Why did the southern military pursue a strategy of defending the south instead of invading the north?

a. southern leaders hoped to win british support by making the union look like the aggressor in the war.
b. southern leaders believed their superior forces would win the war before there was time to move north.
c. southern leaders thought their knowledge of southern lands would them defeat the union forces.
d. southern leaders believed an invasion of the north would result in canadian support for the union.

Your questions asks why the Southern Military (Confederacy) decided to defend instead of attack.

Your answer would be C). Southern leaders thought their knowledge of Southern lands would help them defeat the Union forces.

The reason why this would be the correct answer is because the South believed that their knowledge of their land would give them the advantage in winning the war. In other words, you can say that the South "played home field." The terrain in the South was different than the terrain in the North, so they used it to get the Northerners (the Union) confused when trying to attack them. The Southerners knew where everything is: all of the bases, hiding spots, etc, and used it to a certain advantage. All in all, the Southern leaders thought that the Union would be weaker on unknown territory.

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