RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
PRESIDENT ULYSSES S GRANT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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They knew the land
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The leadership of Robert E. Lee
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They had better weapons
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The North wasn’t willing to go to the extremes that the South was.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The South could have won simply by not being conquered. It did not have to occupy a foot of ground outside its borders. The South’s best hope for success was outlasting Lincoln, and deep schisms among Northerners throughout the war kept that hope alive.
Detailed explanation-2: -In July 1861, the two armies were nearly equal in strength with less than 200, 000 soldiers on each side; however at the peak of troop strength in 1863, Union soldiers outnumbered Confederate soldiers by a ratio of 2 to 1.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Confederacy also possessed the advantage of being able to concentrate forces in response to Union offensives. In addition to operating on interior lines, Confederate armies were able to make use of railroads to move forces to locations threatened by Union operations.