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Where were the first shots fired in the Civil War?
a) Appomattox Court House
b) Fort Sumter
c) Gettysburg
d) Atlanta

Which characteristic was the most significant reason for the attack at Fort Sumter?
a) the Northern location of the fort
b) the abundant supply of food at the fort
c) the abundant supply of weapons at the fort
d) the Southern location of the fort

Jefferson Davis was president of the:
a) Union
b) Confederacy
c)
d)

Jefferson Davis wanted to preserve:
a) States' Rights
b) The Union
c)
d)

Abraham Lincoln was president of the:
a) Union
b) Confederacy
c)
d)

Abraham Lincoln wanted to preserve:
a) States' Rights
b) The Union
c)
d)

Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln both commanded:
a) The Nation
b) An Army
c)
d)

Union general who was said to be the most capable of all the Union generals and therefore named commander of all Union armies
a) Thomas Stonewall Jackson
b) Robert E Lee
c) Ulysses S Grant
d) William T Sherman

Confederate general who led the army of Northern Virginia to become one of the most successful Confederate armies in the Civil War
a) William T Sherman
b) Ulysses S Grant
c) Robert E Lee
d) Thomas Stonewall Jackson

Confederate general who earned his nickname during the First Battle of Manassas where he bravely faced the Union army head-on
a) Thomas Stonewall Jackson
b) Robert E Lee
c) Ulysses S Grant
d) William T Sherman

Union general who believed in total war and caused extensive destruction in Georgia as he led the Atlanta Campaign and the March to the Sea.
a) William T Sherman
b) Ulysses S Grant
c) Robert E Lee
d) Thomas Stonewall Jackson

Which Civil War battle happened FIRST?
a) First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
b) Atlanta Campaign
c) Sherman's March to Sea
d) Battle of Gettysburg

Which Civil War battle happened SECOND?
a) Battle of Gettysburg
b) Sherman's March to Sea
c) First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
d) Atlanta Campaign

Which Civil War battle happened THIRD?
a) Atlanta Campaign
b) First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
c) Sherman's March to Sea
d) Battle of Gettysburg

Which Civil War battle happened FOURTH?
a) Battle of Gettysburg
b) Sherman's March to Sea
c) First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
d) Atlanta Campaign

What does this political cartoon illustrate?
a) The North
b) The Mississippi River
c) The Union's strategy to blockade the Confederacy and split it in half
d)

Capturing cities along which body of water would split the enemy in half?
a) The North
b) The Mississippi River
c) The Union's strategy to blockade the Confederacy and split it in half
d)

In which region would this political cartoon have most likely appeared?
a) The North
b) The Mississippi River
c) The Union's strategy to blockade the Confederacy and split it in half
d)

Gettysburg Address- an inspirational:
a) Speech
b) Document
c)
d)

Emancipation Proclamation- an inspirational:
a) Speech
b) Document
c)
d)

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