist movement with the title of the two panels, Sowing and Reaping?A. Confederate men were weak and women were in charge.
B. Secessionists were violent and uncivilized planters.
C. Southern men and women betrayed one another.
D. Southern women planted seeds of rebellion and harvested a crop of chaos.

Question 3

What class implications are represented by the two images of the women in the two panels?A. All southern women suffered equally from the war.
B. The war was a cynical capitalist conspiracy.
C. Wealthy planters started the rebellion and the working class paid the price.
D. Women of every social class were responsible for the rebellion.