Ch15 L1 Quiz

What was the MAIN purpose for Civil War in the North?

• To free the slaves

• To restore the Union

• To bring industry to the South

• To protect the right to own slaves

What was the MAIN purpose for the South during the Civil War

• to abolish slavery

• to restore the union

• to protect their right to own slaves

• to bring agriculture to the North

What was NOT an advantage the Union had over the Confederacy?

• Larger population

• More railroad lines

• Was was fought on their turf

• More manufactured goods

What advantages did the Confederacy have over the Union? Select 3 that apply.

• Excellent military leaders like Robert E. Lee

• Fighting battles on their own turf

• Leadership of Abe Lincoln

• Strong fighting spirit/will to win

What was the nickname for the Union strategy to squeeze the life out of the Confederacy?

• The Cobra Plan

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• Anaconda Plan

• Total War

What was NOT a strategy the Confederacy planned to use to win the war?

• Refuse to export cotton to Britain and France unless they helped

• Wear out the North by fighting a defensive war

• Blockade Southern ports

• Capture Washington D.C.

Who were the TWO leading generals for the Union and the Confederacy?

• Stonewall Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William Sherman

Union soldiers were nicknamed what?

• Yankees

• Rangers

• Angels

• Orioles

Confederate Soldiers were nicknamed what?

• Rough Riders

• Rebels

• Rowdy Boyz

• Renegades