A Supposed Asset for the South at the Beginning of the Civil

question 36

Multiple Choice

A supposed asset for the South at the beginning of the Civil War that never materialized to its real advantage was

• A) effective military leadership.
• B) intervention from Britain and France.
• C) the fighting skill of Southern males.
• D) its ability to fight on its own soil.
• E) its belief that it was defending its way of life.

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