Scavenger Hunt: Civil War
Questions:1-8 People of the Civil War (Christian H)
1: Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War
A: Abraham Lincoln
B: Jefferson Davis
C: James Buchanan
D; Andrew Johnson
2: Who was President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War
A: Abraham Lincoln
B: Robert E. Lee
C: Jefferson Davis
D: Patrick Cleburne
3: Who did Abraham Lincoln Choose as his Vice-President in his second term
A: James Buchanan
B: Stephen Douglas
C: Andrew Johnson
D: Andrew Jackson
4: Which United States General won the battle at Vicksburg (1863)
A: Robert E. Lee
B: Nathan Forrest
C: Ulysses S. Grant
D; George Mccellan
5: Which Confederate General was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
A: Nathan Forrest
B: Ulysses S. Grant
C: George Mccellan
D; Robert E. Lee
6: Who led the a March to the Sea in the Confederate States
A: Ulysses S. Grant
B: Robert E. Lee
C: William T. Sharman
D: Robert Anderson
7: Who assassinated president Abraham Lincoln
A: Jefferson Davis
B: John Wilkes Boothe
C: Lee Harvey Oswald
D: Robert E. Lee
8: Who was the Northern Democrat who ran against Lincoln in 1860
A: Stephen A. Douglas
B: John Bell
C: John C. Breckinridge
D: Jefferson Davis
Questions 9 - 15 Writings of the Civil War (Jessica Townsend)
9. Who is the author of the Gettysburg Address?
A: Ulysses S. Grant
B: Abraham Lincoln
C: Jefferson Davis
D: Robert E. Lee
10. True or false: The Gettysburg address shares themes with the Declaration of Independence?
True:
False:
11. Define the meaning of the word "antebellum".
A: A time period before a war; in American History this term is used to describe the South before the start of the Civil War
B: A time period after a war: in American History this term is used to describe the South after the Civil War
C: A time period during a war: in American History this term is used to describe the South during the Civil War
D: A time period of Peace: In American History this term is used to describe the US during times of peace
12. Which of Frederick Douglass' famous writings was published after the Civil War?
A: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave
B: My Bondage and My Freedom
C: "The Heroic Slave"
D: Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
13. Who is the author of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?
A: Harriet Tubman
B: Frederick Douglass
C:Harriet Beecher Stowe
D: Edgar Allen Poe
14. Was Uncle Tom's Cabin a controversial text when it was originally published?
Yes; some people consider it as one of the main forces for generating support for the Civil War.
No: It was not controversial at all during the time of the Civil War
15. Who was the intended audience of the Confederate soldier's letter?
A: His sister
B: The President of the United States of America
C: The President of the United States of Confederates
D: John Wilkes Boothe