Possible topics for short answer questions

Question 1

What were the North’s strengths?

Answer 1

• controlled the nations manufacturing
• controlled most of the bans
• had more farms to provide food for troops
• land had more iron, coal, and gold
• controlled the seas
• had extensive railroad lines
• large navy at war’s start

Question 2

What were the South’s strengths?

Answer 2

• excellent military leadership
• large territory that was difficult to invade and conquer
• were defending their liberty, homes, and traditions

Question 3

What were the North’s weaknesses?

Answer 3

• lacked good military leadership

Question 4

What were the South’s weaknesses?

Answer 4

• could easily be split into two if the North took control of the Mississippi River
• Few factories to produce guns or other military supplies
• limited transportation for troops and supplies
• no navy at wars start

Question 5

What were Lincoln’s goals during the war and how did the change over time?

Answer 5

At first Lincoln’s goal was to preserve the Union. After issuing the Emancipation Proclamation the war changed to be about bringing the end of slavery. he stated that in his Gettysburg Address

Question 6

Why did the Union soldiers enlist?

Answer 6

• fought to end slavery
• wanted to keep the Union together
• bored, ashamed, right thing to do
• peer pressure
• the patio found by the Founding Fathers wisdom and blood must be preserved

Question 7

Why did Confederate soldiers enlist?

Answer 7

• felt the gov’t of the US was infringing on their rights to secession
• peer pressure
• fought to keep slavery
• fought for pride in their land and protect invasion from what their fathers achieved
• fought for liberty

Question 8

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Answer 8

Lincoln made his feelings about slavery known, that he wanted to end it. He knew he had no legal rights but it proclaimed the direction he wanted to take the country.