Station 3: Battle of Bull Run and Lincoln's Anaconda Plan

What was the Union expecting as they made the attack at Bull Run?

• A long, drawn-out war
• An evenly matched fight
• A quick and easy end to the war
• None of these

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

• Antietam
• Bull Run
• Sherman's March to the Sea
  
• Fort Sumter

All of the following was part of Lincoln's "Anaconda Plan" EXCEPT:

• Block all southern ports to cut off shipping
• Divide the north into sections
• Divide the south into sections
• Capture the Confederate capital, Richmond

All of the following were strengths of the Union at the start of the Civil War EXCEPT:

• Larger population

• Military leadership

• More railroad track

• Had control over the oceans

Which of the following was a WEAKNESS of the Confederacy at the start of the Civil War?

• Military leadership

• Had a large area of land

• Most battles were fought in the South

• Focus on farming instead of industry