Chapter 7 (The Civil War) practice test

The agrarian South was at a disadvantage against the _____.

• European-influenced North
• more liberal North
• colder North
• industrialized North

How did the North’s population differ from the South’s population?

• The North’s population was smaller.
• The North and the South had the same size population.
• The North’s population was larger.

What is one geographic advantage the South had over the North?

• Northerners would be uncomfortable in the hot southern climate.
• The North had no map-making industries.
• The South had more waterways for their navy.
• The South was fighting in its own territory.

Why was the Civil War’s first large battle, the first Battle of Bull Run, so shocking?

• The battle occurred in a place that surprised everyone.
• The battle ended more quickly than people expected.
• The battle cost more money than people expected.
• The battle was more brutal than people expected

What was Lincoln’s strategy for keeping the border states in the Union?

• promising to allow slavery to continue in the border states
• promising abolitionists he would end slavery after the war
• emphasizing the strength of the industrialized North
• emphasizing that his only goal was to save the Union

What was one advantage the South had over the North?

• Southerners believed that slavery was not important.
• Southerners believed that the North lacked the courage to fight.
• Southerners believed deeply in Lincoln’s ability to avoid war.
• Southerners believed passionately about their cause.

Which Confederate military leader opposed slavery and secession but turned down an offer to command Union forces?

• George B. McClellan
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Stonewall Jackson
• Robert E. Lee

What factors helped the North to produce more arms and supplies than the South?

• strong support and financial aid from foreign governments
• experienced government and military leadership
• heavy taxes on the mining industry in the West
• mechanized factories and a steady supply of immigrants seeking work

How did the public react to the Battle of Shiloh?

• The public began to believe a quick end to the war was possible.
• The public in both the North and the South began to support the Confederate cause.
• The public rallied in support of General Grant and his men.
•  The public was shocked and horrified by the large number of dead and injured.

What were the South's two main military strategies at the beginning of the war?

• blockade Union ports along the Mississippi River and capture border states
• mass troops in northern Virginia and capture Washington, D.C., to force a quick Union surrender
• destroy northern railroad lines and raise an army of enslaved African American soldiers
• preserve its small armies while doing enough damage to erode the Union's will to fight