How Much Do You Know About American Civil War? Trivia Quiz

1. The Emancipation Proclamation main purpose would be...?

Declared all slaves to be free in those areas controlled by the Confederacy

Immediately freed all the slaves in the United States

Called for an end to the Civil War

Called for only slaves to be freed in the Northern states

2. During Charley's first battle--- The Battle of Bull Run, Charley's actions could be characterized as...

Brave and daring

Cowardly and scared

Angry and aggressive

Calm and went after the enemy

3. What method did Charley use to survive the battle?

Fought the enemy bravely

He laid on the ground and used bodies to shield himself from flying bullets

He retreated to the tree line for protection

None of the above

4. As Charley was resting after the battle, he thought that he saw "fireflies in the night" but he soon realized that they were not fireflies. What were they?

The commanders who were plotting the next moves for the next day

Horses who were lost in midst of battle

Lanterns and candles of those who were tending to the injured, and the dead on the battlefield

The wounded who were trying to get up from the battefield and make it to the retreat site

5. The main foods the soldiers had to eat were...

Beans, pork, coffee

Fish, corn, potatoes

Chicken, potatoes, beans

Milk, corn, potatoes

6. Why did the surgeon advise the troops to wear clean clothing in battle?

So they would look nice if they were shot

So their moms would be proud of them

It was rude not to be clean

To help prevent infection if they got shot

7. Why did Charley want to go fight in the Civil War?

He thought it would make him a man

He wanted to fight in a shooting war

Both A and B

None of the above

8. Which of the following statements are true concerning the Emancipation Proclamation?

Lincoln announced this after the victory of Antietam

Did not outlaw slavery in the US

With this announcement, Lincoln will be able to add African American troops to Union army

All of the Above

9. What is the lasting impact of the Battle of Antietam?

General Robert E. Lee was able to add more soldiers to the Confederacy

Union Victory will lead the European powers to side with the United States(Union)

Lincoln will announce the Emancipation Proclamation

Both B and C

10. Which of the following is not a war goal of the Union (by 1863)

Save/ preserve the Union

End slavery

Destruction of railroads and telegraph lines

None of the above

11. What is the best definition of emancipation?

To like

To love

To send away

To set free

12. Which side holds the most advantages to win the Civil War in 1861 when the war first began?

Union

Confederate

Border States

No one held the advantage- both sides were evenly matched in the beginning of the war

13. What war strategy did the South use to gain foreign support during the Civil War?

King Cotton Diplomacy

Trade restrictions

Bribing the French for their support

Blockade Runners

14. After what key event did NC decide to join the Southern war effort?

After the Republicans tried to bring an end to slavery

After the first Battle of Bull Run

Lincoln's call for troops after the attack on Fort Sumter

After the Battle of Gettysburg

15. When the Civil War began, what was the main purpose Lincoln gave for fighting this war?

To bring an end to slavery

To preserve the Union

To let the South know that he was the President and that he was in charge

Carry out total war and to destroy the enemy

16. What NC city was important for blockade runner use-for most of the war?

Raleigh

New Bern

Wilmington

Charlotte

17. What was the most significant issue that led the Southern states to break away from the Union?

State Rights

Slavery

Creation of the Republican Party

Desire to create and form own nation

18. The Presidential Election of 1860 marked a turning point for the United States. Why?

The Southern states felt helpless after Lincoln's election and fearful that slavery would end in the US

The Northern states decided to end slavery after Lincoln was elected

The Northern states asked the new western states to ban slavery after 1860

The Southern states decided to ban slavery after Lincoln was elected

19. Which statement best describes the outlook of the US before the Civil War broke out:

States in the west were building railroads and the Northern states were all agriculturally based

The North based economies on agriculture and industry and the South based economies on industry

States in the West and the South were all based on agriculture

Northern states economies were industrial, Southern states based economy on agriculture

20. Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?

Thomas Jefferson

JeffersonDavis

Stonewall Jackson

Robert E.Lee

21. Which political party was against the spread of slavery into the new territories or states?

Democrat

Unionist

Republican

Whig

22. What were the light, fast small ships that the Confederacy used to break up the blockade known as?

Ironclads

Blockaders

Ironclad Runners

Blockade Runners

23. When was the Declaration of Independence approved?

July 4, 1776

July 1, 1776

Jan. 1, 1779

June 4, 1778

24. What would be the best example of how a civil war can be defined according to a historian?

A group of people fighting each other that live in the same nation

Governments are created and land areas are taken over

Seek support from other nations

All of the above

25. What lesson did the Union and Confederate armies learn at the First Battle of Bull Run?

The war was going to fought in the South

The war was going to be won by the South if the Union did not get a new commander soon

The war was expensive

26. Lincoln in 1862 took over federal control of the railroads. Why?

Supplies could be moved easily throughout the Union controlled territory

Troops could move to battlefield site easily and quickly

All of the above

27. Complete the following analogy Washington DC: _____________ Richmond, VA: Confederate Capital

United States capital

Rebel captial

Both and A and B

None of the above

28. Select the years for the Civil War.

1861-1865

1845-1865

1900-1910

1860-1870

29. The Anaconda Plan was a war strategy that the Union used during the Civil War. Which of the following was not included in the military plan?

Conquering the Confederate Capital of Richomond, VA

Gain control of Mississippi River

Blockade Southern ports

King Cotton Diplomacy