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

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

Democrat

Unionist

Republican

Whig

2. 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

3. Select the years for the Civil War.

1861-1865

1845-1865

1900-1910

1860-1870

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

United States capital

Rebel captial

Both and A and B

None of the above

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

July 4, 1776

July 1, 1776

Jan. 1, 1779

June 4, 1778

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

Ironclads

Blockaders

Ironclad Runners

Blockade Runners

10. Which side held 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

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

Thomas Jefferson

JeffersonDavis

Stonewall Jackson

Robert E.Lee

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

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

Raleigh

New Bern

Wilmington

Charlotte

16. 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

17. 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

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