8.4 Strategies and 1861-1863 Battles Review

Drag and drop the strategies into the correct column.

Groups:

(a) Union Strategies

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(b) Confederate Strategies

• Gain control of the Mississippi River

• Gain European allies

• Blockade Southern ports

• Fight a defensive war until the North gave up

• Seize Richmond, VA, the Confederate capital

Match the following battles to their significance

• War would be long and bloody

• Merrimack and Monitor

• Where the Civil War started

• Fort Sumter

• Bloodiest day; stopped CSA invasion of N

• Battle of Bull Run

• First battle between ironclad ships

• Battle of Antietam

Which two Confederate victories demonstrated the strong Confederate military leadership/weak Union military leadership? (choose two)

• Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Fredericksburg

• Battle of Chancellorsville

• Battle of Shiloh

Which three Union victories in Tennessee helped the Union army gain control of the northern part of the Mississippi River? (choose three)

• Fort Henry

• Battle of Antietam

• Fort Donelson

• Battle of Chancellorsville

• Battle of Shiloh

A talented Confederate army general​ (a)   helped rally Virginia troops at the Battle of Bull Run. The first general of the Potomac​ (b)   was very organized and good at training his soldiers, but was very cautious when it came to fighting. After the Battle of Antietam,​ (c)   was made the new commander of the Army of the Potomac. He lost to Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg. In the West, Union general​ (d)   led the Union army to many victories.

• Stonewall Jackson
• George McClellan
• Ambrose Burnside
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Abraham Lincoln
• Jefferson Davis
• Robert E. Lee

Organize the advantages and disadvantages into the correct columns.

Groups:

(a) Union Advantages

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(b) Confederate Advantages

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(c) Union Disadvantages

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(d) Confederate Disadvantages

• Small population

• Had to conquer a Had to invade and conquer a large, unfamiliar area

• Strong industrial economy

• Few railroads and factories

• Motivated to fight for independence and way of life

• Fought a defensive war

• War was unpopular

• Central government had little power/authority

• Large population

• Knew the land better/fighting on home territory

• Good railroad system

• Struggled to find strong military leaders

Put the battles in the correct order in which they occurred.

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Fredericksburg

• Battle of Chancellorsville

• Battle of Bull Run

• Fort Sumter

The US president in the Civil War was (a)   . The Confederate president in the Civil War was ​ (b)   . The US capital was ​ (c)   and the Confederate capital was ​ (d)   .

• Abraham Lincoln
• Jefferson Davis
• Washington, D.C.
• Richmond
• Robert E. Lee
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Montgomery
• New York City