level: Level 1
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Level 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Union advantages: | Strong central government, Large population, financial resources, industrial base. |
| disadvantages of Union: | Ineffective generals, Unfamiliar with land, Must defeat determined army. |
| Confederate advantages: | Excellent generals, cause to fight, abundance of cotton |
| Confederate disadvantages: | Few factories, smaller population, few railroads, weaker central government. |
| Union Strategy (Anaconda Plan) | -Naval Blockade of Southern port cities making restricting trade with Europe -Divide South by capturing Mississippi -Capture Confederacy government at Richmond |
| Confederate Strategies (similar to strategies while fighting Britain) | -Acquire foreign aid and recognition -Fight a defensive war -Threaten North just enough to be able to sue for peace |