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Civil War Quiz
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1
What percentage of the U.S. died in the Civil War?
3%
.72%
2%
34%
2
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
First Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Atlanta
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Shiloh
3
How many Native Americans fought in the Civil War?
None
28,693
2,869
5,013
4
How long did African American Union soldiers refuse their salary to protest being paid less than white soldiers?
14 months
12 months
The entire war
18 months
5
Robert E. Lee was originally asked to lead the Union.
False
True
6
What were spectators doing during the First Battle of Bull Run?
They were shooting at soldiers from the opposing side.
They were giving medical assistance to the injured.
They were giving weapons to soldiers.
They were having a picnic.
7
When did General Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant in Appomattox?
April 17, 1875
April 17, 1965
April 9, 1865
April 9, 1875
8
How many casualties did the Battle of Gettysburg have?
around 90,000
around 50,000
around 73,000
around 107,000
9
Why did the New York City draft riots occur?
The government enforced the newly created draft and many were upset.
People were angry that the war wasn't over.
People wanted slavery to end and unity to be restored.
IDK
10
Belle Boyd, a Confederate spy, was known as the "Siren of Shenandoah."
True
False
11
What former U.S. President served the Confederacy?
Zachary Taylor
Andrew Jackson
James Polk
John Tyler
12
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America (CSA)?
John Tyler
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
13
What name was given to northerners who opposed the North's war policy?
Copperhead
Republican
Abolitionist
Democrat
14
Harriet Tubman was a spy.
False
True
15
Who was the Union Army's first African-American physician?
Robert Smalls
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Alexander Augusta
Frederick Douglass
16
Disease killed the most people in the Civil War.
False
True
17
Which unit provided aerial surveillance of Confederate troops for the Union army?
54th regiment
Signal Corps
Balloon Corps
Kenner Mission
18
The Union started the Civil War.
True
False
19
There were three different capitals of the CSA throughout the war. Select the 3 that were capitals.
New Orleans, LA
Richmond, VA
Montgomery, AL
Danville, VA
20
How was West Virginia formed?
It was formed from the pro-slavery part of Ohio.
It was formed from the anti-slavery part of Virginia.
It was formed from the pro-slavery part of Pennsylvania.
It was formed from the anti-slavery part of Maryland.
21
How many days after the war ended was Lincoln assassinated?
1 day
100 days
14 days
5 days
22
What fraction of the Union Army was made up of immigrants?
1/30
1/3
1/2
1/5
23
How many years long was the Civil War?
4 years
7 years
12 years
4 months
24
William Carney was the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor
False
True
25
The Union and the Confederacy often gave separate names to Civil War battles.
False
True
26
What era immediately followed the Civil War?
The Progressive Age
The Bronze Age
Reconstruction
The Gilded Age
27
What Union spy worked as a servant in the Confederate White House?
Rose O'Neal Greenhow
Mary Bowser
Elizabeth Van Lew
Belle Boyd
