AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
THE FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Smarter generals and more diverse tactics
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More trained troops
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secret attacks
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -McDowell’s plan was to move westward in three columns and make a diversionary attack on the Confederate line at Bull Run with two columns, while the third column moved around the Confederates’ right flank to the south, cutting the railroad to Richmond and threatening the rear of the Confederate army.
Detailed explanation-3: -On July 21, 1861, in the first major land battle of the Civil War, a large Union force under General Irvin McDowell is routed by a Confederate army under General Pierre G.T. Beauregard.
Detailed explanation-4: -The North hoped to blockade southern seaports, to gain control of the Mississippi River to control transportaion and cut the South in two, and to capture Richmond. The South’s plan was simpler–southerners planned to defend their territory until the northerners tired of fighting.