The South thought Britain and France would support them because ____.

they depended on Southern exports like cotton.

The main goal of the South was ____.

to be recognized as an independent nation

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Civil War - Civil War Begins

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Union, Confederacy, Yankees, Rebels, Antietam, Border States, Anaconda Plan, Monitor, Merrimack, Fort Sumter, Jefferson Davis, States Rights'

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1
What was the goal of the Anaconda Plan?
Blockade the South’s ports
Control the Mississippi River.
All Choices Correct
Capture the South's capital; Richmond, VA
2
In 1860 the Republican candidate for president was ____.
John Breckingridge
Stephen A. Douglas
John Bell
Abraham Lincoln
3
Slavery was not legal in the border states.
True
False
4
Neither side allowed African American soldiers to enlist in the army.
True
False
5
The South thought Britain and France would support them because ____.
they depended on Southern exports like cotton.
None of the Choices.
The North disrupted European trade.
These countries supported slavery.
6
Lincoln sent unarmed troops to Fort Sumter because he (North) did not want to start the war.
True
False
7
Which army eventually enlisted African-Americans to fight in the Civil War?
North
South
8
Why did the South use a defensive strategy?
The South had fewer resources and couldn't attack the North.
South had to defend its territory from the North.
Both Triangle and Diamond.
South wanted to wear down the North before they took over.
9
The most important border state was ____.
Delaware
Missouri
Kentucky
Maryland
10
The main goal of the North was ____.
all of the above
to restore the Union
to abolish slavery
to defend its territory against the Confederacy
11
The main goal of the South was ____.
to be recognized as an independent nation
to protect its ability to trade with Britain and France
to expand the Confederacy's territory
to make slavery legal throughout the United States
12
The Civil War began after the South's attack on Fort Sumter.
False
True
13
Southerners justified secession with the theory of ____.
civil rights
equality for all men
states rights'
international law
14
One of the North's main advantages was strong military leadership.
False
True
15
The Confederacy had a stronger fighting spirit and more soldiers than the Union.
False
True
16
Confederates States of America chose _________ to be their president.
Bull Run
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln

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