21.1 & 21.2 The Armies and Key Battles of the Civil War

Why was neither the North nor the South prepared to fight in the beginning of the Civil War?

• Both sides were short on food and supplies.

• Both sides did not fully support the war.

• Both sides needed to build strong armies.

• Both sides had armies that were too large.

President Abraham Lincoln wanted the North to fight in the Civil War in order to

• keep the United States as one country.

• split the United States into regions.

• help the farmers in the United States.

• establish colonies in the United States.

Which of the following is not true of the Battle of Antietam, which occurred in 1862?

• It was the Confederate army's first victory in the Civil War.

• It was the bloodiest one-day battle in military U.S. History.

• It was the first battle of the Civil War on northern soil.

• It was considered a Union victory in the Civil War.

By the time the Civil War was finished, over _____ years had gone by. More Americans died in the Civil War than in any other war in our nation's history.

The color of the Confederate soldier’s uniform was

• Grey

• Blue

• Red

• Black

The color of the Union’s uniform was

• Red

• Blue

• Black

• Gray

To break away from a group

• state's rights

• slavery

• Gettysburg

• secede

Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army.

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ulysses S. Grant

True or False:

In the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln ordered the freedom of people enslaved in the Southern states not under Union control. This further upset already angry Southerners.

• True

• False

Select three true statements about the Civil War soldiers.

(hint: there is 3)

• Confederated troops were mostly farmers and poor white men.

• Soldiers typically went into battle with little training.

• Women participated as soldiers in the Union Army.

• Both armies were forced to adopt official uniforms.