15.Civil War Quiz

What was President Lincoln's original aim in the Civil War according to his letter to Horace Greeley in 1862?

Describe the basic strategy of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

How did the South try to gain support from Britain and France during the Civil War?

What was the Anaconda Plan proposed by General Winfield Scott?

What was the guiding question about the soldiers of the North and the South during the Civil War?

How did the Civil War turn brother against brother and neighbor against neighbor?

What were some reasons men of all ages rushed to enlist in the Union or Confederate army?

What was the average age of soldiers during the Civil War, and how did some younger individuals manage to enlist?

In the early days of the war, why did the Union refuse to let free African Americans enlist?

• They did not want to give enslaved people weapons.

• They worried that white troops would not accept African American soldiers.

• They believed African Americans were not capable of fighting.

• They did not have enough resources to train African American soldiers.

What was the Confederacy's stance on African Americans fighting in the war?

• They allowed African Americans to fight from the beginning.

• They refused to consider having African Americans fight until the war’s final, desperate days.

• They encouraged African Americans to join the army.

• They only allowed African Americans to serve in non-combat roles.