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"The War Between Brothers" - The U.S. Civil War
"The War Between Brothers" - The U.S. Civil War
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"The War began in my front yard and eneded in my front parlor."
Abraham Lincoln
Wilmer McLean
Ulysses S. Grant
John Wilkes Booth
2
Edward Everett
Spoke with Lincoln at Gettysburg
Confederate commander who was killed at the Battle of Shiloh
President of the Confederate States of America.
3
Ford's Theater
Place where Lincoln was assassinated
Named after President Ford
Nickname for Vicksburg
4
How did Booth assassinate Lincoln?
Shot him
Stabbed him
5
Who won the presidential election of 1856?
Horace McDougal
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
James Buchanan
6
Which of the following was not an advantage for the Union?
Used land to grow food
Large "free" population
Qualified leaders
Control of the majority of the transportation
7
Which of the following was not a term of surrender issued by Grant?
Southern soldiers could keep their weapons
Southerners would have to pay higher taxes to pay for war
The South agreed to never own slaves again
Confederate horses would be shot
8
Gettysburg was the last Confederate town on the Missippi
True
False
9
Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant?
Gettysburg
The Appomattax Courthouse
The Abercrombie courthouse
10
Albert Sydney Johnston
During the Battle of Bull Run, his line did not break
President of the Confederate States of America
Confederate commander who was killed at the Battle of Shiloh
11
What did the 13th amendment provide to millions of African Americans?
Freedom from slavery
Voting rights
citizenship
Freedom of speech
12
The turning point of the war was
Battle of Shiloh
Vicksburg
Battle of Bull Run
Gettysburg
13
Which of the following statements about the Compromise of 1850 is false?
Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act
Daniel Webster gave three hour speech about preserving Union
All states south of 36'30 would enter Union slave state
California=free state and other states gov. by pop. sov.
14
Booth originally wanted to just kidnap President Lincoln
False
True
15
Which of the following statements concerning ironclads is false?
The Monitor won.
An ironclad is a ship with sheets of iron on the hull.
The Monitor was the Southern ironclad.
The Merrimac was the Southern ironclad.
16
The Fugitive Slave law
Southerns to return slaves to South
Northerners return slaves to North
Northerners return slaves to South-underground railroad
Northerns return slaves to South
17
Prairie Dog Town
Nickname for Vicksburg
Nickname for Shiolh
Nickname for Gettysburg
18
At the Battle of Shiloh, General Grant earned the nickname
Unconditional Slaughter
Unconditional Sorcerer
Unconditional Surrender
Unconditional Statesman
19
What is the best definition of "Total War"?
Wage war on troops
Wage war on civilians
Destroy everything and everyone
The Anaconda Plan
20
What was the primary reason Lee surrendered to Grant?
It was a trap!
Lee ran out of money
He was sleepy
Lee didn't want any more of his men to die
21
The Emancipation Proclamation was important because
All of the above
border states weren't effected
Lincoln could now fight the war to save the Union.
England and France would not enter the war
22
What did Sherman recapture and give to President Lincoln as a Christmas present?
Savannah
Fort Sumter
Vicksburg
Richmond
23
Gettysburg address
Speech made by Lee at Appomottax Courthouse
Longest speech made by a president
Famous speech dedicating a cemetery
24
Which of the following was not an advantage for the Confederacy?
Could exchange cotton for supplies
A feeling of superiority for their cause to fight
More factories
Familiar surroundings
25
John Wilkes Booth...
Was a famous actor
Was a Conderate spy
All of the above
Was a Confederate soldier
26
In the Dred Scott case, The Supreme Court ruled that
States do what they want regarding slavery
Congress can't prohibit slavery
Slavery would be abolished by 1865
Congress can prohibit slavery in all states; slaves=property
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Shiloh
Location of the assassination of President Lincoln.
Nickname for Vicksburg
Battle fought near a town who name means “Place of Peace”.
28
Jefferson Davis
President of the Union
President of the Confederacy
29
Who was the first Hispanic to win the Congressional Medal of Honor?
Frederick Douglass
Phillip Bazaar
Edward Everett
William Carney
30
After killing the president, Booth lept from a balcony and broke his left arm
False
True
31
Sherman marched between what two cities?
Atlanta and San Antonio
Washington D.C. and Richmond
Austin and Savannah
Atlanta and Savannah
32
Booth worked alone to assassinate Lincoln
True
False
33
"Stonewall" Jackson
Famous speech dedicating a cemetery
His line did not break or bend at Bull Run
President of the Confederate States of America
34
Vicksburg was the last time Lee invaded the North
False
True
35
Which of the following statements about the Battle of Antietam is false?
This battle had the fewest single day casualties
The battle ended in a tie.
A It was the eleventh time Lee had invaded the North.
Lee lost a quarter of his army.
36
Which of the following is not a reason the Civil War is considered the first "modern war"
First photographed war
High casualties
New arms and ammunition
Common and similar uniforms
37
The Compromise of 1850 allowed specific territories to use pop. sovereignty, as a result of...
Civil War
Revolutionary War
U.S.-Mexican War
War of 1812
38
Grant gave Lee 35,000 rations of food when Lee surrendered
True
False
39
Lincoln died on April 15th, 1865 in the Peterson Boarding House after being shot in the head.
True
False
40
Black troops were paid the same as white troops
False
True
41
Pickett's charge occured on day three at Gettysburg
True
False
42
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
Higher tariffs for Northern free population
Runaway slaves would be returned to the South
All slaves would be set free
All slaves in rebelling states would be free
43
Who was the first African American to win the Congressional Medal of Honor?
Edward Everett
William Carney
Frederick Douglas
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The first battle of the Civil War was
Fort Sumter
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Battle of Bull Run
