Question

1. Which of the following is true about preparations of the North and South for the Civil War?

A)  Both sides were fairly equal in amount and quality of resources at the outset.
B)  The South had a distinct advantage in industrial goods bought from Europe.
C)  Each side successfully employed a draft to raise manpower early in the war.
D)  Overall the North had the resource advantage in goods and infrastructure.


2. Why does historian Eric Foner call the Emancipation Proclamation "perhaps the most misunderstood of the documents that have shaped American history?

A) The document did not actually free any slaves at all.
B) It was intended to be a threat and not an actual law.
C) The document freed slaves only in areas of rebellion.
D) It was meant to encourage slaves to leave the country.


3. Which of the following is true about preparations of the North and South for the Civil War?

A)   Both sides were fairly equal in amount and quality of resources at the outset.
B)   The South had a distinct advantage in industrial goods bought from Europe.
C)   Each side successfully employed a draft to raise manpower early in the war.
D)   Overall the North had the resource advantage in goods and infrastructure.

Answer 1

1. If my memory serves me well, correct answer to this question should be D)  Overall the North had the resource advantage in goods and infrastructure. The North had a lot of factories which produced war goods => troops were well-supplied. And also they had strong transportation network like railroads, canals and highways to resupply troops.

2.  Eric Foner called the Emancipation Proclamation "perhaps the most misunderstood of the documents that have shaped American history" because according to its content, this document freed slaves only in areas of rebellion. So the answer is C).

3. The same as the first one.