8th Grade Lesson 15: The Civil War

Which of these was a Northern advantage at the start of the Civil War?

• highly trained soldiers

• abundant natural resources

• fighting in familiar territory

• control of the Mississippi River

Why did General Lee join the Confederate military?

• He was in favor of slavery.

• He felt loyalty to his native Virginia.

• He believed in the rights of states to secede.

• He had been defeated in the presidential election.

Which of these was a Southern advantage at the start of the Civil War?

• large population

• strong military leadership

• control of the railway system

• many factories and businesses

What was Jefferson Davis's role prior to becoming president of the Confederate States?

• He was a Northern abolitionist.

• He was a wealthy plantation owner.

• He represented Mississippi in the U.S. Senate.

• He was a candidate in the 1860 presidential election.

What was the significance of the Battle of Bull Run?

• It proved that the South was weak.

• It showed that the North would win.

• It proved that a quick victory was impossible.

• It showed that the armies were unwilling to fight long battles.

The Union’s Anaconda Plan included all of the following strategies except

• dividing the South.

• blocking Southern ports.

• capturing Richmond, Virginia.

• assassinating the Confederate president.

Women supported the Civil War cause in all of the following ways except

• spying on the enemy.

• working in factories.

• fighting on the battlefield.

• treating wounded soldiers.

Which of these was the greatest cause of death in the Civil War?

• wounds

• disease

• frostbite

• starvation

What did General Lee hope would be the result of sending his troops to fight on Union soil?

• A show of strength in Maryland might convince the state to join the Confederacy.

• Union troops would be defeated and the war would end.

• Confederate troops would cut off Union access to the Potomac.

• Seeing their land being destroyed by war would discourage the Union.

Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation declared that

• slaves in U.S. territories were free.

• slaves throughout the world were free.

• slaves in Confederate states were free.

• slaves in Union slave states were free.