Civil War test

Question 1

What were soldiers who fought on horseback called?

Answer 1

Calvary

Question 2

The Union had about 72% of these, giving it a huge transportation advantage in the war.

Answer 2

Railroads

Question 3

This order issued by Abraham Lincoln freed the enslaved people in areas rebelling against the Union.

Answer 3

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 4

This means to withdraw formally from membership in a federal union.

Answer 4

Secede

Question 5

This battle was a key turning point in the Civil War and marked the furthest north that Confederate armies would advance.

Answer 5

Gettysburg

Question 6

This technology was used for reconnaissance, or directing artillery fire on enemy positions.

Answer 6

Hot Air Balloons

Question 7

Robert E. Lee

Answer 7

Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia

Question 8

This state was the first to formally withdraw from the Union.

Answer 8

South Carolina

Question 9

This abolitionship led a group of followers into Kansas to kill pro-slavery men.

Answer 9

John Brown

Question 10

According to the Missouri Compromise, Missouri entered the Union as a slave state after this state entered as a free state.

Answer 10

Maine

Question 11

This cone-shaped bullet with a hollow base that expanded when fired help to account for some of the deadliness of Civil War fighting.

Answer 11

Minié Ball

Question 12

Name one of the four border states not specifically mentioned in the Emancipation Proclamation.

Answer 12

Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri

Question 13

The 54th ________________, was a black regiment that is best known for its failed assault on Fort Wagner.

Answer 13

Massachusetts

Question 14

Ulysses S. Grant,

Answer 14

Commander of the Army of the Potomac

Question 15

According to this agreement, California was to enter the Union as a free state if the territories of Utah and New Mexico were allowed to decide on the issue of slavery themselves.

Answer 15

Compromise of 1850

Question 16

This battle proved to be the single bloodiest day in the history of U.S. warfare.

Answer 16

Antietam

Question 17

At the Battle of Gettysburg, this rocky hill was held by the 20th Maine during the second day of the battle.

Answer 17

Little Round Top

Question 18

This prison camp, located in southern New York State, held the greatest number of Confederate prisoners of war and was known for its poor sanitary conditions.

Answer 18

Elmira Prison Camp

Question 19

This became the capital city of the Confederacy.

Answer 19

Richmond, Virginia

Question 20

The decision in this man’s Supreme Court case in 1857 ruled that he was not a citizen and therefore could not sue for his freedom.

Answer 20

Dred Scott

Question 21

He was chosen as the President of the Confederacy.

Answer 21

Jefferson Davis

Question 22

His “March to the Sea” led to the destruction of Atlanta and the capture of Savannah.

Answer 22

William Tecumseh Sherman

Question 23

Fought on April 12, 1861, this was the first battle of the Civil War.

Answer 23

Fort Sumter

Question 24

This act allowed for the people of Kansas to decide on the issue of slavery through popular sovereignty.

Answer 24

Kansas-Nebraska Act