Random Facts about the Civil War

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1. Lincoln once called her 'the little woman who started this big war.' Who was she? Scarlett O'Hara Harriet Tubman Harriet Beecher Stowe Rose Greenhow

2. Which southern state was the first to secede, or leave the United States? Alabama South Carolina Mississippi Virginia

3. What city was the first capital of the Confederacy? Richmond, VA Atlanta, GA Nashville, TN Montgomery, AL

4. Who was the first (and only) president of the Confederacy? Jefferson Davis Rhett Butler Robert E. Lee John Calhoun

5. Who was the first (and only) vice-president of the Confederacy? Rufus King Alexander H. Stephens Andrew Johnson Thomas Jackson

6. Northerners who opposed the Civil War and favored a peaceful settlement with the Confederacy were called: Copperheads Pinkos Rattlesnakes Doves

7. Which of the following was NOT a Confederate state? Texas North Carolina Kentucky Florida

8. Which general led the March to the Sea? Sherman Lee Grant Beauregard

9. Which city did Sherman present to Lincoln as a Christmas gift in 1864? Atlanta, GA Savannah, GA Charleston, SC Macon, GA

10. Northerners and Southerners frequently referred to battles by different names. What did Southeners call the battle that Northerners named Bull Run? Antietam Manassas Gettysburg Shiloh