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Trivia Quiz

Don't Know Much About The Civil War

Test your knowledge

1) Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
a) North Carolina
b) Virginia
c) South Carolina
d) Georgia

2) The fall of what fort was the first major blow to the Confederacy?
a) Fort Donelson
b) Fort Sumter
c) Fort Henry
d) Fort Wagner

3) What General was referred to as "Young Napoleon"?
a) George B. McClellan
b) Ulysses S. Grant
c) Robert E. Lee
d) Albert Sidney Johnston

4) Who was the Confederate Vice President?
a) Pierre Beauregard
b) Joseph Johnston
c) Alexander Stephens
d) Judah Benjamin

5) Where was the battle between the Monitor and the Merimac fought?
a) Charleston, SC
b) Baltimore, MD
c) Hampton Roads, VA
d) Wilmington, NC

6) President Jefferson Davis' citizenship was restored by which President?
a) Andrew Johnson
b) Jimmy Carter
c) Ulysses S. Grant
d) Franklin Roosevelt

7) In the Confederate states, what commodity went from $2 to $60 a bag during the war?
a) Tobacco
b) Sugar
c) Salt
d) Tea

8) In 1862, the war was costing the U.S. government how much per day?
a) $1 million
b) $50 million
c) $150 million
d) $250 million

9) What city did not officially celebrate Independence Day again until 1945?
a) Vicksburg, MI
b) Selma, AL
c) Chatanooga, TN
d) Richmond, VA

10) What woman was appointed head of the Union nursing corps?
a) Clara Barton
b) Dorothea Dix
c) Katherine Wormley
d) Mary Livermore