Unit 3 Quiz 8

Why did the Union fear defeat?

Too much blood shed Mediocre Commanders Millions of men dead

Why did the Confederacy fear defeat?

Economy strangled by Navy blockade Farms ravaged Railroads destroyed Millions of men dead

Which of these people would have been MOST likely to disapprove of the Emancipation Proclamation?

European diplomat, Southern Planter

What does Lincoln mean in his speech when he says, "shall have a new rebirth of freedom?"

War was now about preserving the Union and ending slavery.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves

in Southern areas already under Union control.

Union General Sherman's march through Georgia was designed to

-find supplies for the Union armies in Virginia -break the will of the Southern people -cut off Lee's army

Which of the following was true when the Civil War began? MULTIPLE ANSWERS 1) All the important material advantages lay with the North. 2) The South had the active support of England. 3) Southern industry was sufficient to conduct a war. 4) The Union was prepared for a long war. 5)The Union had the active support of France.

1) All the important material advantages lay with the North. and 3) Southern industry was sufficient to conduct a war.

Which statement accurately describes the early days of the Civil War? 1) Both sides realized that their hopes for a short war were unrealistic. 2) It soon became clear that the Union would win a quick victory. 3) It soon became clear that the Confederacy would win a quick victory. 4) George McClellan's bold leadership gave the Union an early advantage.

1) Both sides realized that their hopes for a short war were unrealistic.

The Emancipation Proclamation did which of the following? 1) Allowed men over 18 to be drafted into the Union Army 2) Ended the Civil War 3) Declared the South's grievances against the North 4) Freed the slaves in the rebelling Southern states

4) Freed the slaves in the rebelling Southern states

How many soldiers died in the bloodiest battle in all of US history?

51,000

Which of the following is an advantage the South had? (MULTIPLE) 1) It would be fighting, for the most part, a defensive war. 2) Most of the white population of the South supported the war. 3) Northern opinion on the war was divided. 4)The South had better military commanders.

All of the above. 1) It would be fighting, for the most part, a defensive war. 2) Most of the white population of the South supported the war. 3) Northern opinion on the war was divided. 4)The South had better military commanders.

Why is Lincoln's 3 minute speech the "most treasured and quoted speech in U.S. history?"

GAVE PEOPLE INSPIRATION: -Could not make the ground more sacred because of the lives lost already made it so -They could, however, finish what the soldiers had advanced so far. -influence people in the Union to take up the flag -finish what their brothers died fighting for -inspired more and more people to join the Union army and fight against slavery and the South. -most inspiring and motivational quotes ever

What was one effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

It added the abolition of slavery in the South to the Union's war goals.