The American Civil War

Question 1

Where was the capital of the Confederacy located?

Accepted Answer

Richmond, VA

Question 2

In 1859 this abolitionist raided Harper's Ferry, VA, in an attempt to incite a slave rebellion.

Accepted Answer

John Brown

Question 3

What were the common ways people at home learned about the war?

Accepted Answer

newspapers, photographs, letters

Question 4

Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender to the Union Army?

Accepted Answer

Appomattox Court House

Question 5

When did the Emancipation Proclamation go into effect?

Accepted Answer

January 1, 1863

Question 6

Most men in the Civil War died from

Accepted Answer

disease.

Question 7

During the Civil War, soldiers mainly

Accepted Answer

drilled and marched.

Question 8

Why did Pres. Lincoln choose to present the Emancipation Proc. after the Battle of Antietam?

Accepted Answer

Lincoln needed to issue it after a victory.

Question 9

What were the two major areas in which the Northern and Southern states differed?

Accepted Answer

economy and culture

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT a common hardship faced by soldiers in the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

naval accidents

Question 11

What reason did John Wilkes Booth give for assassinating President Lincoln?

Accepted Answer

Believed Lincoln waged war upon Southern rights/institutions

Question 12

General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox did which of the following?

Accepted Answer

disbanded the Army of Northern Virginia

Question 13

For what occasion did Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address?

Accepted Answer

the dedication of a national cemetery

Question 14

What was one of the things Lincoln asked of the country in the Gettysburg Address?

Accepted Answer

to honor the dead by protecting a democratic government

Question 15

Which of the following amendments was added to the US Constitution right after the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

13 - slavery/involuntary servitude shall not exist in the US

Question 16

What was one way people throughout the country prepared for the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

collected weapons from previous wars

Question 17

How did the victory at Gettysburg help the United States?

Accepted Answer

American hopes were lifted, believing the war could be won.

Question 18

On the map shown, what section shows the Southern region of the United States?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 19

These states allowed slavery, but never seceded from the Union.

Accepted Answer

border states

Question 20

This compromise, before the Civil War, was to ease tensions over slavery in territories.

Accepted Answer

Missouri Compromise

Question 21

Before the Battle of Gettysburg, the Union Army

Accepted Answer

had lost a number of important battles in the East.

Question 22

What advantage did the War Dept.'s Special Order 143 give the Union Army?

Accepted Answer

The Army received additional troops.

Question 23

When the Civil War began, what reason did President Lincoln give for fighting the war?

Accepted Answer

keeping the Union together

Question 24

Which of the following was NOT something women did to help soldiers during the war?

Accepted Answer

talk to soldiers on the phone

Question 25

Which of these battles happened first?

Accepted Answer

First Battle of Bull Run

Question 26

What reason did the Confederate States give for secession?

Accepted Answer

protecting their states' rights

Question 27

How did the victory at Vicksburg help the Union Army?

Accepted Answer

Both B and C

Question 28

The Emancipation Proclamation

Accepted Answer

freed all the slaves in Conf. States unless they returned.

Question 29

Which of the following was a major cause of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

slavery

Question 30

Which of these events occurred last?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Antietam, President Lincoln was assassinated

Question 31

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

Accepted Answer

Jefferson Davis

Question 32

The Battle of _____ was the bloodiest single day in American history. Over 23,000 were killed.

Accepted Answer

Antietam

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