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Test your knowledge - Civil War
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1. At least how many Americans died in the Civil War?

150,000
218,555
618,000
810,000


2. In the battle at Gettysburg (3 days) there was how many casualties?

15,500
35,600
42,333
51,116


3. There were how many men in a Company and how many men Companies in a Regiment?

60 and 8
100 and 10
125 and 16
200 and 20


4. Approximately how many men served at some point between 1861 and 1865?

1 million
2 million
3 million
4 million


5. About how many African American men served in the Union army?

180,000
210,000
281,222
324,500


6. More than how many horses were killed at Gettysburg?

1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000


7. Of 3,530 Indians who fought for the Union, how many were killed?

450
1,018
1,580
2,220


8. In dollars and cents, the U.S. government estimated Jan. 1863 that the war was costing how much daily?

$1.5 million
$2.1 million
$2.5 million
$3.5 million


9. A final official cost of the war estimate in 1879 totaled was?

$1,190,000,000
$2,190,000,000
$3,190,000,000
$6,190,000,000


10. Of the 425 Confederate generals, how many were graduates of West Point?

146
198
250
280


11. The Confederate pay structure was modeled after that of the US Army. Privates continued to be paid at the prewar rate of how much per month until June '64, when the pay of all enlisted men was raised $7 per month?

$11
$18
$25
$33


12. After the Battle of Gettysburg the discarded rifles were collected and sent to Washington to be inspected and reissued? Of the 37,574 rifles recovered, how many were still loaded?

4,000
14,000
20,000
24,000


13. Who was the commander of all Confederate armies and was considered the most successful general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War?

Ulysses Simpson Grant
Robert E. Lee
Robert Allen
Richard
Arnold


14. Two of the 23 states that remained loyal to the Union during the war were?

California and Indiana
Oregon and Washington
Michigan and Iowa
New Mexico and Colorado


15. What was the primary export crop of the South during the American Civil War?

Cotton
Soy beans
Rum
Corn


16. During the American Civil War, the Whig Party was replaced by a new party, which was regarded as the nation's first major political party and was committed to stopping the expansion of slavery. What was this party called?

American Party
Republican Party
Constitution Party
Independence Party


17. What political party banned itself from the United States Senate and Congress during the Civil War?

Republican
Constitution
Democratic
Independence


18. Who was the first southern state to erect a monument at Gettysburg?

North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Florida


19. Which of the following was not among the first seven states to secede from the Union?

North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Georgia


20. What year did "Stonewall" Jackson graduate from West Point?

1846
1850
1855
1858



  
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