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About the events and details of the Civil War.
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1
What put an end to the States Rights Argument?
Gettysburg Address
The draft
Emancipation Proclamation
13th Amendment
2
How much did it cost for a substitute in the draft?
$300
$500
$600
$250
3
What was the South's capital?
Petersburg, VA
Charleston, SC
Atlanta, GA
Richmond, VA
4
Who was the president of the North?
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
George Washington
5
Who served 3 years in prison after the war?
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
6
Which was a bad moment in camp life?
Drills
Weather
Guard duty
Singing
7
Which state controls the Ohio River?
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
8
How big were the Yankees?
187,000
212,000
142,000
150,000
9
What was the North's capital?
Washington D.C.
Philadelphia
Gettysburg
New York City
10
Which state surrounds D.C.?
Delaware
New Jersey
Virginia
Maryland
11
Which was an advantage for the Confederacy?
Local support
Military leadership
Defensive battle
All of the above
12
What was the purpose of the Crittenden Compromise?
Gave public land to citizens
Free the slaves in the north
End slavery
Reestablish the Missouri Compromise
13
In what battle was Stonewall Jackson injured?
Battle of Chattanooga
Gettysburg
Chancellorsville
Vicksburg
14
Who surrendered in 1865?
Lee
Davis
Johnson
Grant
15
In which battle does the South trick the Union?
Fort Sumter
Gettysburg
Battle of Shiloh
Chancellorsville
16
Which of these was known as the Anaconda Plan?
Capture Richmond
Play defense
Control Mississippi
Control Ohio River
17
What happened to homes that the army went through?
Wells were drunk dry
All of the above
Land was trampled
Crops were eaten
18
Which battle included the bloodiest day of the war?
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
1st Battle of Bull Run
Antietam
19
Which was a disadvantage for the Union?
Banking system
Offensive battle
Smaller population
Limited railroad system
20
Which word means "to take away supplies and starve"?
Attrition
Commutation
Impressment
Desertion
21
Which was an advantage of the Union?
Defensive battle
Larger population
Able to settle for a tie
Better military leadership
22
Democrats who opposed the war were called ...
Yankees
Copperheads
Rebels
Republicans
23
Who was the 54
th
Massachusetts regiment led by?
George McClellan
Robert Gould Shaw
William Sherman
Jefferson Davis
24
What year was the 13
th
Amendment ratified?
1864
1863
1865
1866
25
Which general used attrition on his soldiers?
Irvan McDowell
Ulysses S. Grant
Braxton Bragg
William Sherman
26
What prison camp had the highest death rate?
Douglas
Alton
Elmira
Andersonville
27
What was Abraham Lincoln's overall goal?
Use Native Americans for slaves
Reunite the Union
End slavery
Stop the expansion of slavery
28
Which of these did the Republicans not pass?
Homestead Act
Morrill Land Grant
Morrill Tariff Act
None of these
29
What amount of farm machinery in the South was destroyed?
1/2
1/4
1/3
1/5
30
Who was the president of the South?
George McClellan
William Sherman
Jefferson Davis
"Stonewall" Jackson
31
Who feels sympathetic to the South?
India
Egypt
All of the above
France
32
How did the Northern African Americans contribute?
Worked for hospitals
Navy work
Agriculture
Cooked for soldiers
33
What was the biggest killer in camps?
Getting caught running away
Starvation
Treason
Dysentery
34
Where did the Civil War begin?
Fort Sumter
1st Battle of Bull Run
Gettysburg
Antietam
35
Which of the following were generals of the North?
All of the above
Ulysses S. Grant
William Sherman
George McClellan
36
Who "kept the war alive"?
Women
The army
Slaves
White men
37
Which was the 1
st
major battle of the Civil War?
1st Battle of Bull Run
Antietam
Chancellorsville
Vicksburg
38
What was the percent of inflation in the South?
9,000%
12,000%
500%
6,000%
39
How did the Confederacy pay for the war?
New taxes on goods and services
Income tax
Using paper currency
Loans from the people
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How big were the Rebels?
112,000
131,000
126,000
154,000
