The Civil War (4.2)

For the most part the Civil War in the east was fought in northern Virginia. What advantage did fighting most of the battles in Virginia give the Confederacy?

• The Confederate supplies were closer by.

• Confederate generals understood the territory on which the battles were fought better than the Union generals

• Confederate fighting spirit was higher when they fought in the south.

• There was no advantage as all the battles were fought in America.

The main strategy of the Union in the west was to gain control of what important geographic feature of that part of the country?

• The high ground around Chickamauga, Tennessee

• The Tennessee River Valley.

• The deep water port of Mobile, Alabama.

• The Mississippi River

Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri were known as border states during the American Civil War. What was the main characteristic of a border state?

• Border states were slave states that chose to remain in the Union.

• Border states were states that declared themselves as noncombatants during the Civil War.

• Borders states were just the states that bordered other slave states.

• Border states had no specific allegiance to the Union or the Confederacy.

The Southern economy was an agrarian economy that relied on the sale and export of cotton (and to a lesser extent tobacco) on the international market. What did the Union navy do to make the export of Southern agricultural commodities difficult?

• The Union navy blocked the entry of all foreign trading ships to Southern sea ports.

• The Union navy imposed steep tariffs on all Southern agricultural goods.

• The Union navy staged daring raids to destroy cotton and other agricultural goods in the field.

• The Union navy attempted to impose a blockade on all Southern port cities making it hard or impossible to export cotton and other goods to Europe and other markets.

As the casualty counts in battles like Shiloh and Antietam began to grow ever larger, some argued that the war must be fought over something more than just preserving the Union. In 1862 President Lincoln decided the time was right to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. The Emancipation Proclamation is said to have freed the slaves. Specifically where were the slaves freed?

• The Border states of Delaware and Maryland.

• The Border states of Kentucky and Missouri.

• Slaves were freed only in the states that were in "rebellion" and that meant the Confederate states.

• All of the United States of America.

The first Battle of Bull Run was fought in July of 1861 and was a resounding ______________________ victory.

• Confederate

• Union

• Lincoln

• British

In his Gettysburg Address Lincoln appeared to give new meaning to the purpose of the Civil War. What did Lincoln see as the main issue of the war?

• Ending slavery.

• Limiting States' rights.

• Maintaining the Union

• Guaranteeing liberty and equality for all (men and women).

The opposing sides in the Civil War had many things in common, a common language, and a common culture for example. But, there were some significant differences. From the answers below select the one that represents a significant difference between the North and South.

• The North had excess manufacturing capabilities while the South had limited manufacturing capabilities.

• The South had more railroads than the North.

• The South had more population than the North.

• The North's generals had a better understanding of the territory on which most of the war would be fought.

The Civil War began at 4:30 AM on April 12, 1861 when Confederates attacked which fort?

• Ticonderoga 
• Monroe
• Knox 
• Sumter

What was the preferred political party of Northerners?

• Republican
• Democrat
• Whig
• Constitutional Union