Civil War People
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- Q1What nickname do many give Ulysses S. Grant?StonewallThe BossSitting BullUnconditional Surrender30s
- Q2Who was elected President of the Confederacy?Robert E. LeeJefferson DavisThomas Jackson30s
- Q3He worked closely with President Lincoln as his Commanding General to bring forth a decisive victory ( he will eventually become a president too!)General MeadeUlysses S. GrantAbe LincolnStonewall Jackson30s
- Q4A Virginian who was once a Union officer but changed to the Confederacy to remain true to Virginia. He was a commanding general.Thomas "Stonewall" JacksonRobert E. LeeFrederick DouglassUlysses S. Grant30s
- Q5Political party founded in 1854. The party of Abraham Lincoln.Know-Nothing PartyWhig PartyDemocratic PartyRepublican Party30s
- Q6African-American who fought in the 54th volunteer regiment in the Civil War. He was the first African American to receive the Medal of Honor.BoothStonewall JacksonJohn WilkesWiliam Carney30s
- Q7The Union Commanding General at the end of the Civil War.William Lloyd GarrisonUlysses S. GrantPhillip BazarRobert E. Lee30s
- Q8The name for the United States during the Civil War. Southerners called us "Yanks".The ConfederacyThe Union30s
- Q9The first martyr for the abolitionist cause that led the rebellion on Harper's Ferry.Philip BazarJohn BrownGeneral Meade30s
- Q10A Chilean who fought for the Union. He was the first hispanic to receive the Medal of Honor.John BrownPhilip BazarJefferson Davis30s
- Q11An actor who shot President Lincoln in Ford's theatre.Philip BazarJohn Wilkes BoothFrederick DouglassRobert E. Lee30s
- Q12I stand there so sternly during my command at the Battle of Bull Run I'm given this clever nickname..."General" Jackson"Liberator" Jackson"Stonewall" Jackson30s
- Q13The name that was given to the group of states that seceded from the United States. Jefferson Davis is the president.The ConfederacyThe Union30s