Ch.15 Test Review

Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri had close ties to both the Union and the Confederacy.

• True

• False

Slavery was banned in the border states.

• True

• False

An efficient railway network was one of the South's strengths.

• True

• False

The South’s goal in the Civil War was to become an independent nation.

• True

• False

For the North, the primary goal was to preserve the Union.

• True

• False

The South expected support from Britain and France because these two European nations relied on the South for

• cotton

• rice

• manufactured goods

• goods and services

What was one of the main advantages of the South?

• a larger population

• excellent military leaders

• belief in states' rights

• strong industries

Where was the first major battle of the Civil War?

• Antietam Creek

• Bull Run

• Richmond

• Shiloh

Why was the First Battle of Bull Run significant?

• Union won & Confederacy changed from a defensive to an offensive strategy

• Confederacy won, Northerners realized that the war could be more difficult.

• Union won & the Confederacy started enlisting enslaved people in its army

• The Confederacy won, which caused Union soldiers to desert.

What is an ironclad?

• a ship covered in protective iron

• a battle tank covered in protective iron

• a unit of an army that uses shields made of iron

• a war horse wearing a lightweight iron helmet