Civil War Quiz
1. In this picture, the city of Atlanta has just been evacuated. Which Union commander
captured Atlanta in September of 1864, securing Abraham Lincoln's re-election?
A)
George McClellan
B)
Ulysses S. Grant
C)
Henry Halleck
D)
William Tecumseh Sherman
2. What did the Crittenden Compromise call for?
A) It would let all states organize according to popular sovereignty.
B) It would prohibit the expansion of slavery, but let slavery continue to exist
where it was already in place.
C) It would reestablish the Missouri Compromise line for all present and future US
territory.
D) It would add a Thirteenth Amendment to the constitution protecting the right to
own slaves.
3. Which of the following was not an advantage held by the North in the Civil War?
A)
The North had twice as much railroad trackage.
B)
Northern opinion about the war was less divided.
C)
The North had much greater industrial capacity.
D)
The North had a much larger population.
4. Which of the following states had not seceded by the time of Lincoln's inauguration?
A)
South Carolina
B)
North Carolina
C)
Florida
D)
Texas
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5. What did the second Confiscation Act stipulate?
A) Slaves used in support of the Confederate military would be considered freed.
B) Slaves in Union-controlled areas of the South were free.
C) Slaves owned by anyone aiding the South were free.
D) All slaves were free.
6. The man in this pictured served as the first and only President of the Confederate
States of America. He is:
A)
Alexander Stephens
B)
Jefferson Davis
C)
Braxton Bragg
D)Robert E. Lee
7. Which formerly male-dominated field did women enter in droves during the
Civil War?
A)
Teaching
B)
Government office work
C)
Retail sales clerks
D)
Nursing
8. Which of the following is not true of the Confederate government and war effort?
A) The Confederate constitution acknowledged the right of secession.
B) Congress passed a conscription act affecting all white males between 18 & 35.
C) Congress issued over $1.5 billion in paper currency to finance the war.
D) The Confederate constitution made the abolition of slavery practically
impossible.
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9. Which of the following was not a reason why the Confederacy's "King Cotton
diplomacy" failed to sway England?
A) English manufacturers had a surplus of raw cotton on hand in 1861
B) Cotton garments had fallen out of fashion throughout the British Empire.
C) England could import cotton from Egypt or India as necessary.
D) English workers continued to support the North despite economic hard times.
10. Here the E. 4th of the United States Colored Infantry stands at attention. The
legislation that first allowed for the creation of black regiments was:
A)
1st Confiscation Act
B)
2nd Confiscation Act
C)
Conscription Act
D)
Emancipation Proclamation
11. Through what two states did Sherman conduct his famously destructive march?
A)
North Carolina and Virginia
B)
Georgia and Alabama
C)
Georgia and South Carolina
D)
Alabama and Mississippi
12. Which of the following was not a military innovation used during the Civil War?
A)
Hot air balloons
B)
Mustard gas
C)
Repeating weapons
D)
Trench warfare
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Civil War Quiz
13. In this house, the Civil War ended. It must be located at:
A)
Cold Harbor
B)
Spotsylvania Courthouse
C)
Appomattox Courthouse
D)
Bull Run