Gary J Sibio
Between 1861 and 1865 the United States of America fought a civil war over the issue of whether or not the southern states could secede from the Union. Despite the relatively low level of technology compared to today, the American Civil War was exceedingly costly. Casualties among Union soldiers amounted to 853,838 while the Confederacy lost 914,660.
There are a lot of misconceptions surrounding the war. How much do you know about it?
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All of the states in the Confederacy were slave states and all of the Union states forbade slavery.
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True
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False
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Question of
During the war President Abraham Lincoln suspended some constitutional rights.
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True
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False
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Question of
The Union army defeated the Confederacy at Gettysburg but at great cost. Roughly how many people died during this battle (both sides)?
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5,000
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10,000
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25,000
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50,000
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Question of
Prostitutes are known as “hookers” because General Hooker brought them along to keep the troops entertained between battles.
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True
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False
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Question of
Before the southern states seceded, how many states were there in the USA?
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28
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34
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37
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39
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Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation freed all of the slaves in both the northern and southern states.
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True
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False
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Question of
Who served as president of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
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Robert E. Lee
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Andrew Johnson
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Jefferson Davis
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Question of
Slavery was illegal in the Union states and territories during the Civil War.
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True
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False
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Question of
The Mason-Dixon Line divided the Union states and territories from the Confederacy.
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True
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False
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Question of
Freed slaves fought in the Confederate army alongside white soldiers. Black Union soldiers fought in segregated units.
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True
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False
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got 6 out of 10 right!
Only one wrong – and it’s the “wrong” civil war as far as a Brit like me is concerned!
Well you could have joined in. It just would have meant that we beat you three times. 🙂
Only got 4, should have aced this one.