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How many Americans died in the Civil War?
2,000,000
600,000
200,000
6,000,000
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Why did the Union begin to fight the Civil War?
They wanted to preserve the Union
To end slavery
They didn't like Jefferson Davis
They wanted to South to get rid of the Fugitive Slave Act
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Alabama
Confederacy
Border
Union
4
Lincoln and Grant were merciful in their treatment of the South after their surrender. Why?
They were just really nice guys.
Trick the Confederates to rejoining the Union.
They wanted to Union to begin healing.
The Confederacy might free their slaves.
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Missouri
Border
Confederacy
Union
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Which of these technologies did
not
greatly impact the Civil War?
Railroads
Telegraph
Mini-Ball Bullets
Telephone
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This 33 hour bombardment marked the first real act of violence during the Civil War.
Fort Sumter
Bull Run
Antietam
Shiloh
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In the“March to the Sea,” the Union cut through the Confederacy from _____ to _____.
Gettysburg to Antietam
Atlanta to Savannah, GA
Charlestown to Yorktown
Washington DC to Richmond, VA
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The South was surprised and angry that Lincoln won the Election of 1860 because…
He wasn't on the ballot in most Southern States
They were unified in wanting Stephen A. Douglas as president
They hated him and openly made fun of him in newspapers
They feared he would get rid of slavery
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A group or country fighting amongst itself
Civil War
Revolutionary War
Guerrilla War
Total War
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Which of the following was
not
a major impact of Sherman’s March to the Sea?
The Confederacy was split in half
Northerners were shocked at the brutality & wanted to stop
Hundreds of miles of railroad was destroyed
Southern civilians were devastated and wanted to give up
12
What was Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction called?
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg Address
The 10% Plan
Wade-Davis Bill
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Why did the Confederacy begin to fight the Civil War?
They believed the North was threatening their way of life
To protect popular sovereignty
Afraid the Emancipation Proclamation would free their slaves
They wanted McClellan to be president
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Illinois
Union
Confederacy
Border
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Nickname of Confederate Soldier
Abolitionist
Overseer
Yankee
Rebel
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President of the Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
George McClellan
John Breckinridge
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Where is Abraham Lincoln buried today?
Boston, Massachusetts
Springfield, Illinois
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Arlington National Cemetery
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In 1864 there was no question whether Lincoln should be re-elected or not.
False
True
19
After Lincoln won, states began to secede from the Union. Which was the first?
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
North Carolina
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Maryland
Confederacy
Union
Border
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Complete Destruction
Reconstruction
Civil War
Secede
Total War
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Person against slavery
Rebel
Abolitionist
Yankee
Overseer
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Virginia
Union
Confederacy
Border
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Major General of the Confederate Army
William T. Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Stephen A. Douglas
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Plan to determine if a state would be Free or Slave by diving the country with 36° 30’N?
Great Compromise
Popular Sovereignty
Missouri Compromise
Missouri-Maine Proclamation
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Little Giant, Supporter of Popular Sovereignty
Abraham Lincoln
John Breckinridge
Stephen A. Douglas
Jefferson Davis
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New York
Union
Border
Confederacy
28
South Carolina
Union
Confederacy
Border
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Which two of the following resources did the Union have more of?
Soldiers
Training
Good Generals
Railroads
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How was the Confederacy going to win the war?
Defend the South and wait for the Union to give up.
Take over Washington DC.
Invade the North and force them to join the Confederacy.
Surround the Union at Yorktown with the help of the French.
31
What years marked the beginning and end of the Civil War?
1864-1868
1861-1865
1851-1855
1859-1864
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Period of time rebuilding the country after the Civil War
Pax Romana
Antebellum
Reconstruction
Peace and Prosperity
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To separate or break away
Amend
Secede
Abolish
Reconstruct
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Famous Actor, "Sic Semper Tyrannis!"
William T. Sherman
John Wilkes Booth
Robert E. Lee
George McClellan
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Signed the Emancipation Proclamation
Stephen A. Douglas
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
George McClellan
36
The Election of 1860 had four candidates, it was a close race between Abraham Lincoln and…
John Breckinridge
Stephen A. Douglas
Jefferson Davis
John Bell
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What was the bloodiest single-day battle in the Civil War?
Bull Run
Antietam
Shiloh
Gettysburg
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Kansas
Union
Border
Confederacy
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Which two of the following resources did the Confederacy have more of?
Railroads
Good Generals
Soldiers
Training
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When was the Emancipation Proclamation enacted?
Jan. 1, 1861
April 14, 1865
Jan. 1, 1863
April 12, 1861
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Kentucky
Border
Union
Confederacy
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What was the bloodiest multi-day battle in the Civil War?
Shiloh
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Antietam
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What two ways could slaves be freed under the Emancipation Proclamation?
Border State soldiers bought the slaves and set them free.
Confederates had slaves fight for a year to earn freedom.
Slaves could run from the South to the North.
Slaves live in a Union controlled area.
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After Lincoln's re-election, the Union began to use a new war technique called…
Tyrannis War
Guerrilla War
Total War
Absolute War
45
Used Total War and is infamous in the South
John Wilkes Booth
Jefferson Davis
William T. Sherman
Stephen A. Douglas
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How was the Union going to win the war?
Take over Washington DC.
Take over Atlanta, Georgia.
Defend the North and wait for the Confederacy to give up.
Invade the South and force them to join the Union.
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Nickname of Union Soldier
Rebel
Overseer
Abolitionist
Yankee
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Union General, Ran for President in 1864
William T. Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
George McClellan
Robert E. Lee
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Where did the surrender of the Civil War happen?
Appomattox Court House, VA
Atlanta, GA
Richmond, VA
New York, NY
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Union General, Lee Surrendered To
William T. Sherman
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
George McClellan
