Question 1

This side successfully attacked Fort Sumter in the first battle of the Civil War:

Accepted Answer

Confederacy

Answer

Union

Question 2

This side rallied 75,000 militiamen for 90 days in hopes of ending the war quickly.

Accepted Answer

Union

Answer

Confederacy

Question 3

In the first weeks of the war, four more states joined this side:

Accepted Answer

Confederacy

Answer

Union

Question 4

Richmond, Virginia, was the capital of this side

Accepted Answer

Confederacy

Answer

Union

Question 5

The new state of West Virginia joined this side:

Accepted Answer

Union

Answer

Confederacy

Question 6

This side had a population of about 9 million, of whom 3.5 million were slaves.

Accepted Answer

Confederacy

Answer

Union

Question 7

This side had the most of the nations' factories and railroad mileage.

Accepted Answer

Union

Answer

Confederacy

Question 8

This side was fighting a defensive war, that is, most of the battles were fought in its territory.

Accepted Answer

Confederacy

Answer

Union

Question 9

By withholding cotton from the market, this side hoped to force France and Great Britain to support it.

Accepted Answer

Confederacy

Answer

Union

Question 10

This side planned to blockade the other side's coast and to gain control of the Mississippi River.

Accepted Answer

Union

Answer

Confederacy

Question 11

After fresh troops arrive, this side won the First Battle of Bull Run.

Accepted Answer

Confederacy

Answer

Union

Question 12

What was the average age of a Civil War soldier?

Accepted Answer

18 - 30 years old

Answer

15 years old

Answer

20 - 30 years old

Answer

13 - 30 years old

Question 13

What factor did NOT contribute to the spread of disease during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

heat stroke

Answer

tight living quarters

Answer

unsanitary conditions

Answer

poor nutrition

Question 14

Conditions and practices that promote health is known as

Accepted Answer

hygiene

Answer

war tactics

Answer

unsanitary

Answer

strategy

Question 15

a gun with a grooved barrel that causes a bullet to spin through the air is known as

Accepted Answer

a rifle

Answer

an ironclad

Answer

AK 47

Answer

tank

Question 16

Fort Sumter is in the harbor of

Accepted Answer

Charleston, South Carolina

Answer

Bull Run, North Carolina

Answer

Des Moines, Iowa

Answer

Williamsburg, Virginia

Question 17

Which side attacked Fort Sumter to start the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Confederacy

Answer

California

Answer

Union

Answer

border states

Question 18

Where was the capital of the Confederacy located?

Accepted Answer

Richmond, Virginia

Answer

Richmond, Georgia

Answer

Charleston, South Carolina

Answer

Williamsburg, Virginia

Question 19

What is the name of the plan designed to smother the South's economy?

Accepted Answer

Anaconda Plan

Answer

King Cobra Plan

Answer

Monopoly Plan

Answer

Black Widow Plan

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