Civil War Test Part 1 (15-4 thru 16-3)

Question 1

Confederate soldiers were known as Rebels( or a Reb) , what was their first name?

Accepted Answer

Johnny

Question 2

The man who represented the Northern Democratic Party in the 1860 Presidential election was :

Accepted Answer

Stephen Douglas

Question 3

What was the name of the Confederate commander who fired on Ft. Sumter?

Accepted Answer

P.G.T. Beauregard

Question 4

The 1st major Union victory of the war (in April of 62) happened at :

Accepted Answer

Battle of Shiloh

Question 5

The main Union army in the East was known as "The Army of the "?

Accepted Answer

Potomac

Question 6

Union General George B. McClellan was fired after what battle?

Accepted Answer

Antietam

Question 7

The Civil War began when:

Accepted Answer

Confederates fired on Ft. Sumter

Question 8

Which battle did Thomas J. Jackson get his "Stonewall" nickname?

Accepted Answer

1st Bull Run

Question 9

John Crittenden was important because he

Accepted Answer

created a last minute (failed) compromise

Question 10

The Union's original goal at the start of the war was:

Accepted Answer

to bring the seceded states back into the country.

Question 11

The main Army of the Confederates in the East was called the Army of

Accepted Answer

Northern Virginia

Question 12

The Union "iron-clad" in the Battle of the Iron-clads was called:

Accepted Answer

Monitor

Question 13

Lincoln won the election of 1860 because:

Accepted Answer

more populated North outvoted less populates South

Question 14

The goal of the Confederacy at the start of the war was :

Accepted Answer

be an independent nation

Question 15

President Lincoln called for how many troops after the firing on Ft. Sumter?

Accepted Answer

75,000

Question 16

All of the following states seceded after Ft. Sumter was fired on EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Kentucky

Question 17

J.E.B. Stuart was important to the South because :

Accepted Answer

Lee's Cavalry commander

Question 18

Who did the south pick as their president for the Confederate States?

Accepted Answer

Jefferson Davis

Question 19

The most important "border" state was:

Accepted Answer

Maryland

Question 20

Which Union border state controlled key parts of the Mississippi River?

Accepted Answer

Missouri

Question 21

The first state to secede from the Union was :

Accepted Answer

South Carolina

Question 22

Which battle was named for a small church that was near the battlefield?

Accepted Answer

Shiloh

Question 23

Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation after which battle ?

Accepted Answer

Antietam

Question 24

At the end of the war, African Americans made up _____% of the entire Union army.

Accepted Answer

10

Question 25

First major land battle of the war was:

Accepted Answer

Bull Run

Question 26

The most famous African-American regiment in the Union army was the :

Accepted Answer

54 Massachusetts

Question 27

What man commanded troops at the 1st Battle of Bull Run?

Accepted Answer

General McDowell

Question 28

All of the following are Northern "strengths/advantages" EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Better motivation

Question 29

All of the following states were part of the original 7 states that seceded EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Virginia

Question 30

The famous 54 Massachusetts Regiment attacked Ft. Wagner, what city was it protecting?

Accepted Answer

Charleston, South Carolina

Question 31

The Battle of Antietam was considered a Union victory because:

Accepted Answer

Lee & the Confederates retreated

Question 32

Union soldiers were known as Yankees(or Yank) but what was their "first" name?

Accepted Answer

Billy

Civil War Test Part 1 (15-4 thru 16-3)

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Civil War Test Part 1 (15-4 thru 16-3)

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