Civil War Pre-Test

The agrarian South was at a disadvantage against the

• European-influenced North.

• more liberal North.

• industrialized North.

Before the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved African Americans who were captured by Union forces were often treated as ____.

• contraband

• the militia

• spies

How did the Civil War affect industries in the North?

• The North closed many industries.

• Industries could not meet wartime demands.

• Industries became more mechanized.

How did the North's population differ from the South's population?

• The North's population was smaller.

• The North's population was larger.

• The North and South had the same size population.

What is one geographic advantage the South had over the North?

• The South was fighting in its own territory.

• Northerners would be uncomfortable in the hot southern climate.

• The North had no map-making industries.

Why was the Civil War's first large battle so shocking?

• The battle was over more quickly than people expected.

• The battle cost more money than people expected.

• The battle was more brutal than people expected.

What port on the Gulf of Mexico was captured by Union forces early in the war?

• Vicksburg

• Richmond

• New Orleans

How could Northern advantages primarily be categorized?

• martial

• industrial

• strategic

How did the South attempt to compensate for its disadvantages?

• Southern military leaders devised the Anaconda Plan to end the war quickly.

• Confederate troops remained within their territory at all times.

• Southern leaders approached foreign governments for aid.

Some abolitionists criticized Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation because

• they knew it did not specifically free all enslaved people.

• they wanted it sent to European countries.

• they wanted it to give enslaved people full rights and citizenship.