8th grade the Union Victory

Which development affected many civilians in the South but not in the North during the Civil War?

• Factories became more productive than ever.

• Economic growth in the North
• Expansion of railroads in the North
• Food riots broke out due to a lack of supplies.

Which situation affected many civilians in the North but not in the South during the Civil War?

• Factories significantly increased their production.

• Food riots broke out due to a lack of supplies.

• Cities were frequently attacked by enemy forces.

• Citizens were upset by the draft.

Which development affected many civilians in both the North and the South during the Civil War?

• African Americans worked primarily as slave laborers.

• Women were prevented from supporting the military.

• Most major cities suffered significant damage in battles.

• Wealthy citizens were able to avoid military service.

General Ulysses S. Grant played a major role in the Union victory in the Civil War by:

• Grant was primarily a politician during the war.
• Surrounding Robert E. Lee's troops and forcing them to surrender.

• Completely destroying all the Southern cities his forces captured.

• Grant focused solely on defensive strategies.

One reason the Union won the Civil War was that Union leaders:

• attacked Confederate forces that did not have enough supplies.

• required both rich and poor Northerners to join the military.

• were able to avoid attacks from the large Confederate navy.

• captured small towns rather than targeting large cities.

What was one strategy that helped the Union forces win the Civil War?

• Destroying Confederate supplies to convince Southerners to give up

• Organizing massive slave revolts in the largest Confederate cities

• Relying mostly on naval forces instead of armies of ground troops

• Requiring both wealthy and poor Northerners to join the military

Union strategies to win the Civil War

• - Cut off Confederate supply lines.

• - Destroy Cities across the South.

• - Surround the Confederate capital.

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• Defeat the largest Confederate army

• Form a military alliance with European countries

• Organize huge slave revolts on Southern plantations

• Force wealthy citizens to join the Union military

Which excerpt from President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address best reflects the Union goal of guaranteeing equal rights for African Americans?

• Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

• It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.

• We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that [our] nation might live.

• Our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation . . . dedicated to the [idea] that all men are created equal.

Which excerpt from President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address best reflects the Union goal of keeping the South in the union?

• We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that [our] nation might live.

• Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty.

• It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.

• Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Which excerpt from President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address best reflects the Union goal of maintaining the United States' democratic government?

• Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

• 'that this nation shall be governed by a single ruler for all time.'
• 'we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether any nation can survive.'
• 'that the government should prioritize the interests of the wealthy over the common people.'