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1. Q: What were the northern states called?A: The UnionB: The LibertariansC: The ConfederacyD: The Blue-------------------------------------2. Q: What were the southern states called?A: The UnionB: The LibertariansC: The ConfederacyD: The Rebelites-------------------------------------3. Q: About how many lives were lost in the American Civil War?A: 50,000B: 100,000C: 300,000D: 600,000-------------------------------------4. Q: Where did the Civil War start?A: Atlanta (GA)B: Charleston (SC)C: Richmand (VA)D: Raleigh (NC)-------------------------------------5. Q: What year did the Civil War begin?A: 1776B: 1850C: 1861D: 1865-------------------------------------6. Q: What fort did Confederate General P.G.T Beauregard fire on to start the Civil War?A: Fort CollinsB: Fort SumterC: Fort OrdD: The Alamo-------------------------------------7. Q: When did the last Confederate army surrender?A: 1776B: 1812C: 1861D: 1865-------------------------------------8. Q: Who was elected President of the United States in 1860?A: Thomas JeffersonB: Abraham LincolnC: Jefferson DavisD: Robert E. Lee-------------------------------------9. Q: What was the South's main source of income?A: CottonB: SlavesC: ManufacturingD: Peanuts-------------------------------------10. Q: Which side was against high tariffs?A: NorthB: South-------------------------------------11. Q: Prior to the Civil War what was the Federal Governments chief source of income?A: income taxB: property taxC: sales taxD: tariffs-------------------------------------12. Q: Which current state was not part of the Northwest Territory?A: IowaB: IndianaC: IllinoisD: Wisconsin-------------------------------------13. Q: Which side preferred stronger state government and less federal government?A: NorthB: South-------------------------------------14. Q: Why were the western territories so politically important to both the North and the South?A: They had vast untapped richesB: They would decide who had control in congressC: They were good tourist spotsD: They would tip the scales in case of war-------------------------------------15. Q: What was the Missouri Compromise?A: A land agreement with Native AmericansB: An agreement between the Northern and Southern factions of MissouriC: A tariff agreement on goods exported from MisssouriD: An agreement that said Missouri was a slave state; while Maine would be a free state.-------------------------------------16. Q: What book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write about slavery?A: Uncle Tom's CabinB: The Slavery PapersC: AbolitionD: The Scarlet Letter-------------------------------------17. Q: What was the antislavery political party that ran John C. Fremont in the 1856 presidential election?A: WhigB: RepulicanC: DemocratD: Tory-------------------------------------18. Q: Who was Dred Scott?A: A leader of the Whig party.B: President Lincoln's close advisor.C: A slave who sued for his freedom.D: A General at Gettysburg-------------------------------------19. Q: Who raided a federal armory in Harper's Ferry (VA) and planned to march south to free the slaves?A: John BrownB: Abraham LincolnC: William SewardD: John Bell-------------------------------------20. Q: What was the first southern state to secede from the United States?A: GeorgiaB: South CarolinaC: North CarolinaD: Alabama-------------------------------------21. Q: Who was president of the Confederacy?A: Alexander StephensB: Robert E. LeeC: William HenryD: Jefferson Davis-------------------------------------22. Q: How many states had already seceded when Lincoln took the oath of office?A: 6B: 7C: 8D: 9-------------------------------------23. Q: Who was the General-in-Chief of the Union army at the start of the war?A: George ShermanB: Winfield ScottC: Abraham LincolnD: Ulysses S. Grant-------------------------------------24. Q: What was the Anaconda Plan?A: A plan for rescuing slavesB: A plan for uniting the North and SouthC: A strategy to get more recruits for the Union ArmyD: A military strategy for the the Union-------------------------------------25. Q: Which of the following military technologies was not used in a major conflict prior to the Civil War?A: Rifle MusketsB: Iron Clad WarshipsC: Gun PowderD: Submarine-------------------------------------26. Q: What was the CSS Hunley?A: SubmarineB: TankC: Battle ShipD: Repeating Rifle-------------------------------------27. Q: In both the North and South a draftee could hire a substitute to go to war for him?A: TRUEB: FALSE-------------------------------------28. Q: How did the Confederacy get funds for the war?A: By gifts from the plantation ownersB: By taxing slave ownersC: By printing moneyD: By taxing land-------------------------------------29. Q: What was the first major victory for the South?A: Battle of LexingtonB: First Battle of Bull RunC: Battle of ShilohD: Second Battle of Bull Run-------------------------------------30. Q: "Who gained the nickname ""Stonewall"" for his great stand at the First Battle of Bull Run?"A: LongstreetB: BeauregardC: JacksonD: Lee-------------------------------------31. Q: Who was the first Union general over the Army of the Potomac?A: Ulysses GrantB: Winfield ScottC: Sterling PriceD: George McClellan-------------------------------------32. Q: What was the Trent Affair?A: When two Confederate representatives were taken by the Union from the British Ship TrentB: When Senator Trent of Virginia changed sides to the NorthC: When Abraham Lincoln had an affair with Mrs. TrentD: When the Trent (KY) citizens revolted against the Union-------------------------------------33. Q: Who was the Confederacy's famous calvary commander that gathered the information to help win the Seven Day's Battle?A: LeeB: JacksonC: StuartD: Longstreet-------------------------------------34. Q: What battle pitted the two Western generals (Grant of the Union and Johnston of the Confederacy) against each other?A: Battle of Bull RunB: Battle of ShilohC: Battle of AntietamD: Battle of Fort Henry-------------------------------------35. Q: What were The Monitor and The Virginia?A: Ironclad WarshipsB: Southern FortsC: ArmiesD: Calvary Troops-------------------------------------36. Q: In 1862 where was the capital of the Confederacy?A: Atlanta, GAB: Charleston, SCC: Roanoke, VAD: Richmand, VA-------------------------------------37. Q: Who's military genius and personality is often credited with holding the Confederate Army together?A: Joseph E. JohnstonB: Albert S. JohnstonC: Robert E. LeeD: Stonewall Jackson-------------------------------------38. Q: What Union general was charged with capturing Richmond, VA in the Peninsular Campaign?A: McClellanB: GrantC: PorterD: Farragut-------------------------------------39. Q: What Confederate city did David Farragut capture that was the key to the Mississippi?A: BirminghamB: MemphisC: JacksonD: New Orleans-------------------------------------40. Q: After claiming victory, what Union general suffered a humiliating defeat at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run?A: McClellanB: GrantC: PopeD: Johnston-------------------------------------41. Q: With 23,000 casualties, what was the bloodiest one-day battle in US history?A: GettysburgB: AntietamC: 2nd Battle of Bull RunD: 1st Battle of Bull Run-------------------------------------42. Q: Who was President of the United States during the Civil War?A: LincolnB: DavisC: GrantD: Lee-------------------------------------43. Q: What was the main motivation behind Lincoln making the abolition of slavery a war aim?A: To win the media battle amongst the middle classB: Because they needed another cause to keep the war goingC: To keep Great Britain and France from recognizing the ConfederacyD: To get freed slaves to join the army-------------------------------------44. Q: "What document stated that ""Slaves of any state...in rebellion...shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free""?"A: Declaration of IndependenceB: US ConstitutionC: The Freedom PactD: Emancipation Proclamation-------------------------------------45. Q: Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?A: Benjamin ButlerB: Ulysses GrantC: Abraham LincolnD: Jefferson Davis-------------------------------------46. Q: Who won the Battle of Fredericksburg?A: ConfederacyB: Union-------------------------------------47. Q: Who became commander of the Union Army of the Potomac after the loss at Fredericksburg?A: BurnsideB: GrantC: HookerD: Rosecrans-------------------------------------48. Q: In 1860 the South exported $191 million of cotton. About how much were they able to export in 1862?A: $4 millionB: $20 millionC: $100 millionD: $220 million-------------------------------------49. Q: In what battle did Stonewall Jackson die?A: Battle of AntietamB: Battle of ChancellorsvilleC: Battle of VicksburgD: Battle of Gettysburg-------------------------------------50. Q: Who led the ill-fated Confederate charge on the the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg?A: LongstreetB: LeeC: PickettD: Jackson-------------------------------------51. Q: "What speech starts out ""Fourscore and seven years ago...""?"A: Gettysburg AddressB: Emancipation ProclamationC: Vicksburg AddressD: Anteitam speech-------------------------------------52. Q: Who wrote the Gettysburg Address?A: Robert E. LeeB: Jefferson DavisC: Edward EverettD: Abraham Lincoln-------------------------------------53. Q: What was the nickname for the Northern Peace Democrats who opposed Lincoln and the War?A: RattlesnakesB: LiberalsC: CopperheadsD: Benedicts-------------------------------------54. Q: Which killed more men in the Civil War?A: diseaseB: bullets-------------------------------------55. Q: Who formed groups to help the Union Soldiers that later became the Red Cross?A: Andrea LeeB: Clara BartonC: Karen JohnsonD: Alva Bradington-------------------------------------56. Q: What became Union General George Thomas' nickname after he held his ground at Chickamauga Creek?A: Rock of ChickamaugaB: The Chickamauga KidC: Wall of ChickamaugaD: General Chickamauga-------------------------------------57. Q: What Union general captured Atlanta?A: McClellanB: ShermanC: GrantD: Rosecrans-------------------------------------58. Q: Who was elected President of the United States near the end of the war in 1864?A: Andrew JohnsonB: George PendletonC: George McClellanD: Abraham Lincoln-------------------------------------59. Q: Where did Sherman march to from Atlanta while burning and destroying property on the way?A: WilmingtonB: AugustaC: SavannahD: Macon-------------------------------------60. Q: Where did Robert E. Lee agree to terms of surrender?A: Appomattox Court HouseB: GettysburgC: Little Big TopD: Vicksburg Court House-------------------------------------61. Q: During 1860 to 1870 the northern wealth increased 50 percent. What was the impact to southern wealth over the same period?A: increased by 10 percentB: increased by 1 percentC: decreased by 20 percentD: decreased by 60 percent-------------------------------------62. Q: What amendment was added to the Constitution after the war that freed slaves?A: 5thB: 9thC: 13thD: 18th-------------------------------------63. Q: What percentage of military-aged southern white men became part of the Confederate Army?A: 20B: 40C: 60D: 80-------------------------------------64. Q: Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?A: Appomatox Court HouseB: The White HouseC: Ford's TheatreD: Gettysburg-------------------------------------65. Q: Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?A: John Wilkes BoothB: Andrew JohnsonC: Henry RathbornD: Nathan Jones Seward-------------------------------------Click here for the Answers to US Civil War questions
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