Question

1. What military engagement signaled the beginning of the Civil War?
Antieta
Gettysburg
First Manasses
Fort Sumter

4. Why did the South decide to fight a defensive war?
to protect their plantations
to make the North look like the aggressor
to take advantage of their knowledge of the land
to make maximum use of their limited transportation system

2. which of the following gave the north the most advantage at the start of the civil war ? ( 1point )

A . familiarity with the territory they were fighting on

b. strong military leaders

c. a larger population