Gallopade Checkpoint 19

Which statements accurately describe parts of the Anaconda Plan? (Choose 2)

• Conquer all of the Confederate territory before capturing Richmond.

• Stay on the defensive since the Confederacy had twice the land size of the Union.

• Blockade Southern ports to prevent the Confederacy from having exports and imports.

• Send boats down the Mississippi River to capture key cities and split the Confederacy in half.

• Squeeze the Union by invading the North in short raids as often as possible.

Both the Union and the Confederacy wanted to get the ​ (a)   states on their side. The ​ (b)   states of the ​ (c)   were afraid they could not win the war without them and worried that if one state left others might follow.

• western
• northern
• southern
• Confederacy
• Union
• border

The ​ (a)   states of the Confederacy wanted to get the ​ (b)   states on their side because they knew those states could increase their strength. Plus, some were slave states.

• western
• northern
• southern
• border

Which statements accurately describe Dorothea Dix? (Choose 2)

• She was known as “the Angel of the Battlefield.”

• She started the Red Cross.

• She had strict rules for nurses.

• She collected supplies and took them to the battlefield.

• She was the superintendent of the United States Army Nurses.

Which statements accurately describe the Battle of Gettysburg? (Choose 3)

• It was a turning point in the war.

• It ended the South’s chances to win the war.

• It was a short battle with no deaths.

• It was a major morale boost for the South.

• It was a long battle and many Americans were killed.

Why was the first Battle of Bull Run significant?

• It was the first major battle fought in the North and proved the South could fight anywhere.

• It was the last major battle of the war and proved that the South would never give up.

• It was a major Union victory which left the South with no chance of winning the war.

• It was the first major battle and proved the war was going to be tougher than many people thought.

Which term best describes the four lightly shaded states (Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware) on the Civil War map?

• border states

• abolition states

• Confederate states

• disloyal states

Which term best describes the most darkly shaded state (West Virginia) on the Civil War map?

• It was the capital of the Union.

• It was the capital of the Confederacy.

• It was part of Virginia that refused to secede with the rest of the state.

• It was the site of the first shots fired in the Civil War.

Confederate general ​ (a)   who played a major role in the First Battle of Manassas, although he died from being wounded.

Union general ​ (b)   who was said to be the most capable of all the Union generals and therefore named commander of all Union armies

• Ulysses S. Grant
• Robert E. Lee

Which term best describes the most darkly shaded state (West Virginia) on the Civil War map?

• It was the capital of the Union.

• It was the capital of the Confederacy.

• It was part of Virginia that refused to secede with the rest of the state.

• It was the site of the first shots fired in the Civil War.