Southern Life and Early Civil War

Question 1

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

Accepted Answer

Jefferson Davis

Question 2

After which battle did Lincoln publish the first draft of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Antietam

Question 3

In what event did John Brown lead a revolt against pro slaves?

Accepted Answer

Bleeding Kansas

Question 4

Pre 1777, what was a main use of slavery?

Accepted Answer

Pull seeds out of cotton

Question 5

Who's print shop was lit on fire by a mob fighting for slavery? He was killed in the fire.

Accepted Answer

Elijah Lovejoy

Question 6

What did the burning of Elijah Lovejoy's printshop do to John Brown?

Accepted Answer

Caused him to devote his life to destroy slavery

Question 7

When did the battle of Gettysburg begin?

Accepted Answer

1 July 1863

Question 8

What was Robert E. Lee's greatest battle?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Antietam

Question 9

What was not a way of dehumanizing slaves?

Accepted Answer

Educating them

Question 10

Who was a slave that successfully escaped slavery and aided others on the Underground Railroad?

Accepted Answer

Harriet Tubman

Question 11

After Ft. Sumter, how many states were on the Confederate side?

Accepted Answer

11

Question 12

What heritage was mainly recruited to fight under George B. McClellan?

Accepted Answer

Irish

Question 13

Who did General Winfield Scott choose to replace him as general?

Accepted Answer

Robert E. Lee

Question 14

What is Lincoln known as?

Accepted Answer

The Great Emancipator

Question 15

If war were to break out, who would think they had the most power but actually did not?

Accepted Answer

The South

Question 16

What were letters called that were sent home to the family of a deceased soldier?

Accepted Answer

Bixby Letters

Question 17

How far can an old cannon from the Civil War shoot?

Accepted Answer

1 mile

Question 18

What did General Winfield Scott do during the battle of First Bull Run?

Accepted Answer

Took a nap

Question 19

One important figure that owned over 500 slaves but also said that slaves were unprofitable.

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 20

Type of...

Accepted Answer

Concept

Question 21

Where did most of the Wisconsin regiments fight?

Accepted Answer

The West

Question 22

What was the first major battle of the Civil War according to the North?

Accepted Answer

Battle of First Bull Run

Question 23

Who administered the hanging of John Brown?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Stonewall Jackson

Question 24

Why did Britain side with the North?

Accepted Answer

Supporting the South would be supporting slavery

Question 25

Who did Sherman Booth Help?

Accepted Answer

Joshua Glover

Question 26

What act said that any involvement whatsoever in runaway slaves was a crime?

Accepted Answer

Fugitive Slave Act

Question 27

Which battle is known to be the bloodiest day in history?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Antietam

Question 28

Where did Stonewall Jackson get his battle strategy of yelling?

Accepted Answer

Native Americans

Question 29

Who had a dream and used force to end slavery? He could be considered a terrorist.

Accepted Answer

John Brown

Question 30

After the Battle of Fredericksburg and Antietam, what was the total amount of deaths in the US?

Accepted Answer

Around 24,000

Question 31

What machine got rid of the tedious act of pulling seeds out of cotton?

Accepted Answer

Cotton gin

Question 32

Who was the first casualty of John Brown?

Accepted Answer

Hayward Shepherd

Question 33

What did Southern Newspapers say about Robert E. Lee?

Accepted Answer

He was unmoveable, He was unstoppable, He can't be beat

Question 34

Who was a confederate general who lost his left arm in battle?

Accepted Answer

Stonewall Jackson

Question 35

True or False: The North made more money off of slavery than the South.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 36

What is the name of this flag?

Accepted Answer

Stars and Bars Flag

Question 37

Where did the Civil War begin?

Accepted Answer

Fort Sumter

Question 38

What key factor of the South devalued education?

Accepted Answer

Agriculture

Question 39

What is it called when the majority votes and the vote goes through?

Accepted Answer

Popular sovereignty

Question 40

Who is used as the scapegoat as to why the South lost?

Accepted Answer

James Longstreet

Question 41

Who was shot in his own camp by a fellow soldier?

Accepted Answer

Stonewall Jackson

Question 42

What specialized group killed and captured John Brown and his followers?

Accepted Answer

Maries

Question 43

What did the Underground Railroad mainly follow?

Accepted Answer

Water

Question 44

Which army was known as Lincoln's army?

Accepted Answer

Army of the Potomac

Question 45

What was the king crop in the South?

Accepted Answer

Cotton

Question 46

What states made up the Confederate States?

Accepted Answer

Southern

Question 47

What made the 36-30 line? This line stated that all North blacks were free and vise versa.

Accepted Answer

Missouri Compromise

Question 48

What state was the first to succeed from the United States?

Accepted Answer

South Carolina

Question 49

How many candidates were in the election of 1860?

Accepted Answer

Four

Question 50

Where was the largest Armory in the South?

Accepted Answer

Harpers Ferry

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