1.1 The Civil War

Question 1

Which best states the three main Northern strategies for winning the Civil War?

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blockading Southern ports, controlling the Mississippi River, and capturing the Confederate capital

Question 2

General Sherman’s March to the Sea

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destroyed civilian and military targets.

Question 3

How did the North’s superior railroad system give it an advantage during the Civil War?

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The North could easily move soldiers and supplies.

Question 4

Which battle marked the first significant victory for the Union during the Civil War?

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Antietam

Question 5

The March to the Sea took place across which state?

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Georgia

Question 6

The Union wanted to capture Vicksburg because

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it was a key Confederate fort near the Mississippi River.

Question 7

Which statement best describes the lives of Northern and Southern soldiers during the Civil War?

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Soldiers on both sides often struggled with hunger and disease.

Question 8

A similarity between the battles of Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg was that

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the Confederacy won both.

Question 9

Which was an advantage for the North at the start of the Civil War?

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It had a larger population.

Question 10

Who surrendered on behalf of the South at the end of the Civil War?

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Robert E. Lee

1.1 The Civil War Answers