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After 1863, five states were considered "Border States," meaning they had slaves but did not leave the Union. Which of the following was not a border state?
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Kansas
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Maryland
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Kentucky
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Delaware
Explanation
Kansas joined the Union in 1861 and remained there, even if it was a neighbor to a slave state. At the start of the war, when word got out that President Lincoln might be harmed, a Kansas senator organized a group (The Frontier Guard) to protect their president. Four years later, when the war ended, Lincoln made the US Secret Service.
The Union soldiers called the southern fighters "Rebels." What were the northern soldiers called by the South?
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Yankees
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Doughboys
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Grunts
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Dogfaces
Explanation
The term "Yankees" was used by the British before to insult the colonial American soldiers through the song "Yankee Doodle." But during the Civil War, it was the term southerners used for the Union's fighters.
After the war, Lincoln was assassinated while watching a play. Which play was that?
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Our American Cousin
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Richard III
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The Lady of Lyons
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The Robbers
Explanation
Lincoln was watching Our American Cousin. Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, got word that the president would be there. As an actor himself, he was well-known at the theater, so it was easy for him to move about and set the plan in motion.
The Battle at Gettysburg is considered by many to be the Civil War's turning point in favor of the Union. In which US state was it fought?
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Pennsylvania
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South Carolina
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Ohio
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South Dakota
Explanation
This bloody battle was fought in Pennsylvania. It is estimated that more than 50,000 soldiers died in the battle. After losing, the Confederate General took his army back towards Virginia.
Not all northern politicians favored war with the South. What name was given to politicians such as these?
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Copperheads
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Doughboys
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Gerrymanders
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Highbinders
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They were called "copperheads" in reference to the poisonous snakes that could suddenly strike. Many of these politicians had family roots or business interests in the South.
Many films are set at the time of the American Civil War. Which of the following is NOT about the Civil War?
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Ashanti
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Gone with the Wind
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Cold Mountain
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Dances with Wolves
Explanation
Ashanti is about modern-day slavery, not the Civil War. Many Hollywood movies feature different aspects of the war: forbidden love with slaves, struggles of the north, struggles of the South, dealings with American Indians who also fought in the war, the battles themselves, or escapes made by slaves to gain freedom.
One of the nurses in the Civil War later founded the American Red Cross. Who was she?
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Clara Barton
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Florence Nightingale
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Mary Eliza Mahoney
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Margaret Sanger
Explanation
During her nursing stint in the Civil War, Barton aided the Union soldiers. Though she was self-taught at nursing care (as there were no formal courses at the time), her efforts did much to help the soldiers.
How many veterans of the Civil War eventually became the President of the United States?
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5
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3
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2
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6
Explanation
Five veterans of the war eventually became the highest leader of the land: President Grant, President Hayes, President Garfield, President Harrison, and President McKinley. All served on the side of the Union.
How many states formed the Confederacy?
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11
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20
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24
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15
Explanation
In the war, eleven states left the Union to form the Confederacy. One hope of the Confederate leaders was that foreign powers would recognize their cause and come to their aid. Said countries opted to remain "neutral," although there were supplies given.
Former President Ulysses S. Grant, who was Commanding General of the Union Army, is found on which US bill?
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$50 bill
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$20 bill
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$5 bill
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$100 bill
Explanation
President Grant is on the front of the $50 bill. The bill came into circulation in 1914. Grant was the President for two terms from 1869 to 1877.
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