(A) offensive war
(B) ** defensive war
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -The South’s greatest strength lay in the fact that it was fighting on the defensive in its own territory. Familiar with the landscape, Southerners could harass Northern invaders. The military and political objectives of the Union were much more difficult to accomplish.
Concept note-2: -Answer and Explanation: Fighting a defensive war meant that the Confederates had the advantage during the Civil War. The Union, to end the rebellion, needed to win on the offensive against the South while the South only had to hold out long enough to sue for recognition abroad.
Concept note-3: -The American Civil War was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America, a collection of eleven southern states that left the Union in 1860 and 1861. The conflict began primarily as a result of the long-standing disagreement over the institution of slavery.
Concept note-4: -The Confederates had the advantage of being able to wage a defensive war, rather than an offensive one. They had to protect and preserve their new boundaries, but they did not have to be the aggressors against the Union.
Concept note-5: -Many maintain that the primary cause of the war was the Southern states’ desire to preserve the institution of slavery. Others minimize slavery and point to other factors, such as taxation or the principle of States’ Rights.