Ch. 15 Section 1 Check In

Which four states were considered border states at the beginning of the war?

• Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland and Missouri

• Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky and Kansas

• Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia

• Kansas, Texas, Arkansas and Missouri

In which state does Lincoln declare martial law in?

• Kentucky

• Maryland

• Minnesota

• Delaware

Advantages of the South included the fact that they were fighting on their own soil and they had most of the nation's experienced military officers.

• True

• False

Which of the following were advantages of the North?

• They had most of the factories

• They had twice as much railroad track

• They had a population advantage

• All answers are correct.

Which side used a blockade during the war?

• North

• South

True or False: An important part of the Southern strategy was to gain control of the Mississippi River.

• True

• False

Which side had the strategy of defending itself and getting help from Great Britain?

• North

• South

Who won the first major battle at Bull Run, just 25 miles outside of Washington D.C.?

• North

• South

What is true about a soldier's life during the Civil War?

• They spent three-fourths of their time in camp, not fighting

• The camp conditions were miserable, with a lack of clean water and disease all around.

• If captured, they faced the threat of dying from starvation or exposure in prison camps.

• All answers are correct

Border State

• Slave states that did not secede

• A type of rule in which the military is in charge and citizens' rights are suspended

• Not favoring either side

• A military action to prevent traffic from coming into an area or leaving it