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1
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
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What were the northern states known as?
Confederacy
Union
Border States
Federation
3
What advantage did the Confederate army have over the Union army?
More territory
More soldiers
More factories for manufacturing
Better generals
4
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, thus ending the war?
Mill Springs
Yorktown, Virginia
Harpers Ferry
Appomattox Court House
5
Who escaped from slavery and became a leader of the abolitionist movement?
John Brown
William STill
Frederick Douglass
Nat Turner
6
She escaped slavery and became an abolitionist and women's rights activist. Who was she?
Harriet Tubman
Clara Barton
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Who led the Confederate Armies as a general during the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Stonewall Jackson
George Pickett
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What advance of 62,000 men left a path of destruction from Atlanta to Savannah?
Sherman's March
Bull Run
Atlanta Campaign
Gettysburg
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How many people died in the war?
About 6,000,000
About 6,000
About 60,000
About 600,000
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What was the first major battle of the war in which the south won?
Antietam
Bull Run
Hampton Roads
Siege of Vicksburg
11
What was the direct result of the Emancipation Proclamation?
All of the above
Slaves in confederate states were freed
Border state slaves were freed
Union slaves were freed
12
What turning point of the war ended with a Union victory and 50,000 dead?
Antietam
Gettysburg
Wilderness
Chickamauga
13
Who led slaves along the Underground Railroad and was a Union nurse?
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sojourner Truth
Clara Barton
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Which of the following was not a cause of the Civil War?
Slavery
State's Rights
Electoral college disagreements
Territorial expansion
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What was the first battle of the Civil War?
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Antietam
Fort Sumter
16
What were the southern states known as?
Federation
Union
Confederacy
Border States
17
What Confederate general got his nickname by refusing to retreat at the Battle of Bull Run?
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Andrew "Old Hickory" Jackson
Oliver "Old Ironsides" Cromwell
18
Which of the following is true about Abraham Lincoln?
He was killed five days after the end of the war
All of the above
He kept important documents in his hat
He was the 16th President
19
What was the first major battle of the war on Northern soil in which the Union won?
Wilderness
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Antietam
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How did most soldiers travel?
Wagon
Foot
Horse
21
What amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery in the United States?
16th Amendment
13th Amendment
15th Amendment
14th Amendment
22
What two ironclad ships fought at the Battle of Hampton Roads?
Maverick & Minotaur
Monitor & Maven
Monitor & Merrimack
Monitor & Maverick
23
Who commanded the Union army and later became the 18th President?
William Sherman
Ulysess S. Grant
George Custer
George Mcclellan