Ch 15

Rule by the army in times of crisis is called

• habeas corpus

• martial law

• total war

• inflation

Which was a Northern advantage at the beginning of the war?

• better generals

• fighting a defensive war

• more factory resources

• better trained soldiers

What was the original goal of the North in fighting the war?

• force South to give up slavery

• make all Southern states join the Confederacy

• bring the South back into the US

• destroy the South and then rebuild it

When more and more paper money is printed what often happens?

• habeas corpus

• total war

• inflation

• tariffs

Which was a Southern strategy for winning the Civil War?

• defending itself until the North gave up

• capturing Washington, DC and burning it down

• blockading Northern ports

• all were strategies

Where did Lincoln have to declare martial law?

• Maryland

• Kansas

• Kentucky

• Delaware

Which was a Northern strategy to win the war?

• blockade the Southern ports

• control the Mississippi River

• capture Richmond

• all were strategies

What was a Southern advantage at the beginning of the war?

• more factories to produce supplies

• familiar territory - easy to hide in wilderness

• higher population

• all were advantages

The First Battle of Bull Run proved what?

• the Union's military skills were better than the Confederacy's

• the Confederacy's military skills were better than the Union's

• the war would be short

• both sides needed better trained soldiers

What is an ironclad?

• heavy duty cannon invented for use in the Civil War

• small submarine

• battleship covered with iron plates

• body armor for officers