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Gettysburg
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Abraham Lincoln
The Beginning and the End
Soldiers
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The Confederate soldiers, at Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg had the advantage of a. wearing uniforms of cotton and were cooler. b. not having to run up hill in the heat. c. knowing the land and where things where.
a. wearing uniforms of cotton and were cooler.
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The first battle of the Civil War was a. Fort Sumter b. Battle of Bull Run c. Battle of Gettysburg
A. Fort Sumter
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What paper did Abraham Lincoln sign allowing freed slaves to join the Union army? a. Gettysburg Address b. Emancipation Proclamation c. The Constitution
b. Emancipation Proclamation
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In what year did the Civil War begin? a. 1870 b. 1861 c. 1961
b. 1861
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Was the Union army fighting for the North or South? a. North b. South
a. North
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Which army retreated from the Battle of Gettysburg after suffering too many losses? a. The Confederates b. The Union
a. The Confederates
200
Before the Battle of Gettysburg, which side had won most of the battles? a. The Union b. The border states c. The Confederacy
C. The Confederacy
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The Emancipation Proclamation was enacted a. before the war ended. b. after the war ended. c. before the war started.
a. before the war ended.
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At the start of the war, Robert E. Lee was offered the command of the Union’s largest army. a. True b. False
a. True
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Was the Confederate army fighting for the North or South? a. North b. South
b. South
300
How many days did the Battle of Gettysburg last? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3
c. 3
300
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at a. Fort Knox b. Fort Sumter c. Fort Henry
b. Fort Sumter
300
In order to honor all the soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln gave a speech called the a. the Gettysburg Address. b. the Pennsylvania Eulogy. c. the Inaugural Speech.
a. the Gettysburg Address.
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Which of the following was not a cause for the war? a. Slavery b. State’s rights c. Tea taxes
c. Tea taxes
300
Soldiers were usually given dry flour biscuits to eat. What were these biscuits called? a. Fatback b. Cornbread c. Hardtack
c. Hardtack
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Who led the Confederate troops at the Battle of Gettysburg? a. Robert E. Lee b. Ulysses S. Grant c. Joshua Chamberlain
a. Robert E. Lee
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The battle that was the turning point in the Civil War for the Union army was a. the Battle of Bull Run. b. the Battle of Gettysburg. c. the Battle at Fort Sumter.
b. the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860 directly caused a. the attack on Fort Sumter. b. the secession of South Carolina. c. the surrender of the Confederate army.
b. the secession of South Carolina.
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The Civil War ended at Appomattox Courthouse when what event took place? a. South Carolina seceded from the Union b. President Lincoln was assassinated c. General Lee surrendered to General Grant
c. General Lee surrendered to General Grant
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Many uniforms worn by confederate soldiers were handmade at home. a. True b. False
a. True
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Little Round Top was a hill of strategic importance during the Battle of Gettysburg. What did the soldiers of the 20th Maine Regiment do when they ran out of bullets? a. Took guns and bullets from dead soldiers b. Used their bayonets to defend the hill c. Retreated and let the Confederates take the hill
b. Used their bayonets to defend the hill
500
Which battle marked the first major victory for the Union? a. Antietam b. Gettysburg c. Shiloh
a. Antietam
500
"To secede” means a. to achieve what you try to do. b. to separate. c. to end slavery.
b. to separate.
500
The Civil War officially ended on April 9 in a. 1861 b. 1965 c. 1865
b. 1965
500
What color were the uniforms of Confederate soldiers? a. Blue b. Gray c. Purple
b. Gray