HISTORY 106
EXAM 1
QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
SCORED A+
Evatee 10/16/24 HISTORY 106
,HISTORY 106 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS SCORED A+
causes of the civil war Answer - -cultural and economic differences
-conspiracies
-poor leadership
-collapse of political parties
-states rights
-slavery
-immediate trigger: lincolns election
civil war Answer - -lasted 4 years when it was expected to be over quickly
-10,000 military actions
-630,000 killed
-sense of shock in the south
-northerners blamed the south
-transformed the nation
-created a blue print for a modern america
how the civil war changed the nation Answer - -changed the way we fight our
wars
-killing became impersonal, new technology, total war
-destruction, disorder, disease
-ended slavery with 13th amendment
-balance of power shifted to north
,-affirmation of federal supremacy
blueprint for a modern america Answer - -financing the war
-income tax
-1862: lincoln signs bill that imposes a 3% tax on income over $600, bill was
amended to 5%
-legal tender act
-use of government bonds
legal tender act Answer - -federal government was short on case so they began
printing money
-printed $150 million that was not backed in gold and silver
-laid the foundation for permanent paper money
use of government bonds Answer - -introduced by Jay Cooke
-northern wartime developments
modernization Answer - -Homestead Act
-Morril Land Grant Act
-Transcontinental Railroad
-threats to civil liberties
-suspernsion to writ of habeas corpus
-martial law
-military conscription (draft)
Homestead Act Answer - -encouraged western movement
-had to build homes on land to prove that they were homestead
, Morril Land Grant Act Answer - provides land for education
transcontinental railroad Answer - -Pacific Railway Act of 1862
-finished in May 1869
presidential restoration Answer - -formation of West Virginia
-proclamation of amnesty that is lenient
-lincoln's 10% plan
-loyalists think lincolns plan was too lenient, said there is no constitutional
backing for his decisions
-radical republicans
-wade davis bill
-lincoln is assassinated april 14, 1865
-mary surrat
-johnson assumes presidency
west virginia Answer - -formed in 1861
-model for states
-admitted to union in 1863
-lincoln names governors in states that have been liberated from confederacy
lincoln's 10% plan Answer - -oath of allegiance to the constitution to follow
laws from constitution
-those who took oath receive presidential pardon and are allowed to elect
delegates and form governments
EXAM 1
QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
SCORED A+
Evatee 10/16/24 HISTORY 106
,HISTORY 106 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS SCORED A+
causes of the civil war Answer - -cultural and economic differences
-conspiracies
-poor leadership
-collapse of political parties
-states rights
-slavery
-immediate trigger: lincolns election
civil war Answer - -lasted 4 years when it was expected to be over quickly
-10,000 military actions
-630,000 killed
-sense of shock in the south
-northerners blamed the south
-transformed the nation
-created a blue print for a modern america
how the civil war changed the nation Answer - -changed the way we fight our
wars
-killing became impersonal, new technology, total war
-destruction, disorder, disease
-ended slavery with 13th amendment
-balance of power shifted to north
,-affirmation of federal supremacy
blueprint for a modern america Answer - -financing the war
-income tax
-1862: lincoln signs bill that imposes a 3% tax on income over $600, bill was
amended to 5%
-legal tender act
-use of government bonds
legal tender act Answer - -federal government was short on case so they began
printing money
-printed $150 million that was not backed in gold and silver
-laid the foundation for permanent paper money
use of government bonds Answer - -introduced by Jay Cooke
-northern wartime developments
modernization Answer - -Homestead Act
-Morril Land Grant Act
-Transcontinental Railroad
-threats to civil liberties
-suspernsion to writ of habeas corpus
-martial law
-military conscription (draft)
Homestead Act Answer - -encouraged western movement
-had to build homes on land to prove that they were homestead
, Morril Land Grant Act Answer - provides land for education
transcontinental railroad Answer - -Pacific Railway Act of 1862
-finished in May 1869
presidential restoration Answer - -formation of West Virginia
-proclamation of amnesty that is lenient
-lincoln's 10% plan
-loyalists think lincolns plan was too lenient, said there is no constitutional
backing for his decisions
-radical republicans
-wade davis bill
-lincoln is assassinated april 14, 1865
-mary surrat
-johnson assumes presidency
west virginia Answer - -formed in 1861
-model for states
-admitted to union in 1863
-lincoln names governors in states that have been liberated from confederacy
lincoln's 10% plan Answer - -oath of allegiance to the constitution to follow
laws from constitution
-those who took oath receive presidential pardon and are allowed to elect
delegates and form governments
