L- 22 The Civil War

Which of these was a southern advantage at the start of the Civil War?

• many factories and businesses

• Strong Military Leadership

• Large population

• control of the railway system

Why did General Lee join the confederate military?

• He had been defeated in the presidential election

• He believed in the rights of states to secede

• He felt loyalty to his native Virginia

• He was in favor of slavery

Which of these was a northern advantage at the start of the Civil War?

• control of the Mississippi River

• highly trained soldiers

• abundant natural resources

• fight in familiar territory

What was Jefferson Davis's role prior to becoming president of the Confederate States?

• he was a candidate in the 1860 presidential election

• He was a Norther abolitionist

• he was a wealthy plantation owner

• he represented Mississippi in the U.S. senate

What was the significance of the Battle of Bull Run? It showed that...

• the south was weak

• the north would win

• a quick victory was impossible

• the armies were unwilling to fight long battles

Which of these was the greatest cause of death in the Civil War?

• wounds

• disease

• frostbite

• starvation

Women supported the Civil War cause in all of the following ways except

• spying on the enemy

• working in factories

• fighting on the battlefield

• treating wounded woldiers

The Union's Anaconda plan included all of the following strategies except

• dividing the south

• blocking southern ports

• capturing Richmond, Virginia

• assassinating the Confederate president

Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared that... Enslaved people ___

• in U.S. territories were free

• throughout the world were free

• in confederate states were free

• in union states with slavery were free

Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?

• Lee succeeded in capturing a city in the North

• the south suffered many losses while the north had few

• the loss of troops convinced Lee to never again invade the North

• the outcome convinced European nation to aid the Confederacy