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U.S. Civil War
U.S. Civil War
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The following occurred at Appomattox Courthouse:
Adolf Hitler surrendered to Harry Truman
the Union surrendered to the Confederacy
the war ended in a stalemate
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
2
What was the significance of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment?
Fought and won the final battle of the Civil War
1st time women in military
First group of soldiers to use machine guns in the Civil War
First all African American regiment in the Civil War
3
The U.S. Civil War was fought during the years:
1960-1965
1861-1865
1860-1863
1860-1864
4
This statement expressed president Lincoln's plans for:
legalizing slavery
retirement
Punishing the Confederacy
readmitting Confederate states to the Union
5
What were the results of the Civil War?
Slavery spreads West
South destroyed, Northern economy increases, slavery ended
Jefferson Davis becomes president of the United States
South wins, North destroyed,slavery legalized
6
In 1831 more people died in this Va. slave revolt than any other in history. ___led this revolt
Konta Kinte
Robert E. Lee
Nat Turner
Harriett Tubman
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What was the FIRST big battle of the Civil War?
the Trail of tears
Battle of Bull Run
Gettysburg
the Alamo
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Who was the Confederate army's top general?
William Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
9
The start of the war began at this fort, in Charleston Harbor, on April 12, 1861
Fort Sumter
Fort Washington
Fort Lee
Fort Ward
10
What was Abraham Lincoln's main goal when the Civil War began?
To completely destroy the South
To keep the nation unified
To completely abolish slavery
To keep the nation divided
11
Many of the nation's best military leaders were Virginians Lee joined the Confederacy because:
He did not want to fight against his fellow Southerners
He thought the North would lose
He wanted a Civil War
he did not believe in secession
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The Civil War formally ended in April , 1865 in Virginia, at:
Appomattox Courthouse
Treaty of Versailles
Berlin Conference
Pentagon
13
Sherman's 'March to the Sea' was an example of:
Nuclear War
Neutrality
World War
Total War
14
Which state was created by Virginians who did not want to secede from the Union?
Maryland
Tennessee
West Virginia
Kentucky
15
The president of the Confederacy was:
Frederick Douglas
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
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What was the significance of the Battle of Antietam?
final battle of the Civil war
allowed the South to win the war
ended slavery
enabled Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
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Ratified on Dec. 6, 1865, the 13th amendment to the Constitution:
Abolished slavery in the United States
Ended the international slave trade
freed slaves in the Confederate states
Legalized slavery in the United States
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African Americans fought for:
Union
neither
both
Confederacy
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second in military importance only to Lee, this Virginian presented barriers for the Union
'Stonewall' Jackson
54th Regiment
Ulysses S. Grant
John Brown
20
5 days after the Confederate surrender, Lincoln was shot in Washington, D.C. while here:
the Pentagon
Ford's Theatre
Washington Monument
National Harbor
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To 'separate'/'break away' from
quitting
failure
secede
success
22
Actor, and Confederate sympathizer who fatally shot President Lincoln
Gengis Khan
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Wilkes Booth
O. J. Simpson
23
" you're the little woman who wrote the book that started this war" Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote
Amistad
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Roots
Harry Potter
24
Which of the following, was NOT a reason for the Civil War?
Nationalism
states' rights
economic differences
terrorist attack
25
The Civil War was the 1st time US military employed' total warfare'. 'Total War' is:
use of machine guns
African American & women in military
Naval Battles
devastating destruction; involvement of civilians
26
A slave state between the North and the South that remained in the Union during the Civil War
between states
sovereign states
Confederacy
border states
27
In 1863, Congress passed the first American
conscription
act to:
end the war
register all males between 20-45 for military service
teach slaves to write
free slaves held in Confederate states
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Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared that:
Slaves in Union slave states were freed
slaves throughout the world were freed
Slaves in all US states/territories were freed
Slaves in Confederate states were freed
29
Abraham Lincoln's first choice for Union general was this officer from Virginia
Tom Brady
Robert E. Lee
Colin Powell
George Washington
30
The two sides in the Civil were:
Yankee & Union
Male & Female
Union & Confederacy
Confederates & Rebels
31
The terms of surrender offered by Grant to Lee were very generous so as to:
provide the media with a 'photo op'
severely punish Southerners who fought for the Confederacy
End the war without further suffering/hatred
prove that he was a nice guy
32
The first state to secede from the Union was:
Maine
South Carolina
South Dakota
Virginia
33
abolitionist that led a raid on the Armory at Harpers Ferry, Va, starting a slave rebellion
Harriett Tubman
Frederick Douglas
John Brown
Jefferson Davis
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People who campaigned to end slavery were called:
Sectionalists
Freedom Fighters
Abolitionists
Separatists
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Richmond, Virginia became important during the Civil War because:
Many major battles were fought there
It was the Capital of the Confederacy
Abraham Lincoln was born there
They have a big University there
36
South Carolina seceded from the Union in Dec,. 1860, shortly after:
the inauguration of Donald Trump
The election of Abraham Lincoln
The Gettysburg Adress
The Emancipation Proclomation