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viernes, 14 de julio de 2017

Big U.S. History Civil War Quiz: Answers and Winners! by sycamorehoney

Nice job on Civil War, everyone!

***NOTE: We eliminated the question about who was the commander of the Union army. The correct answer was Ulysses S. Grant. The wrong answer was marked correct in the quiz. If you missed this one, your score will be adjusted.

 

Here are the stats, answers, and winners.

STATS

3,721 people took the quiz.
416 people scored 100%!
The question most people (99%) got right was…#11!
The question most people missed (only 55% got it right) was…#15.

ANSWERS

Q.3
On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln declared the slaves free with the:
  • Gettysburg Address
  • Cooper Union Address
  • ***Emancipation Proclamation
  • Civil Rights Act
Q.4
The leader of the Confederate Army was:
  • Stonewall Jackson
  • Ulysses S. Grant
  • William Tecumseh Sherman
  • ***Robert E. Lee
Q.5
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
  • Lee Harvey Oswald
  • ***John Wilkes Booth
  • James Earl Ray
  • Henry Wirz
Q.6
The US president following Lincoln, into the Reconstruction, and the first president to be impeached was:
  • Rutherford B. Hayes
  • Ulysses S Grant
  • ***Andrew Johnson
  • James Buchanan
Q.7
***How many southern states seceded from the Union?
  • 2
  • ***7
  • 11
  • 14
Q.8
A primary reason for the South seceding, leading to the Civil War was:
  • taxes
  • railroads
  • state boundaries
  • ***slavery
Q.9
In the first battle of the Civil War, the Rebels bombed Fort Sumpter in :
  • ***South Carolina
  • Virginia
  • Pennsylvania
  • Tennessee
Q.10
The Reconstruction after the Civil War is generally considered to have lasted until
  • 1867
  • 1869
  • 1872
  • ***1877
Q.11
The Gettysburg Address begins, “Four Score and _______ years ago…”
  • ***seven
  • nine
  • eleven
  • twelve
Q.12
Abraham Lincoln’s wife was named:
  • Abigail Powers
  • ***Mary Todd
  • Sarah Yorke
  • Mary Scott
Q.13
Often considered the turning point of the Civil War, where Gen. Meade defeated the invasion of Gen. Lee, this battle incurred the most total casualties of the war.
  • Battle of Vicksburg
  • ***Battle of Gettysburg
  • Battle of Bull Run
  • Battle of Fort Sumpter
Q.14
True or False: The first of three Reconstruction Amendments to the Constitution (13th) provided for the abolition of slavery.
  • ***True
  • False
Q.15
True or false: The second of three Reconstruction Amendments to the Constitution (14th) prohibits federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen’s race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  • True
  • ***False
Q.16
Northerners who moved to the South during the Reconstruction were called:
  • ***carpetbaggers
  • copperheads
  • scalawags
  • dissenters
Q.17
Which Civil War nurse established the American Red Cross after the war?
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe:
  • Lucretia Mott
  • Harriet Tubman
  • ***Clara Barton
Q.18
Who was the President of the Confederate States?
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest
  • ***Jefferson Davis
  • Robert E. Lee
  • Stonewall Jackson
Q.19
This Civil War nurse also wrote the post-war novel “Little Women”.
  • Kate Chopin
  • Clara Barton
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • ***Louisa May Alcott
WINNERS

The first place winner is…Alyssa C.!
The second place winner is…Jessie A.!
The third place winner is…Tammy C.!

Congratulations, winners! Contact prizes@thepioneerwoman.com to claim your prizes!


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