Question

Many neutral observers of the impending Civil War thought the South had a good chance of winning and maintaining its independence because

• A. The South had a larger and better-supplied army.
• B. The South would be able to survive financially due to its cotton production.
• C. The government of the North seemed willing to negotiate a peaceful separation of the regions into two independent nations.
• D. The South was so large and widespread that it seemed unlikely it could be fully conquered.
• E. The use of slavery meant that the South would not suffer a loss of workers.

Answer 1

The correct option is A The South had a larger and better-supplied army.

Many neutral observers of the impending Civil War thought the South had a good chance of winning and maintaining its independence because the South had a larger and better-supplied army.