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Quiz for Home Front Protest during the Civil War

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1. According to John Beauchamp Jones (Document 13.11), how did President Jefferson Davis attempt to deter the rioters in Richmond?

He threatened death by hanging.

He threatened to expel the rioters.

He urged them to suffer the difficulties of war with courage.

He promised to compile a list of those in need and to meet those needs.

Correct: The answer is c. According to Jones, President Davis arrived to speak to the women and children and asked them to go home and bear “the privations with fortitude.” Davis attempted to subdue the rioters by invoking their common enemy and the need for courage.

Incorrect: The answer is c. According to Jones, President Davis arrived to speak to the women and children and asked them to go home and bear “the privations with fortitude.” Davis attempted to subdue the rioters by invoking their common enemy and the need for courage.

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2. What accusation did Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper make in its depiction of the bread riots (see Document 13.12)?

Richmond women feigned patriotism only to turn around and riot for their personal motives.

Richmond women were patriotic in sending their soldiers and in providing for their ailing families.

Richmond women were ill-prepared for the suffering wrought by war.

Richmond women were model wives and mothers who would stop at nothing to take care of their families.

Correct: The answer is a. The two cartoons show women calmly and lovingly sending their husbands off to war only to turn into craven rioters when the men were gone. The women in these cartoons are not portrayed in a sympathetic light.

Incorrect: The answer is a. The two cartoons show women calmly and lovingly sending their husbands off to war only to turn into craven rioters when the men were gone. The women in these cartoons are not portrayed in a sympathetic light.

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3. In his examination into the riots in New York City, Edward B. Freeland (Document 13.13) attempted to defend those who took part in the riot and murdered African Americans. Which of the following statements was an aspect of Freeland’s defense?

Poor whites in the North opposed slavery, but not in such a way that they were willing to die in its defense.

Poor whites believed that freed slaves would travel to northern cities and act as competitors in the job market.

Poor whites were already stretched to the limit of their abilities by the lack of food and supplies during the war.

Poor whites in the city disagreed with Democrats over the reasons for the war.

Correct: The answer is b. Freeland asserted that, far from wanting to be drafted into a war that would abolish slavery, poor whites in northern cities believed that they were fighting against their own economic interests.

Incorrect: The answer is b. Freeland asserted that, far from wanting to be drafted into a war that would abolish slavery, poor whites in northern cities believed that they were fighting against their own economic interests.

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4. What did Clement L. Vallandigham argue to be the dispute which caused the Civil War (see Document 13.14)?

Slavery

Greed

Labor disputes

Sectionalism

Correct: The answer is d. Vallandigham asserted that jealousy and sectionalism drove the nation apart. He made this argument because he believed that sectionalism was repressible and that the conflict did not need to continue.

Incorrect: The answer is d. Vallandigham asserted that jealousy and sectionalism drove the nation apart. He made this argument because he believed that sectionalism was repressible and that the conflict did not need to continue.

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5. What conclusion(s) can be made about citizens in the Union and Confederacy in 1863, based on the accounts of Edward B. Freeland (Document 13.13), Clement L. Vallandigham (Document 13.14), and the North Carolina peace movement (Document 13.15)?

For many, allegiance to their region only intensified.

For many, the war had dragged on far too long.

For many, peace seemed impossible.

For many, the victory of the Union appeared imminent.

Correct: The answer is b. From those refusing the draft to those trying to negotiate peace, winning the war appeared to have been less important than ending the war, based on these documents from both Northerners and Southerners who were weary of war.

Incorrect: The answer is b. From those refusing the draft to those trying to negotiate peace, winning the war appeared to have been less important than ending the war, based on these documents from both Northerners and Southerners who were weary of war.