17.1 "The Two Sides"

Border States were

• Slave states that seceded to the Confederacy
• Slave states that remained in the Union
• Free states that remained in the Union
• Slave states that didn't join either side

What border state did Lincoln consider the most important to keep in the Union because it was close to the Confederate capital

• Delaware

• Kentucky

• Maryland

• Missouri

What was another name for the South during the Civil War?

• America
• the Confederacy
• the Union
• the USA

The main goal of the South was ____.

• to expand the Confederacy's territory
• to be recognized as an independent nation
• to make slavery legal throughout the United States

What was one of the main advantages of the South?

• a. a larger population
• b. excellent military leaders 
• c. belief in states' rights 
• d. strong industries 

Another name for the North during the Civil War was..

• The CSA
• The Confederacy
• The rebels
• The Union

The main goal of the North was ____.

• to abolish slavery
• to defend its territory against the Confederacy
• to restore the Union
• all of the above

The Union strategy to win the war was to...

• Do nothing and let the Confederacy come to them
• Put up a naval blockade around the South, so they couldn't export their cotton.
• Attack their capital city, Richmond
• Ask Mexico to help attack the South

Which was not an advantage of the North?

• For the most part fought on their own turf
• More men
• More money
• More supplies

General Scott's war strategy was called ____

• divide and conquer
• a naval blockade
• the Mississippi Plan
• the Anaconda Plan