In response to the shelling of Fort Sumter, President Lincoln________.

called for 75,000 volunteer enlistments to the army.

Which of the following happened first?

Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers.

Which of the following actually HAPPENED in 1861?

Francis Pierpont created a Virginia govt loyal to the Union

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1861 Civil War

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1
In 1861, a farmer on the Bull Run battlefield moved to escape the war. Lee surrendered in his house at Appomattox. Name?
Bobby McGee
Wilmer McLean
David McGuire
Jordan McCabe
2
In response to the shelling of Fort Sumter, President Lincoln________.
asked to meet with Southern leaders.
offered command of the army to Robert E. Lee
called for 75,000 volunteer enlistments to the army.
considered resigning.
3
The first major battle of the Civil war took place at ______.
Gettysburg
Shiloh
Cold Harbor
Bull Run
4
The firing on Fort Sumter, SC was considered a ___________.
diplomatic act.
blockade.
land battle.
naval engagement.
5
At the end of 1861, _________
the South was winning the war
all of these were true.
George B. McClellan was commander of the Union Army
Thomas J. Jackson was now known as "Stonewall" Jackson
6
_________ was the hero of the Battle of Bull Run.
Gen. Wade Hampton
Gen. J.E.B. Stuart
Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard
Gen. Thomas J. Jackson
7
Prior to 1861, this state became the first to secede from the Union.
Mississippi
Texas
South Carolina
Virginia
8
The first land battle of the Civil War took place at _______.
Gettysburg, PA
Philippi, (West) Virginia
Antietam Creek, Maryland
Bull Run (Manassas, VA)
9
Who brought U.S. troops across the Ohio River into (West) Virginia in May?
John Pope
George A. Custer
John C. Fremont
George B. McClellan
10
Which of the following happened first?
Lincoln offered Lee command of the United States Army.
Robert E. Lee resigned from the United States Army.
Virginia seceded from the Union.
Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers.
11
Which of the following actually HAPPENED in 1861?
Francis Pierpont created a Virginia govt loyal to the Union
Lincoln decided to be his own general and lead the army
The North was winning the Civil War
England joined the war on the side of the South

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