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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.



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Answer 1

Answer: A

Answer 2

Answer: A

Answer 3

Answer: C

Answer 4

Answer: D



Mimi

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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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