The Civil War

Question 1

____________________________________ was a slang term for a person from the South.

Accepted Answer

Rebel

Question 2

How did the Emancipation Proclamation affect the course of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

By allowing escaped slaves to fight in the Union army

Question 3

People called the South the _________________________

Accepted Answer

Confederacy

Question 4

Conscription means forced military service.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Their strategy included a blockade and gaining control of the Mississippi River.

Accepted Answer

Union

Question 6

The main goal was to bring the southern states back to the U.S. and to settle the slavery issue.

Accepted Answer

Union

Question 7

______________________________________ founded the American Red Cross.

Accepted Answer

Clara Barton

Question 8

People in the _________________________ suffered from shortages and inflation.

Accepted Answer

South

Question 9

Soldiers spent most of their time on the battlefield.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

Northern states had what distinct advantage over Southern states at the onset of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The North had a more extensive railroad network than the South

Question 11

________________________________ was a slang term for a person from the North.

Accepted Answer

Yankee

Question 12

People called the North the ______________________________________.

Accepted Answer

Union

Question 13

_____________________________ assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre.

Accepted Answer

John Wilkes Booth

Question 14

Slaveholding states that wanted to remain as part of the Union were called __________________________________________.

Accepted Answer

Border States

Question 15

The President of the Confederate States of America was __________________________________________________.

Accepted Answer

Jefferson Davis

Question 16

Which battle shortened the Union’s hopes of winning the war quickly and easily?

Accepted Answer

Bull Run

Question 17

Which battle was the first battle of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Fort Sumter

Question 18

Their strategy included receiving foreign aid and fighting so long they would weaken the opposing army.

Accepted Answer

Confederacy

Question 19

Which of the following was NOT a border state?

Accepted Answer

Kansas

Question 20

People in the ________________ could pay for substitutes to fight in their place or pay a fee to get out of the draft.

Accepted Answer

North

Question 21

The Minnie Bullet was the most common ammunition used during the Civil War that left much damage.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

The Civil War began

Accepted Answer

1861; 1865

Question 23

_______________________________________ was the Union General.

Accepted Answer

Ulysses S. Grant

Question 24

Main Confederate prison camp with a 15.5% death rate was _________________________

Accepted Answer

Andersonville

Question 25

The Union army was referred to as the _______________________________________________________.

Accepted Answer

Army of the Potomac

Question 26

What was President Lincoln’s stated goal throughout the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

To restore the Union

Question 27

_________________________________________ was the Confederate General.

Accepted Answer

Robert E. Lee

Question 28

Disease was the greatest killer of the Civil War

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

The Confederate army was referred to as the ________________________________________________

Accepted Answer

Army of Northern Virginia

Question 30

The main goal was to be independent and keep slavery unchanged.

Accepted Answer

Confederacy

Question 31

All of the following were Confederate advantages EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Better Navy

Question 32

Women contributed to the war effort in many ways EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Served as drill leaders

Question 33

What was the goal of the Anaconda Plan during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

To prevent the flow of supplies to the South through a blockade.

Question 34

The main Union prison camp was called ___________________________________________.

Accepted Answer

Elmira

Question 35

Which battle is known as the turning point of the war?

Accepted Answer

Gettysburg

Question 36

The President of the United States of America during the Civil War was ___________________________________

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Question 37

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Money

Question 38

Prison camps were were clean and soldiers were treated well.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 39

Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant ending the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Appomattox

Question 40

Which battle was the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Antietam

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