Chapter 17 - No Easy Victory

What was the Union's strategy to win the Civil War by sea?

• They planned on seizing Richmond.

• They used their navy to create a blockade of the southern ports.

• They seized the Mississippi river.

• They cut the internal supply chain in the West.

What was the Union's (North) strategy to win the war by land?

• Creating a blockade of the southern ports.

• Seizing the Mississippi river.

• Seizing Richmond, the capital of Virginia.

• Cutting the internal supply chain in the West.

What river did the Union want to seize (take over by force)?

• Seizing Richmond, the capital of Virginia.

• Creating a blockade of the southern ports.

• Seizing the Mississippi river.

• Cutting the internal supply chain in the West.

What was the one strategy of the Confederates to win the Civil War?

• Attack the Union until they surrendered

• Defend their land from the Union until they were tired

• Seek help from European countries to attack the Union

• Negotiate peace with the Union to end the war

What were the Confederates banking on to maintain their war effort?

• Support from Canada and Mexico

• The war becoming unpopular and Europe's financial support

• Advanced military technology

• A quick surrender from the Union

Who won the Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861?

• The Union army

• The Confederate forces

• Neither, it was a stalemate

• The battle was postponed

Who was appointed as Commander of the Union army of the East after the Bull Run defeat?

• General Stonewall Jackson

• General Robert E. Lee

• General George McClellan

• President Abraham Lincoln

Why did Lincoln disapprove of General McClellan's approach?

• McClellan was too aggressive

• McClellan was too cautious

• McClellan ignored Lincoln's orders

• McClellan resigned after the Bull Run defeat

What was the main objective of the Anaconda Plan during the Civil War?

• To gain control of Confederate railroads

• To surround and isolate the South by blockading Confederate ports

• To directly attack the Confederate capital

• To free enslaved people in the Confederate states

Which Union ship was deployed in response to the Confederate ironclad ship called Virginia?

• USS Constitution

• USS Enterprise

• USS Monitor

• USS Missouri