Civil War

Which of the following would NOT be a strength of the Union?

• More miles of railroad

• More factories

• Better officers

• Bigger population

Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Confederacy?

• Fighting for a cause

• No navy

• Few factories

• Smaller population

The South planned on winning the war by

• Killing Abraham Lincoln

• Wearing down the Union army

• Capturing Washington D.C.

• Free the slaves

The North has all the following strategies EXCEPT

• Capturing Richmond, Virginia

• Blockading the Southern ports

• Controlling the Mississippi River

• Killing Jefferson Davis

The Battle of Bull Run was important because

• It made the Confederacy feel like they would win the war

• It let Lincoln free all of the slaves

• People came from Washington D.C. to watch the battle

• It made both sides realize the war would be long and bloody

What was so important about the Monitor vs Merrimack?

• The Monitor sank the Merrimack

• Changed how ships would be made forever

• People realized that wooden ships are the still the best

• The Merrimack sank the Monitor

What was the most important thing about the Battle of Antietam?

• Bloodiest one-day in American military history

• Allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation

• Important Union victory

• Confederacy quit the war

What did the Emancipation Proclamation actually do?

• Freed all slaves living in both the Union and Confederacy

• Freed the slaves that lived in the Union

• Freed the slaves that lived in the border states

• Freed the slaves that lived in the Confederacy

What was so important about the Battle of Gettysburg?

• Union victory; turning point in the war; South would never invade North again

• It made Jefferson Davis free all the slaves in the Confederacy

• Lots of men died on both sides

• Big Confederate victory that would lead to them winning the war

What was the theme of the Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?

• After the war is over all Union soldiers will be payed $100

• After the war, the slaves will still be slaves forever

• After the war is over, we will all be Americans again and we need to come together to fix the nation

• After the war, the Confederacy will be punished