Question 1
Which of the following was a resource in which the South had a significant advantage in the Civil War?
A) men of military age who served
B) railroad mileage
C) farm acreage
D) iron production
Question 2
Grant gained control of the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers with the capture of:
A) Forts Henry and Donelson.
B) Pea Ridge and Glorieta Pass.
C) Memphis and Vicksburg.
D) Cairo and Shiloh.
Question 3
Which of the following is NOT true of the Peninsular Campaign?
A) The major prizes were Richmond and Washington, D.C.
B) McClellan mostly managed a stalemate.
C) Lee managed to break through at Antietam.
D) Yorktown was besieged by the Union Army.
Question 4
Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania in 1863 was driven by the desire for:
A) large areas of northern territory.
B) relief of northern pressure on Richmond.
C) encircling Washington, D.C.
D) a victory that would get British and French support for the Confederacy.