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Real American Civil War Quiz

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1. What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?
Richmond
Nashville
Montgomery
Charleston
2. During what Civil War battle was the famous Pickett's Charge?
Gettysburg
Richmond
Chancellorsville
Antietam
3. What battle contained the single deadliest day in American history?
Vicksburg
Antietam
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
4. What day did Abraham Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address?
December 24, 1862
January 7, 1863
September 16, 1863
November 19, 1863
5. Approximately how many Americans died during the Civil War?
220,000-380,000
620,000-750,000
1,100,000-1,270,000
450,000-540,000
6. What was Ulysses S. Grant's real name?
Hiram Ulysses Grant
Ulysses Porter Grant
Andrew Stuart Grant
Ambrose Ulysses Grant
7. What was the first state to secede from the Union?
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
South Carolina
8. Where were the first shots of the Civil War taken?
Fort McHenry
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Fort Sumpter
9. What was the nickname given to William Tecumseh Sherman by his troops?
Steel Sherman
Sherm
Little William
Uncle Billy
10. What was the first battle between Ironclad warships?
First Battle of Charleston Harbor
Battle of Hampton Roads
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Vicksburg
11. At what battle was Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson shot by his own troops?
First Bull Run
Sharpsburg
Gettysburg
Chancellorsville
12. Who was the famous Union general who "Marched to the Sea"?
George Henry Thomas
William Tecumseh Sherman
George B. Mclellan
Ulysses S. Grant
13. Where did Robert E. Lee sign his surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
Washington D.C.
Gettysburg
Appomattox Court House
Arlington
14. Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Newman
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
15. The capture of what city occurred from April 25 to May 1 in 1862? The capture of this city helped the Union to secure the Mississippi and is considered a turning point in the Civil War.
New Orleans
Mobile
Jackson
Baton Rouge
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