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Civil War Part 1
Test Description: Civil War Battles and Generals from Fort Sumter up to Antietam
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Who was mistakenly shot at Chancellorsville?
A
George McClellan
B
Stonewall Jackson
C
Longstreet
D
Robert E. Lee
2) Who did Lincoln fire for delaying attacks against the Confederate Army?
A
Ambrose Burnside
B
George McClellan
C
Stonewall Jackson
D
Ulysses S. Grant
3) Who fired the first cannon at Fort Sumter, which started the first crossfire of the Civil War
A
General Lee
B
General Anderson of the Union Army
C
General Beauregard of the Confederate Army
D
Abraham Lincoln
4) What Union general made strategic mistakes at Fredericksburg and lost the battle.
A
Ulysses S. Grant
B
James Longstreet
C
Ambrose Burnside
D
George McClellan
5) What battle is known as the bloodiest one day battle in American history?
A
Fredericksburg
B
Gettysburg
C
Bull Run
D
Antietam
6) Who was the commanding general of the Confederate Army from start to finish?
A
Ulysses S. Grant
B
Robert E. Lee
C
Jefferson Davis
D
James Longstreet
7) What did the Union soldiers do at Fredericksburg to make Lee angry?
A
They captured 2,400 of his men
B
They refused to surrender killing more of Lee's soldiers
C
They looted (stole) things from the townspeople's homes.
D
They had an all night dance party and did not invite him.
8) What Confederate general held Burnsides back, not allowing him to advance past Fredericksburg?
A
Ms. Le Vine
B
James Longstreet
C
George McClellan
D
Stonewall Jackson
9) Who becomes Commander of the Union Army after Burnsides is fired, and where does he first fight Lee?
A
General Grant, and at the Battle of Fredericksburg
B
General Grant, and at the Battle of Chancellorsville
C
General Hooker, and at the Battle of Chancellorsville
D
General Hooker, and at the Battle of Fredericksburg
10) In the first half of the war, where are most of the battles fought?
A
in the East
B
in the South
C
in the West
D
in the North
11) What was the name of the awful noise the Confederate soldiers made in battle?
A
Yankee Scream
B
Justin Beiber's new song
C
Rebel Bells
D
Rebel Yell
12) Why did the north have so much trouble winning battles in the beginning?
A
The southern army was too powerful and larger in numbers
B
The northerners didn't want to fight to keep the south in the country
C
Their men were skilled outdoors-men and had excellent Generals
D
Their men were unskilled with weapons and had poor Generals
13) Why did the south have better advantages fighting battles in the beginning?
A
They had factories to make more weapons and supplies
B
They had more soldiers than the north
C
They had skilled outdoorsmen, knew the land of the battles, and excellent Generals
D
The north didn't own maps of the southern territory
14) What did Lincoln write after the battle of Antietam?
A
Gettysburg Address
B
Emancipation Proclamation
C
Uncle Tom's Cabin
D
The Declaration of Independence
15) Why was the battle of Chancellorsville good and bad for Lee?
A
He lost too many soldiers, but he was able to defeat the Union Army
B
It was good because he captured Union turkey sandwiches, but bad because Stonewall died
C
Stonewall Jackson died from injuries, but Lee was now confident he could enter and win in the North
D
Stonewall Jackson died from injuries, but he was able to surround Washington D.C.
16) Why was Bull Run called the “Great Skedaddle”?
A
Confederate troops did the Skedaddle dance after their victory
B
There was a lot of chaos with the fight and people around, the union army ran back to Washington after hearing the Rebel Yell
C
Skedaddle means first fight of the war
D
General McDowell was not organized and sent his troops into a death trap
17) Why did Lincoln not send supplies to Fort Sumter and sent a note instead?
A
He wanted to trick the Confederates into firing the first shots
B
Fort Sumter was too far, and he needed to save supplies for the war
C
If he had send troops down with supplies , he would be starting the war
D
He didn't want the Confederates to steal the supplies
18) What was the name of the Union ironclad ship?
A
Merrimack
B
Monitor
19) What was the name of the Confederate Ironclad ship
A
Monitor
B
Merrimack
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