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

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

At the beginning of the Civil War, the greatest weakness of the North was

• its fragile economy.

• its transportation system.

• its lack of factories.

• its military leadership.

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.

Commander of the Union Army

• Appomattox Court House

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

Commander of the Confederate Army

• Appomattox Court House

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

An executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freed the slaves in all regions of the US.

• Confederate Army

• Emancipate

• Emancipation Proclamation

• 54th Massachusetts Regiment

Southern army formed after the Confederate States seceded from the Union

• Confederate Army

• Emancipate

• Emancipation Proclamation

• 54th Massachusetts Regiment

Army of the United States of America

• Secede

• Border States

• Union Army

• Confederate

A slave state that bordered states where slavery was illegal

• Secede

• Border States

• Union Army

• Confederate