Ch. 22 Civil War Review

Which of these was a Northern advantage at the start of the Civil War?

• highly trained soldiers

• abundant natural resources

• fighting in familiar territory

• control of the Mississippi

Which of these was a Southern advantage at the start of the Civil War?

• strong military leadership

• large population

• control of the railroads

• many factories and businesses

Why did General Lee join the Confederacy?

• He was told to leave the Union by Lincoln.

• He felt loyalty to his native Virginia.

• He believed in the rights of states to secede.

• He had been defeated in the presidential election.

What was the significance of the Battle of Bull Run

• it proved the South was weak

• it showed that the North would win quickly

• it proved that a quick victory was impossible

• it showed that the armies were unwilling to fight long battles

What was Jefferson Davis's role prior to becoming president of the Confederacy?

• he was a northern abolitionist

• he was a wealthy plantation owner

• he represented Mississippi in the US Senate

• he was a candidate in the 1860 presidential election

The Union's Anaconda Plan included all of the following strategies except

• dividing the South

• blocking Southern ports

• capturing Richmond, Virginia

• assassinating the Confederate president

What did General Lee hope would be the result of sending his troops to fight on Union soil?

• a show of strength in Maryland might convince the state to join the Confederacy

• Union troops would be defeated and the war would end

• Confederate troops would cut off Union access to the Potomac

• Seeing their land being destroyed by war would discourage the Union

Which of these was the greatest cause of death in the Civil War?

• wounds

• disease

• frostbite

• starvation

Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared that

• slaves in U.S. territories were free

• slaves throughout the world were free

• slaves in Confederate states were free

• slaves in Union slave states were free

Women supported the Civil War cause in all of the following ways except

• spying on the enemy

• working in factories

• fighting on the battlefield

• treating wounded soldiers