Leadership of North and South during the American Civil War

What was the name of Davis' Vice-President?

Stephens

How many appointments were there to the 6 cabinet posts in Davis' time in office?

16

Arguably the south was crippled by its loyalty to the idea of what?

States rights

What Act did Davis pass in 1862 to raise men?

Conscription Act

What happened to the Confederate Congress as the war progressed?

Increasingly opposed Davis making his job harder.

Give the name of one state governor who did not fully co-operate with Davis.

Brown from Georgia or Vance from N. Carolina

In 1862, Congress authorised Davis to declare what?

Martial law

The Taxation in Kind Act authorised the government to collect how much of farmers' produce?

10%

What did the Confederacy have few of, that made its currency unstable?

Gold reserves

By 1865, inflation was up by how much?

5000%

In the South, draft exemptions were issued to which important workers?

Railway workers

How many men did the confederacy mobilise?

900,000

In some circles the war became known as a 'rich man's war and a poor man's fight', how might a rich person avoid the draft?

Hire a substitute or be a manager of a plantation with 20 plus slaves

Give the names of two military appointments by Lincoln who were arguably very poor choices.

Pope, McLellan, Burnside, Hooker, McDowell

What was the name of Lincoln's Secretary of State?

Seward

What was the name of his Secretary of the Treasury?

Chase

What did Lincoln suspend in 1861 in order to enforce law and order and retain the otherwise flimsy support of the border states?

Habeas corpus

Lincoln ordered how many million dollars of military spending without congressional approval?

$2 million

Which party controlled Congress throughout the war?

Republicans

Two thirds of Union revenue was raised by loans. How much was raised by taxation?

1/5

The 1862 Legal Tender Act issues $150 million of what type of currency?

Paper

What did this currency become known as?

Greenbacks

The enforcement of the 1863 Conscription Act led to riots in which northern city with 120 deaths?

New York

Republicans labelled their Democrat opponents what?

Copperheads

The governor of Ohio denounced the war and was arrested for treason. He became one of the most high profile opponents to Lincoln. What was his name?

Clement Vallandigham