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

question 13

Multiple Choice

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

• A) Lincoln immediately brought Ulysses S. Grant in to command the Army of the Potomac.
• 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 declare a war against slavery.
• E) it forced the Union to develop a strategic battle plan.

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