Civil War Study Guide Review Exam
Questions with Correct Answers
What advantages did the North have during the Civil War? - Answer-More soldiers,
more farms, more railroads, more money, and more states. Had 90% of the weapons,
clothes and shoes.
What advantages did the South have during the Civil War? - Answer-defending their
homeland, the confederacy know the country side, citizens could guide troops down
roads that weren't on maps, use the woods to hide and defend themselves
What was the North's main reason for fighting the Civil War? - Answer-They wanted to
keep the country together.
What was the South's main reason for fighting the Civil War? - Answer-Slavery
What is a blockade? - Answer-The closing of a port by positioning ships to keep people
or supplies from moving in or out
Explain the North's three part strategy to defeat the South? - Answer-1.Blockade the
South, so they would not be able to ship its cotton for sale in Europe.
2.Stage of Scott's plan was to capture territory along the Mississippi River, the heart of
the Confederacy.
3.The Union would attack the Confederacy from the east and west.
What was the Anaconda Plan? - Answer-A strategy to squeeze the Confederacy to
death. The Union planned to block all Confederate ports, seize the Mississippi; spliting
the Confederacy in two.
What was the Confederacy's plan for trying to defeat the North during the Civil War? -
Answer-They believed they just had tfight fir their territory and the North would not fight
as well and give up sooner.
Who was Robert E. Lee and what side did he fight for? - Answer-He was the most
capable general for the Confederacy.
Where was the capital of the Confederacy? - Answer-Richmond,Virginia
Describe what took place at the First Battle of Bull Run? - Answer-1st battle of the Civil
War were Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson held his ground and stood in battle like a "stone
wall." Union retreated. Confederate victory. Showed that both sides needed training and
war would be long and bloody.
Questions with Correct Answers
What advantages did the North have during the Civil War? - Answer-More soldiers,
more farms, more railroads, more money, and more states. Had 90% of the weapons,
clothes and shoes.
What advantages did the South have during the Civil War? - Answer-defending their
homeland, the confederacy know the country side, citizens could guide troops down
roads that weren't on maps, use the woods to hide and defend themselves
What was the North's main reason for fighting the Civil War? - Answer-They wanted to
keep the country together.
What was the South's main reason for fighting the Civil War? - Answer-Slavery
What is a blockade? - Answer-The closing of a port by positioning ships to keep people
or supplies from moving in or out
Explain the North's three part strategy to defeat the South? - Answer-1.Blockade the
South, so they would not be able to ship its cotton for sale in Europe.
2.Stage of Scott's plan was to capture territory along the Mississippi River, the heart of
the Confederacy.
3.The Union would attack the Confederacy from the east and west.
What was the Anaconda Plan? - Answer-A strategy to squeeze the Confederacy to
death. The Union planned to block all Confederate ports, seize the Mississippi; spliting
the Confederacy in two.
What was the Confederacy's plan for trying to defeat the North during the Civil War? -
Answer-They believed they just had tfight fir their territory and the North would not fight
as well and give up sooner.
Who was Robert E. Lee and what side did he fight for? - Answer-He was the most
capable general for the Confederacy.
Where was the capital of the Confederacy? - Answer-Richmond,Virginia
Describe what took place at the First Battle of Bull Run? - Answer-1st battle of the Civil
War were Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson held his ground and stood in battle like a "stone
wall." Union retreated. Confederate victory. Showed that both sides needed training and
war would be long and bloody.
