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? Harriet Tubman Harriet Beecher Stowe Rose Greenhow Scarlett O'Hara

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

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

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

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

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

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

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? Macon, GA Atlanta, GA Savannah, GA Charleston, SC

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