Civil War

When the Civil War began,

• both sides were prepared for a long and drawn-out war.

• the South's greatest strength was its military leadership.

• southerners believed they could win by capturing Washington, D.C.

• northerners were reluctant to volunteer for military service.

Hopes on both sides for a quick victory ended with the

• battle between the Merrimac and the Monitor.

• Battle of Gettysburg.

• Battle of Bull Run.

• Battle of Antietam.

Lincoln's "Anaconda Plan" for winning the war called for all of the following EXCEPT

• a blockade of southern ports to cut off shipping.

• dividing the South into sections to weaken the Confederacy.

• capturing Richmond to destroy the Confederate government.

• assassinating Jefferson Davis to leave the Confederacy without a leader.

Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared

• all enslaved people to be forever free.

• enslaved people in Union states to be free.

• enslaved people in Confederate states to be free.

• enslaved people in U.S. territories to be free.

The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the war because

• it triggered a four-day draft riot in New York City.

• the outcome convinced European nations to help the Confederacy.

• southern troops reached their northernmost point in Union territory.

• Lee lost so many troops that he would never again invade the North.

With the fall of Vicksburg, Union forces

• gained control of the Mississippi River.

• proved the value of ironclad ships.

• showed that black soldiers could fight.

• controlled all southern ports.

General Tecumseh Sherman's march through Georgia was

• a defeat for both armies.

• an example of total war.

• the bloodiest battle of the war.

• a turning point in the war.

The terms of surrender General Grant offered to General Lee were designed to

• end the war without causing further suffering or hatred.

• convince northerners that the heavy costs of the war were justified.

• punish southerners who had fought for the Confederacy.

• continue his policy of accepting nothing less than unconditional surrender.

When the Civil War began, the North had an advantage in terms of

• towns and cities.

• imports and exports

• enslaved people and farms

• mills and factories.

The South's main economic strength came from its

• cotton exports.

• acres of farmland.

• gold in banks.

• number of slaves.