Chapter 153. Reflections on Battling it Out, 1861–1862, Chapter 15

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Correct. The answer is d. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that bloody military conflicts in the East during 1861–1862 failed to advance the cause of either side, but Union victories in the West and on the Atlantic coast dissuaded England and France from supporting the Confederacy, thereby thwarting an important element of the South’s wartime strategy.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that bloody military conflicts in the East during 1861–1862 failed to advance the cause of either side, but Union victories in the West and on the Atlantic coast dissuaded England and France from supporting the Confederacy, thereby thwarting an important element of the South’s wartime strategy.

Correct. The answer is a. To support his assertion that General George McClellan was a good organizer but lacking in decisiveness, the author uses Abraham Lincoln’s assessment of McClellan: “If General McClellan does not want to use the army, I would like to borrow it.”

Incorrect. The answer is a. To support his assertion that General George McClellan was a good organizer but lacking in decisiveness, the author uses Abraham Lincoln’s assessment of McClellan: “If General McClellan does not want to use the army, I would like to borrow it.”

Correct. The answer is c. The author supports his argument that the Civil War battles in the West during the first eighteen months of the war were decisive by demonstrating that they gave the Union clear control over the Mississippi Valley, which had been an important goal for both the Union and the Confederacy.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author supports his argument that the Civil War battles in the West during the first eighteen months of the war were decisive by demonstrating that they gave the Union clear control over the Mississippi Valley, which had been an important goal for both the Union and the Confederacy.

Correct. The answer is c. According to the author, the size and power of the U.S. Navy ensured that the Union blockade of the Atlantic coast would be reasonably effective. The Confederacy’s pioneering use of ironclad ships and submarines was insufficient to compete with the U.S. Navy’s force of 150 ships.

Incorrect. The answer is c. According to the author, the size and power of the U.S. Navy ensured that the Union blockade of the Atlantic coast would be reasonably effective. The Confederacy’s pioneering use of ironclad ships and submarines was insufficient to compete with the U.S. Navy’s force of 150 ships.

Correct. The answer is a. The author describes numerous factors that prevented England from recognizing the Confederacy and allying with it, one of which was the effectiveness of the Union blockade. British leaders, he suggests, recognized that if they tried to challenge the Union’s blockade to aid the Confederacy, they would probably be drawn into the war as well.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author describes numerous factors that prevented England from recognizing the Confederacy and allying with it, one of which was the effectiveness of the Union blockade. British leaders, he suggests, recognized that if they tried to challenge the Union’s blockade to aid the Confederacy, they would probably be drawn into the war as well.

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