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The Civil War
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1
What city was the capital of the Confederacy?
Atlanta, GA
Richmond, VA
Charlotte, NC
2
How much were the African American Civil War soldiers paid?
$7.00
$10.00 - $3.00 for clothing = $7.00
$13.00 - $3.00 for clothing = $10.00
$13.00
3
General William Sherman burned down which city?
New orleans, LA
Atlanta, Georgia
Jacksonville, FL
Paris, France
4
This person was a spy for the Union army as well as a conductor in the underground railroad.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Harriet Tubman
5
This man was elected President of the United States in 1860.
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
6
After secession by the southern states, Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri were called
borderline states
oppressed states
border ruffian states
border states
7
What happened at the Appomattox Courthouse?
Free slaves
The Emancipation Proclamation was written
The end of the war
Gettysburg address
8
Where was the Apomattos courthouse located?
Memphis, TN
Charleston, SC
Richmond, VA
New York City, NY
9
The armed pro-slavery groups from Missouri who went to Kansas to vote were called this.
Border Patrols
Border Bandidos
Border Ruffians
10
This man was chosen to be President of the Confederate States of America.
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
John Wilkes Booth
11
The river that Union wanted to gain control of was The:
Hudson
Missouri
Mexico
Mississippi
12
This Southern State was the first to secede from the Union.
North Virginia
Connecticut
Massachussets
South Carolina
13
The event that officially started the Civil War was the attack on
Appommatox Court House
Richmond, Virginia
Washington, D.C.
Fort Sumter
14
In which city and state was the capital of the Confederacy located?
Richmond, Virginia
Boston, Massachusetts
Jacksonville, Florida
Atlanta, Georgia
15
How much was a white Civil War private paid per month?
$50
$25
$13
$36
16
What war was the deadliest war for the U.S where the most American lives were lost?
World War II
Skeleton War
Civil War
World War I
17
What Union general led the seige of Vicksburg, Mississipi?
Ulysses S. Grant
Irvin Mcdowell
Winfield Scott
18
The man chosen as General of the Confederate Army.
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
19
General Thomas Jackson earned the nickname of "Stonewall" in this battle.
Battle of Atlanta
First Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Fort Sumter
Second Battle of Bull Run
20
What was the nickname of General Thomas Jackson?
The rebel
Stonewall
Brickwall
21
What year did the Union army begin recruiting African Americans?
1862
1863
1861
1860
22
Who was the admiral who captured New Orleans:
David Farragut
Francis Drake
Horatio Nelson
23
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri were called the:
middle states
border States
largest states
southern states
24
Who won the battle of Ollustee, Florida?
Confederates
Seminoles
Britain
The Union
25
Why did Lincoln care so much about keeping Maryland under Union control?
It had valuable resources
It had alot of soldiers
It borders Washinton, DC
26
What countries imported cotton from the Confederacy?
Brazil and Argentina
China and Japan
Canada and Greenland
Britain and France
27
Union paper currency was known as:
Greenbacks
Fatbacks
Guap
Green money
28
The Confederacy tried to get support from these two countries to make the Union to end the war.
Japan and China
Canada and Mexico
Britain and France
Spain and France
29
The deadliest day in the Civil War was the battle of:
Antieman
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
30
What was one of Florida's largest supplies for the Confederate army?
Ammunition
Beef
Horses
Swords
31
Abraham Lincoln's Emacipation Proclomation freed slaves in:
Confederate states
Union states
Confederate and Union states
32
The Confederate's "Virginia" and the Union's "Monitor" were special types of ships known as __.
ironclad
tankers
floaters
submarines
33
Which one was not one of Lincoln's reasons for fighting the civil war?
To restore the Union
To end slavery
To force breakaway states to give up their independence
34
This battle was the deadliest battle in which 6,000 soldier died and 17,000 were wounded
Vietnam
The Battle of Gettysburg
Antietam
The Battle at Wounded Knee
35
Most of the civil war battles took place in:
The North
The West
The South
The East
36
What northern city had the worst riots against the draft in 1863?
Gettysburg
Chicago
Boston
New York
37
What percent of Union soldiers were African American at the end of the war?
14
10
15
5
38
What is an ironclad?
A tank
An iron tank
A ship covered in iron
39
What word means to voluntarily join the army?
Enlist
Conscript
Commision