At the beginning of the Civil War, Southerners expressed all of the following expectations EXCEPT:

A. The materialism of the North would prevent Northerners from fighting an idealistic war.
B. Great Britain would intervene on the side of the South in order to preserve its source of cotton.
C. Northern unity in the struggle against the Southern states would eventually break.
D. The economic and military resources of the South would outlast those of the North.
E. The justice of the South’s cause would prevail.

(A) The materialism of the North would prevent Northerners from fighting an idealistic war.

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-06-10

D) The economic and military resources of the South would outlast those of the North. ;

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-06-12

The chosen answer is D) The economic and military resources of the South would outlast those of the North. This was not a common expectation among Southerners as they underestimated the North's industrial strength and resource availability. The South relied heavily on agriculture and hoped for foreign support rather than recognizing their own limitations in sustaining a long conflict.
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Answered by Anonymous | 2024-09-27