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The Civil War

The Civil War was the bloodiest American battle in history, having six-hundred thousand men killed in a span of five years. How well do you know the facts of the Civil War?

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Question #1

What is the definition of a civil war?

A war between two countries who were once allies
A war in which two countries invade each others' countries
A war between two parts of the same country
A war that involves the killing of innocent civilians without reason
A war in which every man, woman, and child are forced to participate in the war

Question #2

Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?

George Washington
Zachary Taylor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt

Question #3

At what fort did the first shootings occur, therefore starting the Civil War?

Fort Sumter
Fort Dix
Fort Mary
Fort Johnson
Fort Copper

Question #4

The Confederate Merrimack and the USS Monitor are both examples of:

Tanks
Rifles
Uniforms
Artillery
Ironclads

Question #5

Which battle is known as the "turning point of the war"?

Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Antietam
Bull Run
Fort Donelson

Question #6

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Clark Gable
Harriet Tubman

Question #7

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

All Confederates must rejoin the United States to have all rights regained.
All slaves must be released from slavery.
All Confederates wielding or possessing a weapon of any sort are to be hanged.
Every town that fights the Yankees, no matter the number of people fighting, will have all of its' citizens imprisoned.
All slaves are to be allowed to fight in the war with a choice of which side to choose.

Question #8

Who was the leading general of the United States of America after winning a few immense battles? This general also became president for two terms years later.

William Sherman
Ambrose Burnside
Andrew Johnson
George McClellan
Ulysses S. Grant

Question #9

Where did the truce to end the war occur?

Washington District of Columbia
Richmond
Philadelphia
Appomattox Court House
New York City

Question #10

What was the name of the Union's plan to defeat the Confederates?

Destruction Plan
Tiger Plan
Anaconda Plan
Annihilation Plan
Reattachment Plan

Question #11

What is the Underground Railroad?

A hidden railroad built through mountains secretly to transport materials unknowingly
A railroad to transport soldiers across the country
An underground mining system used to sneak around battlefields and save men from death
A system in which slaves were secretly taken from their plantations and freed
None of the above

Question #12

Who shot the President of the United States at the time of the Civil War?

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The Civil War

Question #1

What is the definition of a civil war?

Question #2

Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?

Question #3

At what fort did the first shootings occur, therefore starting the Civil War?

Question #4

The Confederate Merrimack and the USS Monitor are both examples of:

Question #5

Which battle is known as the "turning point of the war"?

Question #6

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

Question #7

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

Question #8

Who was the leading general of the United States of America after winning a few immense battles? This general also became president for two terms years later.

Question #9

Where did the truce to end the war occur?

Question #10

What was the name of the Union's plan to defeat the Confederates?

Question #11

What is the Underground Railroad?

Question #12

Who shot the President of the United States at the time of the Civil War?

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The Civil War

Question #1

What is the definition of a civil war?

Question #2

Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?

Question #3

At what fort did the first shootings occur, therefore starting the Civil War?

Question #4

The Confederate Merrimack and the USS Monitor are both examples of:

Question #5

Which battle is known as the "turning point of the war"?

Question #6

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

Question #7

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

Question #8

Who was the leading general of the United States of America after winning a few immense battles? This general also became president for two terms years later.

Question #9

Where did the truce to end the war occur?

Question #10

What was the name of the Union's plan to defeat the Confederates?

Question #11

What is the Underground Railroad?

Question #12

Who shot the President of the United States at the time of the Civil War?

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