Quiz: Two sides and Life During War

The main goal of the South was ____.

• to expand the Confederacy's territory
• to be recognized as an independent nation
• to make slavery legal throughout the United States
• to protect its ability to trade with Britain and France

The main goal of the North was ____.

• to abolish slavery
• to restore the Union
• to defend its territory against the Confederacy
• all of the above

The basic strategy of the South was to conduct a defensive war. True or False?

• True
• False

Many Union and Confederate soldiers deserted because ____.

• they decided to join the other side
• they were hungry, afraid, and sick
• they wanted to avoid being called cowards
• they doubted their side's ability to win the war

The Union wanted control of the Mississippi because ____.

• it could cut off supply lines to the Confederacy from the West
• it wanted to steal supplies from the Confederacy
• it would be able to move into the heart of the South
• Both A and C

Lee's strategy at the Battle of Antietam did not work because ____.

• Lee chose to retreat to Virginia
• the Union had superior leadership
• the description of his plan was found by Union officers
• Union troops outnumbered Confederate troops at the battle

The Confederate's ironclad ship, the Virginia, defeated the Union's ironclad ship. True or False?

• True
• False

During the war, many schools and churches were used as ____.

• military offices
• hospitals
• prisons
• post offices

Most prisoners of war died from ____.

• battle wounds
• disease
• bullets
• malnutrition

Southern support for the war remained strong until the end.

• True
• False