American Civil War

Question 1

How many Minnesotans were killed or wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg?

Accepted Answer

230

Question 2

What was the Battle of Antietam known as?

Accepted Answer

The Bloodiest Day of the Civil War

Question 3

What is an abolitionist?

Accepted Answer

Someone who wants to end slavery

Question 4

Did Charley Goddard participate in the Battle of Bull Run? *Make sure you choose the correct reason!*

Accepted Answer

No, he was sick in the war hospital

Question 5

What did the First Minnesota Regiment do to play an important role in the victory at Gettysburg?

Accepted Answer

They held the Confederates off for 10 minutes while back-up arrived

Question 6

What is this sound (listen to the video), first heard during the Battle of Bull Run?

Accepted Answer

Rebel Yell

Question 7

How did the South view slavery?

Accepted Answer

Slavery was essential to their way of life

Question 8

What is a negative impact the war had on Minnesota?

Accepted Answer

Families were broken and bodies were crippled as a result of war

Question 9

Which of the following battles was 3 days long?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Gettysburg

Question 10

During the next battle, the South invaded the North. Then, where did they meet?

Accepted Answer

Antietam Creek

Question 11

Eliza Winston was working for the _______ family.

Accepted Answer

Christmas

Question 12

What did the judge rule on the Eliza Winston case?

Accepted Answer

Eliza was free, since she lived in a free state

Question 13

How was tourism to Minnesota from the South effected by the ruling of the Eliza Winston case?

Accepted Answer

It declined - slave owners feared slaves they brought with would be freed

Question 14

What is a positive impact the war had on Minnesota?

Accepted Answer

Economy flourished - farm product prices rose & wheat production doubled

Question 15

Which regiment sent 25,000 men to fight the war, 600 killed in this battle & 1,800 died in camps?

Accepted Answer

The 1st Minnesota Regiment

Question 16

The Battle of Gettysburg was known as what?

Accepted Answer

The Bloodiest Battle of the Civil War

Question 17

The first battle was called the Battle of Bull Run by the North. What was it called by the South?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Manassas

Question 18

Which word means to withdraw from an organization or country?

Accepted Answer

Secede

Question 19

The South had few big cities, few railroads, a slow growing population, slavery, and less immigrants. What is missing?

Accepted Answer

Few factories and plantations

Question 20

Did Charley Goddard survive the Battle of Antietam? How many others were killed or wounded?

Accepted Answer

Yes - 26,000 other men were killed or wounded

Question 21

Which Regiment suffered the most losses during this battle? (42 killed, 108 wounded, & 34 missing)

Accepted Answer

The First Minnesota Regiment

Question 22

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

Accepted Answer

An order issued by Abraham Lincoln that said slaves in the South were free

Question 23

What did the Supreme Court decide in the Dred and Harriet Scott case?

Accepted Answer

They weren't free, they were property & slave owners couldn't lose property

Question 24

President Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860. Then, what did the Southern states do?

Accepted Answer

Secede from the United States

Question 25

During the Civil War, what was the Union?

Accepted Answer

The United States, usually in reference to the northern states

Question 26

Who won the Battle of Gettysburg?

Accepted Answer

Union

Question 27

Where was Charley Goddard shot during this battle? Did he survive?

Accepted Answer

Leg and shoulder - survived

Question 28

Where is Gettysburg?

Accepted Answer

Pennsylvania

Question 29

The North had big cities, big factories and farms producing food for a large growing population. What is missing?

Accepted Answer

Lots of railroads

Question 30

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

Accepted Answer

A document signed by Lincoln that freed slaves in Confederate states

Question 31

Eliza met Emily and Ralph Grey. Who were they?

Accepted Answer

Abolitionists who wanted to help Eliza get her freedom

Question 32

Choose the word that completes the sentence: The ____________ lived in the Southern states and fought for slavery.

Accepted Answer

Confederates

Question 33

Who won the Battle of Bull Run with the help of spy Rose Greenhow?

Accepted Answer

South, Confederates

Question 34

Minnesota supported the war by: Soldier's aid societies gathered & sent supplies, families did extra farmwork, and what?

Accepted Answer

Families sent packages and letters

Question 35

What did the South do to officially start the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The South fired shots at the North at Fort Sumter

Question 36

When in relativity to the Emancipation Proclamation was the goal of the war to preserve the Union (stay as one country)?

Accepted Answer

Before the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, Before and after the Emancipation Proclamation

Question 37

230 men - The highest casualty rates in the Civil War for the first Minnesota Regiment. What percentage is this?

Accepted Answer

70%

Question 38

What was the name of the first Minnesotan group of men who went to fight the Civil War, formed in 1861?

Accepted Answer

The First Minnesota Regiment

Question 39

Why did Dred and Harriet Scott believe they should be free?

Accepted Answer

They had lived in a free state

Question 40

The Union won the Battle of Antietam. What played a major role in their victory?

Accepted Answer

They found the Confederate battle plans

Question 41

What was the goal of the war after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued?

Accepted Answer

To free the slaves

Question 42

Complete the sentence: The First Minnesota Regiment arrived in ______________ and __ month(s) later set out for battle.

Accepted Answer

Washington D.C., 1

Question 43

Who viewed slavery as morally wrong and feared slavery would spread to the new Western states if they didn't stop it?

Accepted Answer

North

Question 44

What word means to change a government process or document?

Accepted Answer

Amendment

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