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 US 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

• enslaved people in US territories were free

• enslaved people throughout the world were free

• enslaved people in Confederate states were free

• enslaved people in Union states with slavery were free