What About This War is CIVIL?!

Question 1

Lincoln was assassinated by...

Accepted Answer

John Wilkes Booth

Question 2

This man was elected the President of the Confederacy.

Accepted Answer

Jefferson Davis

Question 3

The attack on this location is generally regarded as the first actual battle of the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

Fort Sumter

Question 4

Approximately how many slaves were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?

Accepted Answer

0

Question 5

The Underground Railroad was...

Accepted Answer

A route for escaped slaves to flee the South.

Question 6

The North's "Anaconda Plan" had three parts: taking Richmond, blockading the east coast, and...

Accepted Answer

Controlling the Mississippi River

Question 7

This bloody battle is considered by most historians to be the turning point of the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

Gettysburg

Question 8

TRUE or FALSE: Slavery was not the ONLY issue involved in the American Civil War.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 9

The South's plan was much simpler. It consisted of merely....what?

Accepted Answer

Holding onto their land

Question 10

This famous general was accidentally shot by his own troops then died of pneumonia 8 days later

Accepted Answer

Lt. General Stonewall Jackson

Question 11

The four slave states that did not secede during the war (YELLOW) were called what?

Accepted Answer

Border States

Question 12

Following this battle in 1861, the South felt they stood a chance...and the North was worried!

Accepted Answer

Bull Run

Question 13

Four more states...Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, and North Carolina...seceded following what?

Accepted Answer

Lincoln's call for 75,000 military volunteers

Question 14

What famous Civil War document begins, "Four score and seven years ago..."?

Accepted Answer

Gettysburg Address

Question 15

What new state was created in 1863, DURING the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

West Virginia

Question 16

Following Lincoln's death, this man became President and led Reconstruction efforts.

Accepted Answer

Andrew Johnson

Question 17

The North held numerous advantages, including more railroads, larger population, and...

Accepted Answer

...more manufacturing.

Question 18

This state was the FIRST to secede from the United States in 1860.

Accepted Answer

South Carolina

Question 19

Lee surrendered to Grant to end the Civil War in what location?

Accepted Answer

Appomattox Court House, VA

Question 20

Following Lincoln's election in 1860, how many states seceded BEFORE the Fort Sumter attack?

Accepted Answer

7--SC, FL, TX, LA, AL, GA, MS

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