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A nickname for a Union soldier
Rebel
Dixie
Yankee
Johhny Reb
2
The President of the Confederacy
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E Lee
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S Grant
3
Number one killer in the Civil War
Slavery
Muskets
Cannons
Disease
4
A nickname for a Confederate soldier
Braves
Bluebellies
Yankee
Johnny Reb
5
President of Confederacy during Civil War
Jefferson Davis
Robert E Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Stonewall Jackson
6
What political party did Abraham Lincoln belong to?
Independent
Republican
Whig
Democrat
7
To formally withdraw from a Union
secede
intercede
unite
remain
8
What does "emancipate" mean?
To free
To give up
To get rid of
To capture
9
A hard biscuit eaten by soldiers
bagel
croissant
donut
hardtack
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What does "secede" mean?
To free
To break away
To give up
To get rid of
11
Advantages for the Confederacy included military expertise, homefield advantage, and
factories
railroads
telegraph
crops/food
12
What is an advantage the SOUTH had during the war?
Immigration
Factories
More miles of railroad track
Military expertise
13
True or False: Pennsylvania was a part of the Confederacy
False
True
14
Advantages for the Union included railroads, more soldiers, and effective use of
Television
Telegraph
Telepathy
Telephone
15
A popular song for the Union
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Star Spangled Banner
I wish I was in Dixie
America the Beautiful
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As part of the Missouri Compromise, Maine became a state in ___
1829
1820
1819
1850
17
The Civil War began with the Confederate bombardment of the Union at
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Fort Sumter
Shiloh
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A person who is dedicated to abolishing slavery
Abolitionist
Rebel
Elitist
Confederate
19
The worst loss for the Confederacy
Fort Sumter
Fredericksburg
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
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A popular song for the Conferderacy
America the Beautiful
Star Spangled Banner
I wish I was in Dixie
Battle Hymn of the Republic
21
Commander of the Confederate Army during Civil War
John Wilkes Booth
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Robert E Lee
22
Approximately how many Union and Confederate soldiers were held prisoner during the Civil War?
400,000
100,000
200,000
300,000
23
Wooden ships covered with iron used in naval battles
Destroyers
Steamers
Battleships
Ironclads
24
The capital of the Confederacy
Richmond
Vicksburg
Atlanta
New Orleans
25
What was the bloodiest day of the Civil War?
Antietam
Chicamauga
Gettysburg
Boston
26
What does "abolish" mean?
To give up
To get rid of
To free
To break away
27
The turning point in the war for the Union
Fredericksburg
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Fort Sumter
28
Approximately how many were killed during the Civil War?
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
29
President of United States of America during Civil War
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Jefferson Davis
30
What is an advantage the NORTH had during the war?
Use of Railroad
Slave labor
Military expertise
Home field advantage
31
"government of the people, by the people, for the people..." can also be defined as
Marxism
Communism
Socialism
Democracy
32
Former slave who became a leader of the abolitionist movement
Frederick Douglass
John Wilkes Booth
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
33
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address begins with a reference to what important U.S. document?
Declaration of Independence
Emancipation Proclamation
Constitution
Bill of Rights
34
Where did both Ulysses S Grant and Robert E Lee train to be soldiers?
Naval Academy
West Point
Bowdoin
Air Force Academy
35
Where is the Union's Capital?
Boston, MA
New York City, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Washinton, D.C.
36
Who was the man that assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Lee Harvey Oswald
George Andreas Atzerrodt
Lewis Thomas Powell
37
One of the first American photographers, best known for his pictures of the Civil War
George McClellan
Mathew Brady
Joshua Chamberlain
Stonewall Jackson
38
What does E Pluribus Unum mean? (it's on the Great Seal of the U.S; our motto until 1956)
New order of the ages
Out of many, one
Shall not perish from the earth
In God we trust
39
Texas was a part of the Confederacy
False
True
40
Wounds inflicted by this new technology resulted in more damage and death than ever before.
Muskets
Sabers
Cannons
Minie ball
41
What is the Confederate name for the two battles they won at Manassas?
Atlanta
Richmond
Bull Run
Gettysburg
42
During what years was the Civil War fought?
1939-1945
1861-1865
1776-1781
1914-1918
43
What is an advantage the NORTH had during the war?
Military expertise
Plantations
Lincoln's leadership
Home field advantage
44
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the American Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln elected
Slavery
Invention of Morse Code
States' Rights
45
What was unique about "Border States" during the Civil War?
They had slaves and did not join the Confederacy
They had slaves and joined the Confederacy
They did not have slaves but joined the Confederacy
They did not have slaves and stayed with the Union
46
What is an advantage the SOUTH had during the war?
Home field advantage
Use of Railroad
Lincoln's leadership
Immigration
47
"Conductor" of the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
Susan B Anthony
Jefferson Davis
Frederick Douglass
48
The worst loss for the Union
Spotsylvania
Fort Sumter
Fredericksburg
Bull Run
49
Approximately how many total deaths were there in the Civil War?
100,000
600,000
900,000
300,000
50
Lincoln's famous Proclamation
Abolition
Emancipation
Independence
Sectionalism
51
Why did West Virginia split away from Virginia during the Civil War?
To get more land
To become a Confederate state
To become a Union state
To be independent
52
Sherman's march to the sea destroyed Confederate property and supplies in what state?
Virginia
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
53
Lincoln was assassinated shortly after the war ended.
False
True
54
A civil war is
a war between people of two countries
a war between people of one country
a war where people are civil to each other
a war with people from more than one country
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Commander of the Union Army during Civil War
Ulysses S Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E Lee
George McClellan
