The Confederacy and the Union fought over control of the Mississippi River because

it was important highway for moving troops&supplies inland.

The strategy of total war was different from the earlier war strategies because in total war

Civilians & their property were attacked as enemy soldiers

During the Civil War, the primary role of African-American soldiers in the Army and Navy was to

support for the troops as wagon drivers & hospital aides

The Confederacy’s victory at the First Battle of Bull Run made it clear that

The war would not be over quickly

What was one effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

It added the abolition of slavery to union war goals.

after the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the U.S.A in 1860, the Southern states

Declared they were no longer part of the United States

Union Commander fired by Lincoln for being too cautions

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Chapter 15 8th Grade Civil War MC

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1
President Lincoln’s main goal during the Civil war was to
Punish rebelling states
Preserve the Union
Stop the Spread of Slavery
End Slavery
2
The Confederacy and the Union fought over control of the Mississippi River because
each side needed water to power their weapons.
it was important highway for moving troops&supplies inland.
Northern factories needed hydroelectric power.
The river helped get troops to the West Coast to fight there
3
The strategy of total war was different from the earlier war strategies because in total war
Civilians and their property were not targets of the army
Civilians & their property were attacked as enemy soldiers
Union troops attacked Canadian Troops as well.
Enemy soldiers are not targeted
4
During the Civil War, the primary role of African-American soldiers in the Army and Navy was to
fight in major battles for the Confederacy.
Help run away slaves get to the north to join the army.
train Union soldiers to fight in the army
support for the troops as wagon drivers & hospital aides
5
The Confederacy’s victory at the First Battle of Bull Run made it clear that
The war would be over qucikly
The confederate army could not stand up to modern tactics.
The war would not be over quickly
Lincoln would not be re-elected in 1864
6
What was one effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
It added millions of former slaves to the Union Army.
It caused many European Nations to Support the Confederacy.
It ended slavery in the Union
It added the abolition of slavery to union war goals.
7
Most soldiers in the Civil War died of
Fire
Accidents
Disease
Getting shot by muskets
8
Robert E Lee commanded the
Union Navy
Confederate Navy
Confederate Army
Union Army
9
The US government’s levying of the first income tax in the North was an effort to
Improve the economic growth of the US
Raise funds for the war
Increase the value of Confederate Money
Increase inflation to help those in debt from the war.
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after the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the U.S.A in 1860, the Southern states
Decided to follow Lincoln and see if he outlawed slavery.
Declared they were no longer part of the United States
Declared Martial Law in New York
Formed a blockade in the Atlantic against Northern Ports
11
George McClellan
Defeated Lincoln in the Election of 1864
Union Commander fired by Lincoln for being too cautions
Commanded the Union army at the battle of Appomattox
Commanded the Union army's march on Atlanta and Savannah

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