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1
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
George McClellan
None of the Above
Jefferson Davis
Abe Lincoln
2
What were Peace Democrats called?
Swamp Foxes
Carpetbaggers
Anacondas
Copperheads
3
The reason Lincoln gave to the public for fighting the war was to keep the Union together.
False
True
4
Who brokered the Compromise of 1850?
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
Stephen Douglas
Abe Lincoln
5
Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner were both part of what group?
Radical Republicans
Carpetbaggers
KKK
Democrats
6
What happened to Senator Charles Sumner in Congress?
Died of a heart attack
Assassinated
Got caned nearly half to death
Got married to a black woman
7
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Soujourner Truth campaigned mostly for what?
Women's Suffrage
Popular Sovereignty
Anti-War
Prohibiton
8
Which of these events most denies the "state's rights" argument for the South?
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Mexican-American War
Pottawatomie Massacre
Hampton Roads
9
Which state became part of the Union during the Civil War?
Utah
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Michigan
10
What book famously incited many Northerners to campaign against slavery?
The Jungle
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
11
What was a famous Supreme Court Case that had to do with a slave trying to be free?
Roe v. Wade
None of the Above
Marbury V. Madison
Dred Scott
12
The Anaconda Plan would require the capture of what city?
New Orleans
Richmond
Jacksonville
New York
13
Where did the Confederacy Surrender to the Union?
Harper's Ferry
Cold Harbor
Antietam
Appamattox
14
What type of battle was Vicksburg?
Naval Ironclad
Open Field Charges
Forest Ambush
Siege
15
After Antietam, Lincoln is able to have what?
Emancipation Proclomation
Free Elections for blacks
Foreign Support for the Union
A draft
16
All the Southern slave states joined the Confederacy during the Civil War
True
False
17
The Bear Flag Republic was a nation created out of which state?
California
Texas
New Mexico
Florida
18
Who was the White abolitionist who conducted the raid on Harper's Ferry?
Dred Scott
John Brown
Robert E. Lee
Charles Sumner
19
Most Confederate soldiers only owned 1-2 slaves.
True
False
20
The Kansas-Nebraska Act wanted to bring what?
Anaconda Plan
Slavery
Popular Sovereignty
None of the Above
21
Which General famously won battles because he did not care how many soldiers he lost?
McClellan
Grant
Lee
Jackson
22
Who ran against Lincoln as the Democratic candidate in the Election of 1864?
George McClellan
Robert E. Lee
Thaddeus Stevens
Ulysses S. Grant
23
What is the major reason many people traveled to California?
Farming Land
Gold
Slavery
Trade with Japan
24
Which state had its own mini-Civil War in the 1850s, resulting in two state governments?
California
Texas
Kansas
Florida
25
Where did Lee surrender to Grant?
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Mobile Bay
Appamattox
26
Who was the first Republican nominee for President in the Election of 1856?
Abe Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Stephen Douglas
John Fremont
27
What political party was Abe Lincoln?
Democratic-Republican
Republican
Democrat
Know-Nothing
28
Clara Barton famously had what occupation?
Teacher
Nurse
Soldier
Doctor
29
What was the bloodiest battle in American History?
Sharpsburg
Antietam
1st Battle of Bull Run
Gettysburg
30
What Confederate General was one of their top military leaders, but was killed by friendly fire
Andrew Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
George McClellan
31
Who committed the Pottawatomie Massace?
Dred Scott
Charles Sumner
John Wilkes Boothe
John Brown
32
What was a major advantage of the Union during the Civil War?
More railroads
Had French and Spanish support
Fighting on Home Turf
Better Generals
33
Who ran against Lincoln in the Election of 1864?
Henry Clay
George McClellan
Alexander Stephens
Ulysses S. Grant
34
The first shots of the Civil War were fired where?
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
Bull Run
Richmond
35
Who engaged Abe Lincoln in a series of debates during their run for US Senate?
Stephen Douglas
William Henry
Frederick Douglas
George McClellan
36
Lincoln had serious issues with many of his generals, especially whom?
Robert E. Lee
George McClellan
Stonewall Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
37
Which battle was the bloodiest single day in American history?
1st Battle of Bull Run
Gettysburg
Antietam
Cold Harbor
38
In the 1830s, Texas sought independence from what nation?
Bear Flag Republic
Spain
USA
Mexico
39
The Emancipation Proclamation didn't actually free many slaves
True
False
40
Which of the following was NOT an advantage the Confederacy had?
Thought foreign nations would help them
Had more industrial capability
All of the above are reasons
Could fight a defensive battle
41
Who was the Union naval commander who helps take New Orleans?
David Farragut
George Mason
Ulysses S. Grant
John Paul Jones
42
Which side instituted a military draft?
Union
Confederacy
Both
43
Who was the Union General who famously destroyed much of the South with "total war"
George McClellan
William T. Sherman
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
44
Hampton Roads was the first major battle that included what?
Cannons
Poison Gas
Ironclads
Machine Guns
45
Which side was trying to do the Anaconda Plan?
Confederacy
Union