Civil War

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The Confederates were fighting a(n)

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defensive war

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Why did the Union want to control the Mississippi River?

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All of the above: to control the movement of trade and goods, and because it was a natural division to 'split the South'.

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Even though these were states where slavery was legal, they did not secede and join the Confederate states.

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Border States

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More factories, population, and a better navy were

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Union advantages

Front

Better officers, defending their own homes, and not having to go on the attack were

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Confederate advantages

Front

What caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery?

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the election of Abraham Lincoln

Front

The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location? Options: Fort Sumter, Fort Williams, Fort Pillow, Fort Apache

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Fort Sumter

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What was a major strength of the Union?

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factories

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What was a major weakness of the Confederacy?

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smaller populations

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What was Lincoln's main goal at the beginning of the Civil War?

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to preserve the Union