Civil War & Reconstruction Review

Which of these was a Northern advantage at the start of the Civil War?

• highly trained soldiers

• abundant natural resources

• fighting in familiar territory

• control of the Mississippi River

What was the significance of the Battle of Antietam?

• It proved that the South was weak.

• The bloodiest battle of the Civil War

• It proved that a quick victory was impossible.

• It showed that the armies were unwilling to fight long battles.

Which of these was a Southern advantage at the start of the Civil War?

• large population to fight a war

• abundant natural resources

• fighting in familiar territory

• abolitionist support

Why did General Lee join the Confederate military?

• He was in favor of slavery.

• He felt loyalty to his native Virginia.

• He believed in the rights of states to secede.

• He had been defeated in the presidential election.

What was Jefferson Davis’s role prior to becoming president of the Confederate States?

• He was a Northern abolitionist

• He was a wealthy plantation owner.

The Union’s Anaconda Plan included all of the following strategies except __ .

• A. Dividing the South.

• B. Blocking Southern ports.

• C. Capturing Richmond, Virginia.

• D. Capturing Atlanta, Ga.

Women supported the Civil War cause in all of the following ways except.

• spying on the enemy.

• working in factories.

• fighting on the battlefield.

• treating wounded soldiers.

Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation declared that

• slaves in U.S. territories were free.

• slaves throughout the world were free.

• slaves in Confederate states were free.

• slaves in Union slave states were free.

What did General Lee hope would be the result of sending his troops to fight on Union soil?

• A. A show of strength in Maryland might convince the state to join the Confederacy.

• B. Union troops would be defeated and the war would end.

• C. Confederate troops would cut off Union access to the Potomac.

• D. Seeing their land being destroyed by war would discourage the Union.

The loss of troops convinced Lee to never again invade the North after this battle.

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Vicksburg