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What was the main goal of the Anaconda Plan?
What was the main goal of the Anaconda Plan?
- To force a quick Confederate surrender through conflict and loss of life
- To capture the Confederate capital of Richmond
- To starve the Confederate States of supplies and resources through a naval blockade (correct)
- To divide the Confederate States in half by controlling the Mississippi River
Why did President Lincoln replace General McClellan with General Burnside?
Why did President Lincoln replace General McClellan with General Burnside?
- McClellan was unable to raise and train a strong army
- McClellan refused to respect President Lincoln's orders and demands (correct)
- McClellan failed to follow up on the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam Creek
- McClellan was too aggressive in pursuing Confederate troops
What was the purpose of the Union's campaign to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond?
What was the purpose of the Union's campaign to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond?
- To prevent the Confederacy from trading with other countries
- To force the Confederacy to surrender by capturing their capital
- To keep the Union's attention focused on the Shenandoah Valley
- To cripple the South's supplies by controlling or destroying their factories (correct)
What was the significance of the Battle of Hampton Roads?
What was the significance of the Battle of Hampton Roads?
What was the goal of the Army of Virginia under Maj. Gen. John Pope?
What was the goal of the Army of Virginia under Maj. Gen. John Pope?
Which battle resulted in the deadliest one-day fight of the Civil War?
Which battle resulted in the deadliest one-day fight of the Civil War?
What was the primary objective of the Union forces in controlling the Mississippi River?
What was the primary objective of the Union forces in controlling the Mississippi River?
Which of the following battles took place in Missouri?
Which of the following battles took place in Missouri?
What was the significance of the Battle of Antietam for the Confederacy?
What was the significance of the Battle of Antietam for the Confederacy?
Which Confederate general led the forces using guerilla warfare tactics in Missouri?
Which Confederate general led the forces using guerilla warfare tactics in Missouri?
What was the main reason the Southern states seceded from the Union?
What was the main reason the Southern states seceded from the Union?
Which of the following advantages did the Union have over the Confederacy at the start of the Civil War?
Which of the following advantages did the Union have over the Confederacy at the start of the Civil War?
What was the goal of General Winfield Scott's Anaconda Plan?
What was the goal of General Winfield Scott's Anaconda Plan?
What was the initial perception of the Confederacy's chances of winning the Civil War?
What was the initial perception of the Confederacy's chances of winning the Civil War?
What was the significance of the Battle of Antietam for the Union?
What was the significance of the Battle of Antietam for the Union?
Why was control of the Mississippi River crucial for the Union?
Why was control of the Mississippi River crucial for the Union?
What was the outcome of the Battle of Fredericksburg?
What was the outcome of the Battle of Fredericksburg?
Which of the following statements about the fighting in Missouri is true?
Which of the following statements about the fighting in Missouri is true?
What was the significance of the Battle of Shiloh for the Union forces?
What was the significance of the Battle of Shiloh for the Union forces?
What was a key advantage the Union had over the Confederacy in the early stages of the Civil War?
What was a key advantage the Union had over the Confederacy in the early stages of the Civil War?
Why did General Winfield Scott propose the Anaconda Plan?
Why did General Winfield Scott propose the Anaconda Plan?
What was a key factor that initially led to the South's secession from the Union?
What was a key factor that initially led to the South's secession from the Union?
What was the initial perception of the Confederacy's chances of winning the Civil War?
What was the initial perception of the Confederacy's chances of winning the Civil War?
Based on the information provided, what can be inferred about the early stages of the Civil War?
Based on the information provided, what can be inferred about the early stages of the Civil War?
What was General McClellan's main weakness as a commander?
What was General McClellan's main weakness as a commander?
What was the significance of the Peninsula Campaign?
What was the significance of the Peninsula Campaign?
What was the significance of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's actions during the Valley Campaign?
What was the significance of General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's actions during the Valley Campaign?
What was the outcome of the Battle of Hampton Roads?
What was the outcome of the Battle of Hampton Roads?
What was the purpose of the Army of Virginia under Maj. Gen. John Pope?
What was the purpose of the Army of Virginia under Maj. Gen. John Pope?
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