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What was the major political difference that caused the Southern states to break away from the Union in 1860?
What was the major political difference that caused the Southern states to break away from the Union in 1860?
- Territorial disputes and westward expansion
- States' rights and the expansion of slavery (correct)
- Representation in Congress
- Economic policies and taxation
What navy did Admiral Farragut serve with during the Civil War?
What navy did Admiral Farragut serve with during the Civil War?
- French Navy
- British Royal Navy
- Confederate Navy
- Union Navy (correct)
Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, figured that the Union's blockades would anger at least two major foreign nations that were buying goods from the Confederate States. What were the names of these two major nations?
Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, figured that the Union's blockades would anger at least two major foreign nations that were buying goods from the Confederate States. What were the names of these two major nations?
- England and France (correct)
- Spain and Portugal
- Germany and Italy
- Russia and Austria
In the first Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, 50,000 troops of both armies fought in northern Virginia not far from Washington D.C. Which army won that battle?
In the first Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, 50,000 troops of both armies fought in northern Virginia not far from Washington D.C. Which army won that battle?
In 1862, the Union forces developed river gunboats which were the first ironclad vessels in the United States. In what river valley did these vessels see their first action?
In 1862, the Union forces developed river gunboats which were the first ironclad vessels in the United States. In what river valley did these vessels see their first action?
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American Civil War
- The major political difference that caused the Southern states to break away from the Union in 1860 was slavery.
- Admiral Farragut served with the Union Navy during the Civil War.
- Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, believed that the Union's blockades would anger Britain and France, two major foreign nations that were buying goods from the Confederate States.
- The Confederate army won the first Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, in northern Virginia, near Washington D.C.
- The Union forces developed river gunboats, the first ironclad vessels in the United States, which saw their first action in the Mississippi River valley in 1862.
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