Question

robert e. lees decision to invade the north in 1862 and 1863 aimed to achieve what strategic goal for the confederacy?
demoralize northern civilian population
gain control of railroad networks
secure additional confederate territory
capture union manufacturing facilities

lincolns decision to issue the emancipation proclamation removed what possibility that had concerned union leadership throughout the early war years?
military leadership conflicts
northern civilian opposition
border state secession
european intervention

what effect did the naval blockade have on the confederate economy as it tightened over the course of the war?
created severe civilian shortages
expanded agricultural production significantly
improved international diplomatic relations
increased domestic manufacturing capacity

jefferson davis faced a unique leadership challenge when he became confederate president because he had to accomplish what simultaneous tasks?
negotiate peace and expand territory
abolish slavery and win battles
reform constitution and recruit soldiers
build government and wage war

Explanation:

1. Robert E. Lee's 1862-1863 invasions of the North (Antietam and Gettysburg) were intended to break Northern civilian morale, hoping to pressure the Union into peace negotiations.
2. The Emancipation Proclamation framed the Civil War as a fight against slavery, which made European powers (who had already abolished slavery) unlikely to intervene on the Confederacy's behalf, removing a major Union fear.
3. The Union naval blockade cut off Confederate access to imported goods, leading to widespread shortages of food, medicine, and manufactured goods for civilians.
4. Jefferson Davis became president of a newly formed nation, so he had to establish a functioning government structure while simultaneously leading the Confederacy in a full-scale war against the Union.

Answer:

1. Demoralize Northern civilian population
2. European intervention
3. Created severe civilian shortages
4. Build government and wage war