PACE: Strategies & Leaders Notes Check

Why was the Union's strategy referred to as the Anaconda Plan?

• It involved capturing Richmond, Virginia
  

• It focused on cutting the South in half
  

• It aimed to control the Mississippi River
  

• It was likened to squeezing the Confederacy into surrender

  
  

What was the primary strategy of the South during the Civil War?

• Offensive warfare
  

• Fighting on unfamiliar territory
  

• Defensive warfare
  

• All of the above

  
  

What advantage did the North have in terms of industrial power during the Civil War?

• More factories

• Strong military tradition

• Fewer men and supplies

• No navy

What was the Union's plan to cut off the South from trading with Europe during the Civil War?

• Blockade all Southern ports

• Take control of the Mississippi River

• Capture the southern capital of Richmond, Virginia

• Seek help from European countries

Which key battle was on the Mississippi River?

• Gettysburg

• Fort Sumter

• Vicksburg

• Antietam

Organize these advantages/disadvantages into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Union Advantages

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(b) Confederacy Advantages

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(c) Union Disadvantages

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(d) Confederacy Disadvantages

• Motivation to win

• More railroads

• No navy

• Superior Leadership

• Believed war be over quickly

• Better military officers

• More manpower

Which of the following were border states?

• Kentucky

• Missouri

• Pennsylvania

• Virginia

The capital of the United States was ​ (a)   . The capital of the Confederacy was ​ (b)  

• Washington DC
• Richmond, VA
• New York City, NY
• Charleston, SC
• Nashville, TN
• New Orleans, LA

The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in ________ territory.

• Union

• Confederacy

Categorize the significant leaders into the country they fought for.

Groups:

(a) Union

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(b) Confederacy

• George Pickett

• Robert E. Lee

• Stonewall Jackson

• Beauregard

• George McClellan

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Albert Johnston

• George Meade

• JEB Stuart

• Irvin McDowell

• William Sherman

• Ambrose Burnside