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$DOC TRIVNOW 10 0 5 1 2.00 $EOC $ABOUT The Civil War Jennifer Curtis 2.00 Copyright 1997, Softdisk Publishing $EOC $SECRETWORD The South $EOC $FILESPEC #Ddjersdwisqipzuui 1023 $EOC $TOPIC The Civil War Easy 4 $EOC $QUEST How many people were killed during the attack on Ft. Sumter? 0 5 19 222 $EOC $QUEST The first major battle of the Civil War was at: Bull Run Wilmington, NC Ft. Sumter none of the above $EOC $QUEST Where did Lee surrender to Grant? Appomattox Court House Bull Run Manassas Annapolis $EOC $QUEST Who led a small army into Harpers Ferry on the night of October 16, 1859? John Brown Elijah Lovejoy William L. Garrison none of the above $EOC $QUEST Who led a slave uprising in Virginia in 1831? Nat Turner David Walker John Calhoun John Brown $EOC $QUEST Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin? Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Tubman Frederick Douglass none of the above $EOC $QUEST The Provisional President of the Confederacy was: Jefferson Davis James Chestnut Daniel Emmett none of the above $EOC $QUEST How many years was the Confederate President's term? 6 4 8 until death $EOC $QUEST How many states seceded to the Confederacy for its start in February 1861? 7 4 12 17 $EOC $QUEST The Provisional Vice-President of the Confederacy was: Alexander Stephens David Montgomery Stephen Douglas none of the above $EOC $QUEST What is another name for the Civil War? all of the above the war between the states the lost cause the brothers' war $EOC $QUEST Where is Appomattox Court House? Virginia Maryland North Carolina Georgia $EOC $QUEST The North Star was published by: Frederick Douglass Abraham Lincoln Zachary Taylor Henry Adams $EOC $QUEST When did the attack on Ft. Sumter take place? April 1861 November 1855 December 1864 March 1860 $EOC $QUEST Where did Jefferson Davis take his oath of office? Montgomery Springfield Washington, DC New Orleans $EOC $QUEST What was General Thomas Jackson's nickname? Stonewall Grey Wolf Phantom Giant $EOC $QUEST What did the North call the first major battle of the Civil War? Bull Run Ft. Sumter Capitol Manassas $EOC $QUEST What did the South call the first major battle of the Civil War? Manassas Ft. Sumter Capitol Bull Run $EOC $QUEST Which one of the following was a popular Civil War song? Lorena Just Before the Battle, Mother Home, Sweet Home Somebody's Darling $EOC $QUEST What was the bloodiest battle? Shiloh Manassas Bull Run Ft. Sumter $EOC $QUEST What did Confederate troops use as grounds to substitute for coffee? all of the above chicory potatoes peanuts $EOC $QUEST In 1862, who was Grant's superior? Gen. Halleck Major Cabal Lt. Col. Austin Gen. Jefferson $EOC $QUEST Where was "Bloody Pond," the mud hole near Peach Orchard? Shiloh Ft. Sumter Ft. McHenry all of the above $EOC $QUEST Who won the Battle of Fort Sumter? Confederates Union Soldiers Neither No record remains $EOC $QUEST Who wrote "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"? Julia Ward Howe Samuel Lowell Bryan Gridley Wesley Lyons $EOC $QUEST What was "sloosh"? corn meal and bacon grease cooked over a fire mud in the galoshes wet logs the sound of a horse galloping through a muddy field $EOC $QUEST Why did U.S. Grant retire after Shiloh? Halleck was named the Federal Armies' general-in-chief his horse was mutilated he lost a leg he was killed during the battle $EOC $QUEST Who won the Battle of Shiloh? Union soldiers Confederates Neither No record remains $EOC $QUEST What was the drink of choice for both armies? coffee tea water none of the above $EOC $QUEST What is hardtack? flour-and-water biscuits beef dried vegetables soup mix $EOC $QUEST Which of the following was a Union marching song? all of the above John Brown's Body Rally Round the Flag, Boys Tramp, Tramp, Tramp $EOC $QUEST When did Jefferson Davis take his oath of office? February 18, 1861 December 27, 1860 January 3, 1860 none of the above $EOC $QUEST Who ordered the attack on Ft. Sumter? General Pierre Beauregard General Robert Warren General Robert E. Lee Colonel Wilmer McLean $EOC $QUEST The date of the start of the Civil War was: April 12, 1861 March 4, 1861 February 1, 1860 April 2, 1860 $EOC $QUEST Who surrendered Ft. Sumter to General Beauregard? Maj. Robert Anderson Lt. Col. Timothy Chase Gen. Robert Andrews Maj. Peter Seward $EOC $QUEST Who commanded the marines who captured John Brown? Lt. Col. Robert E. Lee Lt. Dangerfield Newby Col. Frederick Douglass none of the above $EOC $QUEST Frederick Douglass's newspaper was entitled: The North Star The Independent Liberated Freedmen $EOC $QUEST What was the other name for pickled beef? salt horse salty dog rusty meat none of the above $EOC $QUEST What was the average age of soldiers during the War? 25 18 20 22 $EOC $QUEST Into what town did John Brown first lead his army of 18? Harpers Ferry Gettysburg Alton Boston $EOC