Civil War DOK 2–3 Review

Why was the Union’s Anaconda Plan effective in the long run?

• It forced Britain and France to support the South

• It cut off Confederate trade and divided their territory

• It encouraged Southern states to rejoin the Union quickly

• It focused only on capturing Washington, D.C.

How did the Confederacy’s dependence on “King Cotton” diplomacy weaken their war effort?

• A) Europe had other cotton suppliers

• B) It made the North join the war faster

• C) It guaranteed more weapons from Britain

• D) It encouraged Southern industrial growth

Why did Lincoln suspend habeas corpus during the war?

• To expand slavery

• To protect national security

• To prevent military drafts

• To force Britain into the war

What challenge did Jefferson Davis face in leading the Confederacy?

• A) States’ rights limited his authority

• B) Southern generals refused to follow orders

• C) The Confederate Constitution gave him unlimited power

• D) He had strong support from all governors

Why was Antietam considered a turning point in the war?

• It gave Britain and France confidence to support the Confederacy

• It convinced Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation

• It allowed Lee to capture Washington, D.C.

• It ended slavery in all states

Why did Gettysburg mark a turning point in the war?

• It convinced the South to surrender immediately

• It ended Confederate attempts to invade the North

• It brought Britain into the war

• It destroyed Union morale

Why was control of the Mississippi River at Vicksburg critical to the Union strategy?

• It allowed the Union to divide the Confederacy in half

• It forced Lincoln to resign

• It ended the need for the blockade

• It guaranteed immediate Northern victory

Who exactly was freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?

• All enslaved people in the U.S.

• Only enslaved people in Confederate states in rebellion

• Enslaved people in border states

• Any enslaved person who joined the Union army

How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the Union’s goals in the war?

Why did Lincoln avoid freeing all enslaved people at once?

• He wanted to maintain loyalty of border states

• He believed slavery should expand west

• He feared Britain’s reaction

• He thought slavery would die out naturally