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1
The first shots of the Civil War occurred here in Charleston Harbor, S.C. April 12, 1861.
Appomattox Court House
Bull Run
Fort Sumter
Vicksburg
2
What political leader initiated popular sovereignty and defeated Lincoln for senate in 1858?
James Buchanan
Frederick Douglas
Stephen Douglas
John Brown
3
These were northern Democrats who opposed Lincoln and the war.
Rebels
Abolitionists
Yankees
Copperheads
4
What all black Union regiment proved at Fort Wagner that men of color could fight bravely?
54th Massachusetts
19th Massachusetts
69th New York
153rd Pennsylvania
5
Which of the following Civil War battles was NOT a Confederate victory on Virginia soil?
Shiloh
Chancellorsville
Bull Run
Fredericksburg
6
Which of the following was a southern advantage during the Civil War?
King Cotton
banking and finance
industrial production
their navy
7
Which of the following most accurately describes Grant's Vicksburg campaign?
he cut off rebel supplies and laid siege to the city
he hit their defenses with direct frontal assaults
naval bombardment
he approached the city by the peninsula campaign
8
In what Civil War battle was Union General Hooker defeated and Stonewall Jackson killed?
Manassas
Shenandoah Valley
Chancellorsville
Fredericksburg
9
This federal law admitted California as a free state and established the Fugitive Slave Act.
Kansas Nebraska Act
Emancipation Proclamation
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
10
Which of the following was NOT a reason why the Union won the Battle of Gettysburg?
leadership
interior lines
Total War
the high ground
11
How could Union forces cut the Confederacy in two?
by defending Washington, D.C.
by capturing Richmond
by controlling the Mississippi River
by blockading the southern coast
12
Border states had slaves but stayed in the Union. They were Maryland, Delaware, Missouri, and:
Kentucky
North Carolina
Arkansas
West Virginia
13
What Union general trained his men well but was overly cautious in battle?
George B. McClellan
Joseph Hooker
Irwin McDowell
Ulysses S. Grant
14
What southern actor assassinated President Lincoln less than a week after Lee's surrender?
John Wilkes Booth
Jefferson Davis
George B. McClellan
John Brown
15
Which one of the following military leaders did NOT fight for the Confederacy?
Robert E. Lee
George G. Meade
Albert S. Johnston
Thomas J. Jackson
16
In which battle did General Grant meet Robert E. Lee in a nine month long siege?
Petersburg
Spotsylvania Court House
Seven Days Campaign
Cold Harbor
17
Which of the following is NOT true regarding Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation?
it did not free the slaves in the border states
it was issued after the Union victory at Antietam
it helped to keep Britain out of the war
it freed all the slaves
18
What Union victory before the Election of 1864 gave the North confidence to vote for Lincoln?
the Wilderness
Petersburg
Appomattox
Atlanta
19
The first naval battle between ironclad ships occurred on March 9, 1862. Name the two ships.
CSS Virginia vs USS Monitor
USS Constitution vs CSS Richmond
CSS Robert E. Lee vs USS Monitor
USS Intrepid vs CSS Merrimac
20
Which of the following nations entered the Civil War on the Confederate side?
Mexico
France
none did
Great Britain
