SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
START OF THE CIVIL WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Union
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Confederacy
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The South adopted a defensive strategy (at first). ADVANTAGES OF FIGHTING A DEFENSIVE WAR: If your enemy has more weapons and men and is richer, it is probably better to let them come and attack you.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Confederacy initially implemented a cordon strategy or cordon defense, meaning that it tried to defend the entire scope of the Confederacy, and soon had troops scattered from Virginia to Texas. Politically, Confederate president Jefferson Davis had little choice but to do this.
Detailed explanation-3: -Confederate soldiers were fighting to achieve a separate and independent country based on what they called “Southern institutions, ” the chief of which was the institution of slavery.
Detailed explanation-4: -Shermans place in American History. While these two campaigns are controversial, Shermans application of total war was operationally necessary to achieve the Unions military end state of ending the Civil War, as supporting operations to Lieutenant General Ulysses S.