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1) Who was the President of the United States at the beginning of the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
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4) Which side won the Battle of Fort Sumter?
Confederates
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5) What was the capital of the United States during the Civil War?
Washington DC
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8) Which side had a larger population during the Civil War?
North
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9) How many years did the Civil War last?
4 years (1861-1865)
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2) Who was the President of the Confederate States at the beginning of the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
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12) Which side did the following border states fight for? (DE, MO, KY)
Union
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6) What was the capital of the Confederate States during the Civil War?
Richmond
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14) Why did the North want to blockade Southern ports?
To prevent supplies from coming in or out
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15) Which General refused appointment of the Union forces because he did not wish to fight against the people of his own state?
Robert E. Lee
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3) In what state did the first battle of the Civil War take place?
South Carolina
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17) What was a common nickname for a Southern soldier?
Rebel
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20) Who was known as the "Angel of the Battlefield?"
Clara Barton
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Who was the Confederate General at the Battle of Fort Sumter?
Pierre Beauregard
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Who received the nickname "Stonewall" at the Battle of 1st Bull Run?
Thomas Jackson
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10) Approximately what percent of the South's population were slaves? a) 10% b) 33% c) 50% d) 75%
b) 33%
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18) Approximately how many men fought for the Union by the end of the Civil War? a) 34,000 b) 415,000 c) 1,225,000 d) 2,100,000
d) 2,100,000
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22) Approximately how long did the Union troops defend Fort Sumter before surrendering to the Confederates?
33 hours
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Who was the Union Major in charge at the Battle of Fort Sumter?
Robert Anderson
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The __________ were a group of New York firefighters that fought for the Union. They wore special oriental style uniforms.
Zouaves
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11) During the Civil War, what was a "bounty?"
A gift of money
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19) What was the approximate range of a muzzle loading rifle?
400 yards
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23) How many troops did President Lincoln call upon after the Battle of Fort Sumter?
75,000
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25) When did the Civil War begin? (month, day, year)
April 12, 1861
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A person who enlisted in one town, collected money and then enlisted in another town to collect more money was known as a __________.
bounty jumper
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