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 (a)   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.