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U.S. Civil War
U.S. Civil War
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1
Who was Dred Scott?
A slave who sued for his freedom
A Supreme Court Justice
A plantation owner
The President of the United States
2
What was the location of Lee's surrender to Grant?
Jamestown, Virginia
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
New Orleans, Louisiana
Washington D.C.
3
After losing five sons in battle, who did Lincoln write a letter to?
Mrs. Parish
Mrs. Bixby
Mrs. Fitzpatrick
Mrs. Sullivan
4
What side won the Battle of Bull Run in July of 1861?
North
French
Confederate
South
5
What "right-hand man" lost his left arm (and then his life) following Chancellorsville?
Montgomery Meigs
P. G. T. Beaureguard
Stonewall Jackson
Henry Wirz
6
Where were the first shots fired of the U.S. Civil War?
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Yorktown, Virginia
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
7
In what year did Abraham Lincoln win his first presidential election?
1820
1800
1885
1860
8
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Clay
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
9
The states that left the United States were officially known as. . . . ?
The South
The Union in the South
The Confederate States of America
The Federation of Slavery
10
What amendment eliminated slavery with its passage in 1865?
8th
3rd
33rd
13th
11
What do we call sustained increase in prices over time?
Initiation
Inflation
Infatuation
Inflammation
12
Finish the line from the Gettysburg Address: "shall have a new birth of ______."
truth
love
freedom
war
13
Which man was fired as Union General but later ran for president against Lincoln?
George McClellan
Winfield Scott
John Adams
Stonewall Jackson
14
What was the name of the notorious prison camp in Georgia?
Fort McHenry
Andersonville
Shiloh
Elmira
15
A lack of resources and a focus on providing food to the military led to the ______?
Baltimore Soup Riot
Brooklyn Bagel Stampede
Denver Oreo Massacre
Richmond Bread Riot
16
What 1854 Act allowed new territories to vote on whether or not they wanted slavery?
Vermont-New York
Kansas-Arizona
Oregon-Washington
Kansas-Nebraska
17
Roughly how many soldiers died during the Civil War?
75,000
125,000
620,000
2,200,000
18
When were the first shots fired at Fort Sumter?
May 18, 1841
April 12, 1861
July 4, 1776
March 29, 1983
19
What Southern city was destroyed by Gen. Sherman as part of his "total war?"
Detroit
San Diego
Miami
Atlanta
20
Which happened first?
Andersonville prison camp is beyond capacity
Fort Pillow Massacre
21
What Southern general is credited with leading the South to victory at Bull Run?
Robert E. Lee
P.G.T. Beauregard
Stonewall Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
22
Which happened first?
Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg Address
23
How many years are in "four score and seven?"
87
172
56
20
24
In what year was the Fugitive Slave Act signed?
1825
1750
1850
1872
25
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves located in the __________?
Kansas
Confederacy
Union
Canada
26
Which happened first?
Lincoln's stated goal is to end slavery
Lincoln's stated goal is to keep the country from breaking apart
27
This compromise of 1820 divided the country between views on slavery.
Montana
Maine
Mississippi
Missouri
28
The failure of Pickett's Charge was part of what larger battle?
Gettysburg
Fredericksburg
Valley Forge
Antietam
29
Finish this quote, "the better _________ of our nature."
hearts
people
angels
hopes
30
Which happened first?
Emancipation Proclamation issued
13th amendment is added to the Constitution
31
A victory at __________ allowed the Union to control the Mississippi River.
Gettysburg
Fredericksburg
Vicksburg
Yorktown
32
Who was Abraham Lincoln's assassin?
Lee Harvey Oswald
James Earl Ray
J. Edgar Hoover
John Wilkes Booth
33
What's this also known as?
Serpentine Strike
Jackson's Viper
Kobra Kai
Anaconda Plan
34
What state was at the center of the Doctrine of Nullification and the first to secede?
North Carolina
South Carolina
Maryland
South Dakota