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WorksheetsStrengths & Weaknesses Civil War
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which side had no ability to manufacture supplies to help them fight the war?
Which side had better generals?
Which side had more railroads?
Which side had large land size as a strength ?
Which side had to fight AND build a nation a the same time (just like America did in the American Revolution)?
Union
Confederacy
Border States
Which side had a smaller population and would've liked the border states to join them?
Union
Confederacy
When the war started, was the Confederate strategy more offensive or defensive?
Offensive
Defensive
What was the Union's primary goal at the start of the Civil War?
to protect the northern way of life
to abolish slavery
to drive slave states out of the Union
to keep the United States together
Was the overall Union military strategy more offensive or defensive?
Offensive
Defensive
Which river did the Union want to gain control of?
The Hudson River
The Rio Grande River
The Mississippi River
What makes a civil war a civil war?
It's between citizens of the same nation.
It's between more than two nations.
It must involve religion as a cause.
Who had the larger population...the North or South?
Where was the capital of the Confederate States of America?
Which of the following was NOT an advantage that the South had during the Civil War?
Soldiers generally had better skills (shooting/riding)
Knew the land better
Better generals
Stronger navy
Which of the following was NOT and advantage the North had during the Civil War?
Stronger Navy
Many plantations using free labor
More factories to make things
More railroads to shop goods
Strengths of the North during the Civil War were all but:
85% of the factories in the country were located in the north
The north had the most experienced military generals
The north had more soldiers
There was double the length railroad in the north
