Civil war quiz (random)

An abolitionist is a person___________

• Who supported slavery

• who didn't care about slavery

• Who disagreed with slavery

• Who didn't know what slavery was

Answer explanation

Abolitionist has the word "Abolish" in it. Abolish means to end, meaning that an abolitionist is a person who disagrees or wants slavery to end

Harriet Tubman is most famous for...

• Writing her own auto-biography

• Being the editor of The Liberator

• Giving many speeches about women's rights

• Helping slaves escape from plantations

Use these hints.

Hint 1:An editor of the newspaper, The Liberator

Hint 2:A boy

Who am I?

(a)  

when Abraham Lincoln first became president he______

• Wanted to stop slavery from spreading

• wanted to END slavery

• Wanted to help slavery spread

• Didn't care about slavery

The _____________ was the one-day bloodiest battle in the Civil war

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Battle of Wilson's creek

Until towards the end, which side had an advantage?

• South (Confederates)

• North (Union)

Which battle displayed the Anaconda plan?

(a)  

Who came up with the Anaconda Plan?

• General Grant

• Winfield Scott

• Abraham Lincoln

• General Lee

Who won the battle of Shiloh? There are two answers (people say different things)

• South

• North

• No clear winner

What were the border states?

• West Virginia

• Missouri

• Kentucky

• Maryland

• Delaware