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Civil War Quiz. By Bryan Garber. Instructions. Read each question carefully and click the correct answer to continue. Have Fun and Good Luck!. Question 1. How many states eventually ended up seceding from the Union? Seven Nine Eleven. Question 2.
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Civil War Quiz By Bryan Garber
Instructions Read each question carefully and click the correct answer to continue. Have Fun and Good Luck!
Question 1 How many states eventually ended up seceding from the Union? • Seven • Nine • Eleven
Question 2 Where were the first shots of the war fired? • Fort Scott • Fort Harrison • Fort Sumter
Question 3 In what year was the Battle of Antietam fought? • 1861 • 1862 • 1863
Question 4 What other battle was going on while the Battle of Gettysburg was being fought in Pennsylvania? • Cedar Creek • Shiloh • Vicksburg
Question 5 What did Lincoln call his "greatest and most enduring contribution to the history of the war"? • The Emancipation Proclamation • The Gettysburg Address • Appointing Ulysses S. Grant to commander of Union Forces
Question 6 Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Civil War? • Disagreement over slavery • Disagreement over states rights • Disagreement over the electoral college process
Question 7 What brought the Confederate Army troops to in Gettysburg, Penn., for the decisive battle? • They heard that Union troops were stationed there. • They felt the terrain would offer them an advantage in battle. • They needed shoes.
Question 8 What were the names of the two ironclad ships that battled it out during the Civil War at the Battle of Hampton Roads? • Merrimack and Minotaur • Minotaur and Maverick • Merrimack and Monitor
Question 9 How many days after Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox was Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed? • 5 • 15 • 25
Question 10 About how many American soldiers lost their lives in the Civil War? • 160,000 • 320,000 • 650,000
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