Civil War

What occurred on April 12, 1861 that started the Civil War?

• Fort McHenry was bombed

• Fort Sumter was bombed by the Confederates

• Fort Sumter was bombed by the Union

• The Hunley was sunk in Charleston Harbor

Who stated that the federal government would "hold, occupy, and possess" all federal property even if it was in the South?

• Sherman

• Davis

• Lincoln

• Douglas

States that had slavery but did not secede were called _______

• Free States

• Slave States

• Border States

• Confederate States

One tremendous advantage that the North (Union) had during the war was 80% of the _________

• Cotton

• Soldiers

• Military schools

• Factories

One clear advantage that the South had during the Civil War was that they had the best

• Guns

• Military Officers

• Transportation

• Factories

The policy the North adopted in which Sherman burned military and civilian property was called _______

• Total War

• Shock and Awe

• Trample the South

• Utter Destruction

What was the Anaconda Plan?

• Union strategy in which they would use a blockade of all southern ports

• Confederate strategy for blockade runners

• Union strategy for selling cotton

• Confederate policy for selling cotton to Europe

What was King Cotton Diplomacy?

• Union blockade of all ports in the South

• Confederate policy for getting military supplies from Europe by withholding the cotton

• Union policy for manufacturing goods

• Confederate policy for electing a leader

Why did the Union army establish Port Royal as a base of operations?

• To launch an attack on the Confederate capital

• To launch an attack on the most important southern city (Charleston)

• To gain military supplies from southerners

• To free the slaves in the South

What famous Confederate submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship in warfare?

• The U.S.S Housatonic

• The F.Scott Fitzgerald

• The J. Puskas Enterprise

• The Hunley