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Civil War Multiple Choice Quiz 1. Which one of these most likely refers to loyalty to one’s region rather than national loyalty? a. b. c. d. State’s Rights Sectionalism Nationalism Fraternity 2. Which one of these qualities did NOT refer to the southern states? a. b. c. d. Economy based on agriculture Few immigrants Supported internal improvements as a way to get farm products to market Economy based on slave labor. 3. The percentage of southerners who did NOT own any slaves in 1860 was: a. b. c. d. 35% 75% 85% 95% 4. Which of the following men opposed Abraham Lincoln for president in the 1860 election? a. b. c. d. John C. Breckenridge Hannibal Hamlin George C. McClellan John C. Calhoun. 5. When was Lincoln inaugurated for his first term as president? a. b. c. d. January, 1861 March, 1861 December, 1860 November, 1860. 6. What percentage of the popular vote did Lincoln receive in the 1860 election? a. b. c. d. 70% 60% 50% 40% 7. The first state to secede from the Union was: a. b. c. d. South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Alabama. 8. The convention that met to write the constitution for the Confederate States of America met in a. b. c. d. Atlanta Savannah Montgomery Charleston. 9. Which of the following was NOT a border state during the Civil War? a. b. c. d. Missouri. Tennessee Delaware Maryland. 10. Which of the following was a strength of the Union during the Civil War? a. b. c. d. Better military leaders Fighting on home territory Twice as many persons “the Cause”. 11. Commander of Fort Sumter in April, 1861, was: a. b. c. d. General Ulysses S. Grant General John Pope General George Meade Major Robert Anderson. 12. Martial law was declared in this state after soldiers from the 6th Massachusetts Regiment were attacked and killed by civilians: a. b. c. d. Boston Philadelphia Baltimore Washington, D.C. 13. The Union strategy to win the war included all the following EXCEPT for: a. b. c. d. capturing the Confederate capital blockading ports striking along the Mississippi River fortifying positions in border states such as Indiana and Ohio. 14. Many said this complaint about the substitute system: a. b. c. d. “Hell no, we won’t go” “A Rich Man’s War, But a Poor Man’s Fight” “It’s One, Two, Three, What Are We Fighting For?” “One Tin Soldier Rides Away…” 15. Which of the following did Lincoln NOT do to deal with dissenters? a. b. c. d. Sent troops to stop riots Suspended habeas corpus Seized telegraph offices Burned newspaper offices that opposed Northern policies. 16. Northerners who supported the southern cause were also known as: a. b. c. d. Anacondas Copperheads Valandinghams Davisites. 17. The first shots of the Civil War were fired at: a. b. c. d. Bull Run Shiloh Fort Sumter Fort Donelson. 18. In this battle, Grant met with criticism because he did not provide adequate fortifications or scouting: a. b. c. d. Shiloh Cold Harbor Fort Donelson Wilderness Campaign. 19. The Battle of Antietam took place in this state: a. b. c. d. Virginia South Carolina Maryland Pennsylvania 20. The Union victory at Antietam allowed Lincoln to a. b. c. d. win the 1864 presidential election appoint Grant Union commander announce the Emancipation Proclamation visit Richmond. 21. Which of the following slaves would NOT be covered under the terms of the Emancipation Proclamation? a. b. c. d. a field hand in Charleston a house servant in Atlanta a black valet in Montgomery a house servant in Baltimore. 22. Which of the following is part of the Battle of Fredericksburg? a. b. c. d. Marye’s Heights Devil’s Den The Angle Little Round Top. 23. “Stonewall” Jackson was killed by “friendly fire” at this battle: a. b. c. d. Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg Antietam 24. The Union lines at Gettysburg most resembled this: a. b. c. d. an angle a fishhook a sunken road a star 25. This general led a fateful charge at Gettysburg a. b. c. d. Longstreet Pickett Armistead Meade 26. The commander of the 20th Maine Regiment was: a. b. c. d. Robert Gould Shaw Frederick Douglass Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain George McClellan. 27. At the same time the Union was winning at Gettysburg, Grant scored a major victory at this city: a. b. c. d. Vicksburg Atlanta Savannah Chatanooga. 28. The 54th Massachusetts Regiment lost over half its number trying to take this fort: a. b. c. d. Fort Sumter Fort Wagner Fort McHenry Fort Donelson 29. This general was known as the Rock of Chickamauga: a. b. c. d. Thomas Meade Bragg Strong. 30. Who lost more men during the Wilderness Campaign? a. b. c. d. The Confederates The Union No records of deaths were kept The records were kept secret for 200 years. 31. This general led a “March to the Sea” a. b. c. d. Rosecrans Sherman Grant Lee 32. This city was captured by the Union at Christmas time, 1864 a. b. c. d. Atlanta Richmond Savannah New Orleans 33. The “Crater” was a famous part of this battle: a. b. c. d. Petersburg Richmond Chatanooga Fredericksburg 34. This person was Lincoln’s Democrat opponent in 1864: a. b. c. d. Douglas Calhoun McClellan Breckinridge 35. This man assassinated Abraham Lincoln in April, 1865 a. b. c. d. Robert E. Lee John Wilkes Booth William Seward Edwin Stanton