Civil War Reading pg 1-7 Leaders/Advantages

According to the passage, which factor most strongly favored the Union’s ability to sustain its armies in the field?

• A larger population and greater industrial capacity that could supply food, weapons, and transportation

• Superior familiarity with the terrain and defensive positions

• Early and consistent support from European powers like Great Britain

• Control of interior rivers that tied the nation together

According to the passage, how did Ulysses S. Grant’s approach to means and ends in warfare differ from the conservative mode described?

• The conservative mode was more innovative and bold.
• Grant's approach was more aggressive and pragmatic, while the conservative mode was cautious and risk-averse.
• Grant focused solely on strategy without considering risks.
• Grant's approach was purely defensive and traditional.

According to the passage, what was Lincoln's primary goal as President during the Civil War?

• To end slavery immediately across all states

• To preserve the Union at all costs

• To avoid conflict with the Confederacy

• To expand U.S. territory to the West

According to the passage, what position did Jefferson Davis prefer instead of the presidency of the Confederacy?

• A military command

• Governor of Mississippi

• Chief Justice of the Confederacy

• Ambassador to Britain

Match the following people to their role during the U.S. Civil War:

• President of the Confederacy

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• President of the United States

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• General of the Confederacy

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• General of the Union

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​ (a)   ​ was president of the Confederate States of America.  

While the general for the Confederacy was ​ (b)   ​ ​

​ (c)   was president of the Union.

While the general for the Union was ​ (d)   ​

• Jefferson Davis
• Robert E Lee
• Abraham Lincoln
• Ulysses S Grant

Match the following

• Lead the Union Army

• Ulysses S. Grant

• 16th President of the United States

• William T. Sherman

• President of the Confederate States

• Jefferson Davis

• Lead the Confederate Army

• Abraham Lincoln

• Union General Who marched to the Sea

• Robert E Lee.

The ​ (a)   was a war fought between parties of the ​ (b)   . The war was fought from ​ (c)   . e

• Civil War
• same nation
• 1861-1865
• American Revolution
• 1942-1945
• different nations

Match Major Causes of The Civil War

• Economy

• Southern states believed it was their constitutional right to have slavery.

• Slavery

• Northern states had factories and Southern States were mostly agricultural

• State Rights vs Federal Rights

• Southerners supported enslavement and Northerns had more abolitionist.

• The Election of 1860

• Southern States seceded after Abraham Lincoln takes office

Lincoln's administration did more than just manage the Civil War they also

• The Revenue Act of 1862 established the United States' first income tax, largely to pay the costs of total war.

• The Morrill Act of 1862 established the basis of the state university system in this country.

• Homestead Act of 1862, encouraged settlement of the West by offering 160 acres of free land to settlers.

• Organized the Department of Labor to ensure that all farmers received fair pay for their crops.