how did the union's capture of port hudson and the confederates' surrender at vicksburg divide the confederacy?
a. the confederacy lost the faith and support of its civilians
b. the confederacy lost its collective will to continue fighting
c. confederate armies in northern states could no longer reach the south
d. the confederacy could no longer get supplies from its western states
c. confederate armies in northern states could no longer reach the south
d. the confederacy could no longer get supplies from its western states
only one answer
c. confederate armies in northern states could no longer reach the south
General william T Sherman explained that his aim was to relentlessly pursue the Confederates and make them fear and dread him in the union army. Which wartime strategy is presented by this idea?
a. Naval blockade
b. Martial law
c. Total War
d. defensive war
c. Total War
How did woman like Dorothea dix and Clara Barton contribute to the union war effort during the Civil War?
a. They accompanied their husbands to war
b. They worked as nurses for the Union Army
c. They unlisted and fought in the army
d. They took jobs to support their families
b. They worked as nurses for the Union Army
" if I can save you without bringing any slave, I would do it; And it is I could do it by putting all the slaves, I would do it; And if I could do it by saying some and leaving other alone, i would also do that"
- Abraham Lincoln August 22, 1862
Use the passage to answer the question
based on the quote, what is Lincoln's primary goal?
a. freeing the slaves
b. punishing the south
c. preserving the union
d. not addressing slavery
a. freeing the slaves
Why did Lincoln inform the Confederacy that he would not be sending troops or weapons as food supplies were sent to Fort Sumter?
A. To allow the Confederacy to retain full ownership of the fort
b. To convince the Confederacy he did not intend any military action
c. to give the Confederacy a false sense of security and then attack
d. to inform the Confederacy of his desire to begin open fighting