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A) Both presidents, despite little military background, ably directed the war effort.
B) Each government relied initially on volunteer soldiers, but later had to institute a draft,
which provoked deep hostility.
C) Each government financed the war through taxes and issuing paper money.
D) The demands of war tended to increase the power of the central government and
accelerate industrialization on both sides.
Question Details
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s : Understand
Learning Objective : Contrast Abraham Lincoln’s and Jefferson Davis’s methods and success in mobilizi
Topic : The Demands of War
Gradable : automatic
28) One significant difference between the Confederacy and the North was that
28) ______
A) the North was able to print more money to pay for the war, while the South had no
such capability.
B) Northern civilians rarely felt the direct effects of the war, while Southern civilians
were directly affected.
C) the South had to resort to a draft, while the North was able to raise its army from
volunteers.
D) the South used taxes to pay for the war, while the North was able to finance the war
with treasury surpluses.
Question Details
Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s : Understand
Topic : The Union Home Front
Learning Objective : Describe life on the Union home front.
29) What was the first Union success of the war?