Ch. 15 Section 3: A War Without End

How did the industrial capacity of the North compare to that of the South at the start of the Civil War?

• The North had twice the South's capacity.

• The North had three times the South's capacity.

• The North had five times the South's capacity.

• The North had ten times the South's capacity.

What was the biggest challenge in implementing the Anaconda Plan?

• The South had enough weapons already before the blockade.

• The North had to blockade more than 3,000 miles of coastline

• General Scott had to persuade his colleagues to try the plan.

• The South broke through the blockade along the Gulf Coast.

Why did some people call for Lincoln to fire General Grant after the Battle of Shiloh?

• The Union lost the Battle of Shiloh.

• Many Union soldiers died in the battle.

• The Union was unable to capture Corinth.

• Grant failed to capture any forts on the way to Shiloh.

Where did the first skirmish between ironclad warships take place?

• on the Mississippi River

• just outside of Corinth, Mississippi

• a few miles from Richmond, Virginia

• near Hampton Roads, Virginia

When did Lincoln replace General McClelland?

• after the Battle of Antietam

• after the first Battle of Bull Run

• after the second Battle of Bull Run

• after the Battle of Fredericksburg

Why did the Union Army have trouble crossing the Rappahannock River during the Battle of Fredericksburg?

• The Union Army did not have any engineers.

• The Confederates had destroyed all of the bridges.

• The river was frozen, so boats could not cross it.

• General Burnside was inexperienced in water battles.

What led to the large number of casualties in the Battle of Antietam?

• General McClellan's inability to use information about the Confederate troops.

• Poor terrain made it difficult for the soldiers.

• General Grant's inability to use information about the Confederate troops.

• Many of the guns misfired.

Why did the Confederacy try to create a cotton shortage on the European market?

• The Confederacy hoped that Spain and Germany would need the South's cotton so badly they would break through the Union blockage to get it.

• So that people in the Union would not have any cloth to make clothes or uniforms with, causing them to break their blockage.

• The Confederacy hoped that Great Britain and France would need the South's cotton so badly they would break through the Union blockage to get it.

• So that people in the South would not have any cloth to make clothes or uniforms with, causing them to break their blockage.

Instead of buying cotton from the Confederate States, France and Great Britain bought their cotton from....

• Egypt and Israel

• Ecuador and India

• Egypt and Saudi Arabia

• Egypt and India

What battle later became known as "America's Bloodiest Day"?

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Fredericksburg

• Seven Day's Battle