The Civil War Begins - Unit 2

Open Ended

Compare the disadvantages faced by the North and the South during the Civil War. How did these disadvantages affect their strategies and outcomes?

Multiple Choice

What were the two main goals of the Anaconda Plan?

• Blockade Southern coastal ports and control the Mississippi River

• Capture Richmond and destroy Confederate railroads

• Free enslaved people and invade Texas

• Form alliances with European nations

Multiple Choice

Which battle marked the first-ever engagement between ironclad warships?

• Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Shiloh

• Battle of Hampton Roads

• Battle of Gettysburg

Multiple Choice

What was one major limitation of the Emancipation Proclamation issued on January 1, 1863?

• It freed all slaves in the United States

• It only applied to states in rebellion

• It ended the Civil War

• It gave voting rights to freed slaves