1) Who was the President of the Union? a) Abraham Lincoln b) Jefferson Davis c) George McClellan d) Ulysses S. Grant e) Robert E. Lee 2) Who was the President of the Confederacy a) Abraham Lincoln b) Jefferson Davis c) George McClellan d) Ulysses S. Grant e) Robert E. Lee 3) What is Stonewall Jackson Best known for? a) His role at Bull Run which is where he earned his nickname by closing a Gap in the Confederate line against the Union Troops b) Getting shot by Confederate Troops and dying shortly after c) Being Virginian 4) Who was George McClellan? a) A Rival of Lincoln during the Election after the Civil War b) The Commander in Chief and Commander of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War c) A great Union Tactician and Strategist 5) True or False: There were only muskets used a) True b) False 6) True or False: Ulysses S. Grant would be the 18th President of the United States a) True b) False 7) Why was the North fighting the war? a) Maintain (keep) the Union  b) Stop slavery c) Keep slavery d) Become their own nation 8) Where are there more factories for the production of weapons, uniforms and other equipment? a) The Confederacy b) The Union c) The West 9) Which side is home to the more experienced military leaders?  a) The West b) The Union c) The Confederacy 10) Which side had men more prepared to fight a war?  a) The West b) The Union c) The Confederacy 11) Did the Dred Scott decision benefit the North or South?  a) North b) South 12) What does secede mean? a) To join a country b) To request entrance to a country c) To formally withdrawn membership of a Union d) To become a territory 13) What does abolitionist mean? a) A person who is a slave b) A person who believes in slavery c) A person who owns slaves d) A person who believes in ending the system of slavery  14) Which side had a higher population? a) The Union b) The Confederacy 15) Which side had more horses? a) The Union b) The Confederacy 16) Which side grew more wheat and corn?  a) The Union b) The Confederacy 17) Which state seceded from the Union first? a) Illinois b) North Carolina c) Virginia d) South Carolina e) Georgia 18) How many total casualties were there in the Battle of Fort Sumter?  a) 10,000 b) 0 c) 100 19) What color uniforms did the Union wear?  a) Red b) Blue c) Gray 20) What color uniforms did the Confederacy wear? a) Red b) Blue c) Gray 21) Where was the capital of the Confederate States of America? a) Washington, D.C. b) Charleston, South Carolina c) Richmond, Virginia 22) Which side had the naval advantage? a) Union b) Confederacy 23) Which side had more money? a) Union b) Confederacy 24) Which side did Robert E. Lee fight for? a) Union b) Confederacy 25) Which side did Gen. Stonewall Jackson fight for?  a) Union b) Confederacy 26) Which side did Maj. General George Pickett fight for?  a) Union b) Confederacy 27) Which side did Gen. Ulysses S Grant fight for?  a) Union b) Confederacy 28) Which side did George B. McClellan fight for?  a) Union b) Confederacy 29) True or False: An estimated 450-700 women disguised themselves as men and fought in the war. a) True b) False 30) What is a casualty? Check all correct answers a) Someone wounded in battle b) Someone killed in battle c) Someone missing after battle  d) Someone captured in battle e) Someone who stayed home and didn't fight 31) What is a fatality? Check all correct answers a) Someone wounded in battle b) Someone killed in battle c) Someone missing after battle  d) Someone captured in battle 32) True or False: The same soldier could be listed as a casualty more than one during the war. a) True  b) False 33) True or False: The same soldier could be listed as a fatality more than one during the war.  a) True  b) False 34) Did any pro-slavery states stay in the Union? a) Yes - Four b) No c) Yes - Two d) Yes - One 35) What are the TWO MOST important reason the four pro-slavery states not seceding benefitted the Union?  a) Number of soldiers b) Border between Washington D.C. and Confederate States of America c) Access to corn fields d) Access to cotton fields e) Access to the lower Mississippi River

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