Ch.16-17 study game

What event triggered the fighting between north and the south?

• The southern states seceded

• Southerners fired on fort Sumter

• Union forces invaded Virginia

• A confederate army invaded Maryland

What advantage in technology made the Civil War much deadlier than earlier American wars?

• Ironclads

• Submarines

• Rifles

• Mortars and Handgrenades

Which is NOT considered a border state

• Tennessee

• Maryland

• Kentucky

• Missouri

What advantages did the north have over the south during the Civil War?

• The North had a superior railway system

• The North had more farms

• Unlike southern slaves, northerners had to pay income tax

• All of the above

Why did southerners refer to their cotton crop as “King Cotton”?

• The South’s cotton production was unusually large

• The plants grown in the rich southern soil were the biggest cotton plants in the world

• The South’s cotton was very important crop in the world market

• Because the Southerners who grew cotton on their plantations were as rich as some kings

How did the south economy put it at a disadvantage in the Civil War?

• The south did not have the industry it needed to make war supplies

• Slavery reduced the number of men available to serve in the army

• It had poor internal transportation systems because it depended on exports

• All of the Above

What was one northern strategy for winning the Civil War?

• To offer Native Americans land in the south if they wanted to fight for the union

• To cut off the southern imports and exports with a naval blockade

• To capture Texas and attack the rest of the confederacy from the west

• To kidnap Confederate President Jefferson Davis and bring him to Washington D.C. for trial

How did Americans react to the war when it began?

• Southerners feared that the war would be long.

• Many Northerners fled to Canada rather than being called to fight

• The leaders of some border states did not want to send troops

• All of the above

Why was the north capture of New Orleans serious blow to the South?

• The union capture the city after winning the battle of Shiloh

• Union forces now control the entire Mississippi river

• Thousands of freed slaves in New Orleans joined the union army

• New Orleans was the largest city in the south and a major port

What strategy did the south have for fighting the war?

• Withhold cotton from the world market to pressure Britain/France to help the south

• Attack Washington DC and win a quick victory

• Increase cotton exports to Europe in order to raise money to buy supplies

• Capture the Mississippi river in order to split the union in half