Civil War: The Early Stages

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

• a. the North's population was smaller

• b. the North's population was larger

• c. the North and the South had the same population

• d. there were no population statistics for the North or the South

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

• a. The South was fighting in its own territory

• b. Northerners were not use to the hot southern climate

• c. The North had no map-making abilities

• d. The South had more waterways for their navy

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

• The battle occurred in a place that surprised everyone

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

• a. Vicksburg

• b. Richmond

• c. New Orleans

• d. Shiloh

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

• a. Vicksburg

• b. Richmond

• c. New Orleans

• d. Shiloh

Isolation of a port by hostile forces

(a)  

Union strategy to gain control of Confederate ports and the Mississippi River

(a)  

Tennessee battle that resulted in 25,000 Union and Confederate forces

(a)  

The Union states that allowed slavery

(a)  

General who won the Battle of Bull Run/Battle of Manassas

(a)