Advantages-Disadvantages Civil War

Why did the South secede from the Union?

• they wanted to create closer relations with Europe

• They opposed trade with England

• they believed the election of Lincoln threatened the institution of slavery

Names used to refer to the states that did NOT secede (check all correct answers).

• Union

• United States

• Confederacy

• North

Names used to refer to the states which seceded (check all that apply).

• Union

• Confederacy

• Confederate States of America

• South

Where did the first battle of the Civil War take place?

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• Bull Run

• Fort Sumter

Why did the first Civil War battle take place in Ft. Sumter?

• Northern (Union) soldiers tried to capture the city of Charleston.

• The Confederate Navy wanted to seize control of South Carolina.

• The Confederacy wanted to take control of the fort since it was in Confederate territory.

• Confederate forces wanted to move their capital to Ft. Sumter.

During the Civil War, Missouri was considered a _____ state.

• free

• border

• Confederate

• Republican

__________ had better generals when the war began

• The South

  (Confederacy)

• The North

  (Union)

__________ had the advantage of fighting on familiar ground.

• The South

• The North

____________ was the capital of the South.

• Atlanta, GA

• Richmond, VA

• Washington DC

__________ had more miles of railroad tracks.

• The North

• The South