The Union's Defeat in Battle at Bull Run in 1861

question 74

Multiple Choice

The Union's defeat in battle at Bull Run in 1861 was better than a victory because

• A) Ulysses S. Grant took command of the army immediately after the setback.
• B) the defeat caused Northerners to face up to the reality of a long, difficult war.
• C) "Stonewall" Jackson was killed.
• D) it caused Lincoln to replace George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac.
• E) it allowed European powers the chance to intervene on behalf of the South.