Why did Southern states secede?
(1 point)
• They believed they could be more economically prosperous without the North.
• They believed the Union no longer represented their interests.
• The Supreme Court decided they were legally able to do so.
• They wanted to re-align themselves with England.
• They believed the Union no longer represented their interests.
What advantage did the Confederates have during the war?
(1 point)
• They had more money for supplies
• They had a more advanced navy.
• They knew the Southern countryside better.
• They created African American militias.
• They knew the Southern countryside better.
What was demonstrated by the First Battle of Bull Run?
(1 point)
• that the North would win
• that the South was better trained than the North
• that African American soldiers would be useful to the Union army
• that the war would be long
• that the war would be long
What was an effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
(1 point)
• Many free African-Americans volunteered to fight for the Union.
• Enslaved African-Americans in the South were immediately freed
• The South was forced to surrender.
• Owning slaves became a crime punishable by death.