The Civil War Standard 8-4.5

Why did the Confederacy withhold cotton from foreign markets at the beginning of the Civil War?

• To prevent other markets from selling cotton back to the Union.

• To damage the economies of British allies.

• To preserve cotton for the creation of important war materials.

• To create demand and increase prices.

What tactic by the Union army had the greatest impact on South Carolina's ability to ship cotton out of the state and import needed supplies?

• A blockade of South Carolina's coastline by the Union navy.

• The destruction of railroad tracks in and out of South Carolina.

• The capture of Fort Sumter in the Charleston harbor.

• The sinking of the Confederacy's submarine, H. L. Hunley.

What was Union General William Sherman's motivation for his "March-to-the-Sea" campaign?

• To provide support to Union forces trapped at the port city of Charleston.

• To end southern dominance of the trade networks by destroying the South's most important port, Charleston.

• To take the Civil War to southern civilians and punish them until they surrendered.

• To escape surrounding southern armies and flee to the North by sea.

Why was South Carolina's trading relationship with Europe a key element to its Civil War strategy?

• South Carolina feared that the North would block the slave trade and hoped that Europe would break the blockade.

• South Carolina depended on a European demand for cotton to dominate trade and to outlast the Union.

• South Carolina expected Europe to aid it with troops in order to protect the cotton trade.

• South Carolina demanded that Europe boycott Union goods in an effort to cripple the northern economy.

How did Robert Smalls aid the Union?

• He shared information about the fortifications around Charleston and along the South Carolina coast.

• He piloted a Union ship to Maryland to transport soldiers.

• He provided the Union with Confederate codes to interpret their battle plans.

• He commanded the submarine Hunley that attacked British ships carrying goods.

At the end of the Civil War, which action was designed to destroy the morale and willpower of South Carolina's citizens?

• The Union blockade of the Charleston Harbor.

• The destruction of homes and towns by Sherman's army.

• The capture of the area near Port Royal Sound and Hilton Head Island.

• The use of African Americans soldiers by the Union Army.

Which action is an example of William T. Sherman's strategy of total war?

• The Union blockade around the port of Charleston.

• The destruction of homes and plantations on the March-to-the-Sea.

• The capture of Port Royal and citizens living on Hilton Head Island.

• The loss of African American troops at the battle of Fort Wagner.

Why is the development and the use of the Hunley during the Civil War significant?

• It was the first submarine.

• It was the first hot air balloon.

• It ended the blockade of the South Carolina coastline.

• It helped defeat the Union troops at Fort Sumter.

During the early years of the Civil War, on what task did the northern navy focus their concentration?

• Raiding southern merchant ships.

• Freeing slaves in southern port towns.

• Developing new weapons and submarines.

• Setting up a blockade of the Confederacy's coastline.

Which is the most accurate about General Sherman's march through South Carolina during the Civil War?

• Sherman's troops defeated Lee's army before entering South Carolina.

• Sherman's troops were nearly wiped out by an organized group of civilians.

• Sherman's troops devastated the people of South Carolina by destroying homes, livestock, and farms.

• Sherman's troops gained the respect of the people for their humane treatment of the enemy.