Early Successes for the South

Question 1 • LPS US History I (CR) - MP2

Which statement best summarizes the status of the Civil War after the Battle of Chancellorsville?

Answer

Although Confederates were often outnumbered, they continued to win major battles.

Because the Union was better equipped and had a larger army, it had won major victories.

The large size of the Union’s army kept the South from winning major battles.

The South quickly retreated in the face of the North’s much larger and better-equipped army.

Explanation

At Chancellorsville in May 1863, the Confederate Army defeated a larger Union force, despite being outnumbered. This fits the statement that Confederates often continued to win major battles even when they had fewer soldiers. The Union’s greater size and resources did not prevent Confederate victories at this point in the war.

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