greatreporter.com, October 8th, 2007
Question 1 of 10:
The war began when the pro-slavery Southern states broke away from the rest of the
USA
. This act was referred to as...?
The Juncture
The Confederate Break
The Secession
The Dixie Decision
Question 2 of 10:
Having severed ties with the
USA
, the Southern states formed a new country known as...?
The CSA
The Authentic
USA
The SSA
The Southern USA
Question 3 of 10:
President
Abraham
Lincoln
led the North during the Civil War. Who led the South?
Jefferson
Davis
Ulysses S
Grant
Joseph E
Johnston
James
Buchanan
Question 4 of 10:
In which state did the very first battle between the North and the South take place on April 12 1861?
Texas
South Carolina
Florida
Mississippi
Question 5 of 10:
Which political party brought slavery to an end by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in the midst of the Civil War?
The Democrats
The Whigs
The Republicans
The Northerners
Question 6 of 10:
Which famous iron-clad warship did the North use against the South during a key naval skirmish of the Civil War?
The Monitor
The Python
The Juggernaut
The Monolith
Question 7 of 10:
The most famous Civil War clash took place in 1863 and left the South in tatters. This was the battle of...?
Lynchburg
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Nevada
Question 8 of 10:
Which legendary Southern general ended the Civil War by surrendering to the North on April 9 1865?
Robert E
Lee
Ambrose
Burnside
James
Longstreet
Stonewall
Jackson
Question 9 of 10:
President
Lincoln
was shot dead by an angry Southerner just days after the war ended. Who was his assassin?
John Wilkes
Booth
Clay
Shaw
Anthony
Babington
Henry David
Johnson
Question 10 of 10:
The period of relative harmony that immediately followed the Civil War is referred to as the...?
Reconciliation
Rehabilitation
Resurrection
Reconstruction
