16 Questions
What was the bloodiest single day battle in the Civil War?
Antietam
Who was the Confederate President during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
Which battle did Abraham Lincoln use to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
Antietam
Who led a bayonet charge by swinging the door down on the south during the 2nd day of the Battle of Gettysburg?
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Who was the violent abolitionist who raided Harpers Ferry and was later hanged?
John Brown
What was Abraham Lincoln's role during the Civil War?
He was the president of the United States
What was the significance of Harriet Tubman's involvement in the Underground Railroad?
She was a prominent abolitionist and helped free enslaved people
Who was James Buchanan and what was his role during the Civil War?
He was the President of the United States before Abraham Lincoln and did nothing to stop the war
What was the significance of Robert E. Lee during the Civil War?
He was a leading Confederate general who made a mistake at Gettysburg
What was the significance of Little Round Top during the Civil War?
It was a site of a major Union victory during the Battle of Gettysburg
Abraham Lincoln fired McClellan once during the Civil War.
True
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book that changed opinions about slavery.
True
Robert E. Lee led the Confederate Army to victory at Gettysburg.
False
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain led a bayonet charge on the north during the 2nd day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
False
The Emancipation Proclamation declared that all slaves in the United States were immediately free.
False
The Battle of Fredericksburg was a massive Southern victory, with Burnside charging 14 times and never getting close to victory.
True
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