USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865

THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The outcome of the First Battle of Bull Run
A
discouraged the Confederacy and gave the Union confidence.
B
showed that the Civil War would probably be a short conflict.
C
proved that the Union’s military forces had superior firepower.
D
discouraged the Union and gave the Confederacy confidence.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: discouraged the Union and gave the Confederacy confidence. The First Battle of Bull Run was fought on July 21, 1861 in Virginia. This was the first major battle of the American Civil War. Although both sides were disorganized and poorly trained, the Confederacy managed to win.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Battle of Bull Run, the first major clash in the Civil War, ended in a Confederate victory. It shattered illusions that either side would win quickly or easily.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Confederate victory gave the South a surge of confidence and shocked many in the North, who realized the war would not be won as easily as they had hoped.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bull Run was the first full-scale battle of the Civil War. The fierce fight there forced both the North and South to face the sobering reality that the war would be long and bloody.

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