Question 1
The first major battle of the Civil War was
A) Gettysburg.
B) Shiloh.
C) Manassas (Bull Run).
D) Antietam.
Question 2
When comparing attitudes toward the war in the North to attitudes toward the war in the South at the beginning of the war, which statement is TRUE?
A) The North was very optimistic because they needed only to fight a limited defensive war.
B) The North had a much larger army than the South.
C) The South had major resource advantages.
D) The South was very optimistic because they needed only to fight a defensive war.
Question 3
The Union general most closely associated with developing the Anaconda plan was
A) Winfield Scott.
B) Robert E. Lee.
C) John C. Fremont.
D) Irvin McDowell.
Question 4
When comparing the overall strategy for the war between the North and the South, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) The Southern strategy for the war was based upon realistic assumptions about the importance of their resources.
B) The Northern strategy for the war was based upon realistic assumptions about the importance of their resources.
C) The North's Anaconda Plan was a total failure.
D) The South could have easily implemented its own Anaconda Plan.
Distribution of glaciers in North America (a) in the late twentieth century, and (b) 18,000 years ag
Mars sketched as observed by Lowell sometime before 1914. (South top)
Weather Typically Associated with a Warm Front (North America)