Question

Which statements accurately describe the American Civil War? Choose all answers that are correct. A. It was clear from the beginning that the North had better generals and would win the war. B. Many Southerners believed that states had the power to choose which federal laws to follow. C. People on both sides knew the war would be long and bloody, but supported it anyway. D. Lincoln gave the war a new goal, ending slavery, with the Emancipation Proclamation.

Answer 1

The accurate statements about the Civil War are that many Southerners believed in states' rights over federal laws, and that Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation made ending slavery a war goal, though it did not immediately free all enslaved people. It was not clear from the start that the North had better generals, and neither side had anticipated a long and bloody conflict.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statements that accurately describe the American Civil War are:

• Many Southerners believed that states had the power to choose which federal laws to follow. This was central to the conflict as Southern states seceded in defense of states' rights and the continuation of slavery.
• Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, giving the war a new goal of ending slavery. It declared that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states were to be free, although its immediate impact was limited.

Contrary to what some may believe, it was not clear from the beginning that the North would win due to superior generals. In fact, both sides expected a quick victory due to their belief in their cause and perceived advantages.

Moreover, neither side anticipated the prolonged and bloody nature of the war. Initially, the fervor for war was high, with a widespread romanticism of battle. Over time the devastating realities of the conflict became clear, dispelling earlier notions of a swift and noble war.

Answer 2

The correct answers are B, C and D.

-Many Southerners believed that states had the power to choose which federal laws to follow.

As a result, among other things, of a historical controversy over slavery and against attempts by the federal government to take powers that did not correspond to it in a constitutional manner, the war broke out in April 1861, when the forces of the Confederate States of America attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina, shortly after President Abraham Lincoln took office. The nationalists of the Union proclaimed loyalty to the Constitution of the United States. They clashed with secessionists from the Confederate States, who defended the rights of states to expand slavery.

-People on both sides knew the war would be long and bloody, but supported it anyway.

The Union and the Confederation quickly raised voluntary and conscript armies that fought mainly in the South for four years.

-Lincoln gave the war a new goal, ending slavery, with the Emancipation Proclamation.

The Emancipation Proclamation expanded the objectives of the Civil War. While slavery had been a major problem that led to war, Lincoln's only mission at the beginning of the war was to maintain the Union. The Proclamation made slaves an explicit objective of the Union's war effort.