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1
Where did the Civil War begin?
Antietam
Bull Run
Fort Sumter
Richmond
2
Who was president of the Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Lincoln
Abraham Davis
Thomas Jefferson
3
Where was the battlealso known as the Battle of the Crater fought?
Vicksburg
Fredericksburg
Petersburg
Hamburg
4
When did the CivilWar end?
April 1865
April 1863
April 1864
April 1862
5
Why is Vicksburgconsidered such an important victory?
It ended the CivilWar.
Stonewall Jackson waskilled by his own troops.
It was the capitol ofthe Confederacy.
Gave the Union control of Miss R. and split Confederacy
6
What event causedSouth Carolina to secede from the Union?
Lincoln elected president
Abolition of slavery
Lincoln elected homecoming queen
Jefferson Davis elected President
7
What was the firstmajor battle of the Civil War?
The Running of the Bulls
2nd Bull Run
New Orleans
1st Bull Run
8
Where did Leesurrender to Grant ending the Civil War?
Appomattox
Vicksburg
Washington D. C.
Richmond
9
When did the CivilWar begin?
April 1860
April 1862
April 1861
April 1865
10
What city became thecapitol of the Confederacy?
Richland Hills
North Richland Hills
Washington D. C.
Richmond
11
What was the firstcity to fall in Sherman’s march to the sea?
Savannah
Vicksburg
Charleston
Atlanta
12
What was the Unionstrategy to defeat the Confederacy?
Block coast,and control Mississippi
Kill more of their guys
Kill Robert E. Lee
Capture major cities
13
Who rallied theConfederate troops to victory at the Battle of 1st Bull Run?
Stonewall Jackson
Stoner Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Iornman Jackson
14
What was theimportance of the Monitor and the Merrimac?
First ironclad ships
two fanous locomotives used in the war
First machine guns
First steamships used in war
15
What is total war?
Using terrorism tofight a war.
Using women andchildren to help fight a war.
Using all resourcesavailable to fight a war
Destroying allresources used to fight a war.
16
What one day battlewas the bloodiest day in American History?
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Antietam
1st Bull Run
17
Along with Vicksburg,this battle is considered to be the turning point of the Civil War.
New Orleans
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Fredericksburg
18
Which of the following is
NOT
a strength of the Union during the Civil War?
Had 85% of themanufacturing plants.
Had 70% of thepopulation.
Fighting a defensivewar.
Had 70% of therailroads
19
What slaves werefreed by the Emancipation Proclamation?
Slaves in the Confederate states
Slaves in the border states
All slaves
slaves in border, and Confederate states
20
How many totalcasualties were there at the battle of Gettysburg?
23,000
28,000
51,000
71,000
21
What happened toLincoln less than a week after the war ended?
He was assassinated.
His wife died.
His son died.
He was re-electedpresident
22
Who was the commander of the Confederate Army at the endof the war?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Robert E. Lee
Robert Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln
23
Who was president ofthe United States during the Civil War?
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
24
Why did Lee decide toinvade the North?
Gain foreign support, harvest crops, force peace talks
To capture WashingtonD.C.
To force Union troopsout of the South.
To steal guns fromthe Union
25
Who becomes commanderof all Union troops in March of 1864 until the end of the war?
Carey Grant
Thomas Hooker
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
