Early Confederate Wins

In the spring of 1861, President Lincoln met with General Winfield Scott. Together, they planned the Union’s war strategy. Journalists called this strategy the ________ Plan.

• Vice

• Divide and Conquer

• Anaconda

• Boa Constrictor

Rose Greenhow was a strong supporter of the Southern cause. She used her friendship with government officials to learn just when and how the Union planned to attack ________.

• Richmond

• New Orleans

• Atlanta

• Savanna

The two armies met at a creek known as Bull Run.

At first, a Union victory looked certain. But Confederate general ______________ and his regiment of Virginians fought on.

• Jefferson Davis

• Bernard Bee

• Robert E Lee

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

The Battle of Bull Run was a smashing victory for the ________. But it was a shocking defeat for the _______.

• South

  North

• North

  South

As men went off to war, women took their places on the home front. Women served in the military forces on both sides of the war. They worked as messengers, guides, scouts, smugglers, soldiers, and spies

• 100% True

• 100% False

• First true, but second false

• First false, but second is true

The Battle of Bull Run took place at:

• Arlington

• Washington D.C.

• Manassas

• Richmond

Which battle is often considered the first major battle of the Civil War?

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Bull Run

• Siege of Petersburg

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True or False: People showed up to watch the Battle of Bull Run from a distance.

• True

• False

What was the outcome of the first Battle of Bull Run in 1861?

• destroyed the Confederacy's hope of restoring unity without resorting to war.

• shattered the Union's hope of winning the war quickly and easily.

• demonstrated to the Confederacy the power and strength of the Union army.

• showed the Union that the Confederate army was weaker than anticipated.