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// question: 1377826 name: A siege is a military blockade of a city or fortified place to compel it to surrender. In the West, on the Mississippi River, where did Ulysses Grant's army surround and trap 31,000 Confederates?
::A siege is a military blockade of a city or fortified place to compel it to surrender. In the West, on the Mississippi River, where did Ulysses Grant's army surround and trap 31,000 Confederates?::[html]A siege is a military blockade of a city or fortified place to compel it to surrender. In the West, on the Mississippi River, where did Ulysses Grant's army surround and trap 31,000 Confederates?{
=%100%*Vicksburg*#
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// question: 1377764 name: About which Cabinet member did Lincoln say that, "he was so corrupt, the only thing he wouldn't steal was a red-hot stove"?
::About which Cabinet member did Lincoln say that, "he was so corrupt, the only thing he wouldn't steal was a red-hot stove"?::[html]About which Cabinet member did Lincoln say that, "he was so corrupt, the only thing he wouldn't steal was a red-hot stove"?
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=%100%*Cameron*#
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// question: 1377796 name: Abraham Lincoln famously wrote "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it. If I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I
::Abraham Lincoln famously wrote "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it. If I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I ::[html]Abraham Lincoln famously wrote "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it. If I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it. And if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that." To which reformer and abolitionist newspaper editor of the New York Tribune did Lincoln address this comment?{
=%100%*Greeley*#
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// question: 1377958 name: According to the Ken Burns video, three and a half million went to war. A number that claims to be larger than the number of soldiers that have died in the rest of America's wars combined, how many men died in the Civil War?
::According to the Ken Burns video, three and a half million went to war. A number that claims to be larger than the number of soldiers that have died in the rest of America's wars combined, how many men died in the Civil War?::[html]According to the Ken Burns video, three and a half million went to war. A number that claims to be larger than the number of soldiers that have died in the rest of America's wars combined, how many men died in the Civil War?{
=%100%*620000*#
=%100%*620,000*#
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// question: 1377925 name: African Americans welcomed the Union troops, considering them liberators. How many slaves fled to Sherman's army by the time he reached Savannah?
::African Americans welcomed the Union troops, considering them liberators. How many slaves fled to Sherman's army by the time he reached Savannah?::[html]African Americans welcomed the Union troops, considering them liberators. How many slaves fled to Sherman's army by the time he reached Savannah?{
=%100%*25000*#
=%100%*25,000*#
}
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// question: 1377955 name: After being shot by John Wilkes Booth the previous evening, how old was Lincoln when he died on at 7:22 on the morning of April 15, 1865 ?
::After being shot by John Wilkes Booth the previous evening, how old was Lincoln when he died on at 7\:22 on the morning of April 15, 1865 ?::[html] After being shot by John Wilkes Booth the previous evening, how old was Lincoln when he died on at 7\:22 on the morning of April 15, 1865 ? {
=%100%*56*#
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// question: 1377965 name: After experiencing the war first-hand, who wrote a book of Civil War poems entitled "Drum Taps"? His writings are often studied today by students taking American literature classes.
::After experiencing the war first-hand, who wrote a book of Civil War poems entitled "Drum Taps"? His writings are often studied today by students taking American literature classes.::[html]After experiencing the war first-hand, who wrote a book of Civil War poems entitled "Drum Taps"? His writings are often studied today by students taking American literature classes.{
=%100%*Whitman*#
}
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// question: 1377776 name: After the death of Johnston, Confederate President Jefferson Davis claimed that its strongest pillar had been broken. What commander assumed control of the Western Confederate Army?
::After the death of Johnston, Confederate President Jefferson Davis claimed that its strongest pillar had been broken. What commander assumed control of the Western Confederate Army?::[html]After the death of Johnston, Confederate President Jefferson Davis claimed that its strongest pillar had been broken. What commander assumed control of the Western Confederate Army?{
=%100%*Beauregard*#
}
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// question: 1377934 name: After the fall of Atlanta, the Union Army lived off the land and his soldiers ate better than any other army did during the war, eating sweet potatoes and fresh pork. Anything they could not use, they destroyed. To what southern destination was General
::After the fall of Atlanta, the Union Army lived off the land and his soldiers ate better than any other army did during the war, eating sweet potatoes and fresh pork. Anything they could not use, they destroyed. To what southern destination was General ::[html]After the fall of Atlanta, the Union Army lived off the land and his soldiers ate better than any other army did during the war, eating sweet potatoes and fresh pork. Anything they could not use, they destroyed. To what southern destination was General Sherman's army headed after Atlanta?{
=%100%*Savannah*#
}
// question: 1377935 name: After the In what 1864 battle in Tennessee did Confederate General John Bell Hood lose more men than were lost by Union General Grant at Cold Harbor or Union General McClellan lost in the entire Seven Days battle in 1862? at Sayler's Creek, fewer than how
::After the In what 1864 battle in Tennessee did Confederate General John Bell Hood lose more men than were lost by Union General Grant at Cold Harbor or Union General McClellan lost in the entire Seven Days battle in 1862? at Sayler's Creek, fewer than how::[html]In what 1864 battle in Tennessee did Confederate General John Bell Hood lose more men than were lost by Union General Grant at Cold Harbor or Union General McClellan lost in the entire Seven Days battle in 1862?{
=%100%*Franklin*#
}
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// question: 1377767 name: After the Union victory at Fort Donelson, what did the northern population come to believe the initials in General U.S. Grant's name stood for?
::After the Union victory at Fort Donelson, what did the northern population come to believe the initials in General U.S. Grant's name stood for?::[html]After the Union victory at Fort Donelson, what did the northern population come to believe the initials in General U.S. Grant's name stood for?
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=%100%*unconditional surrender*#
=%100%*Unconditional Surrender*#
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// question: 1377906 name: After what atrocity at this place, where Black soldiers were executed even after they had surrendered, did the prisoner exchange program between North and South come to an end. The result of this event and its aftermath made the situation in the prison c
::After what atrocity at this place, where Black soldiers were executed even after they had surrendered, did the prisoner exchange program between North and South come to an end. The result of this event and its aftermath made the situation in the prison c::[html]
After the atrocity at this location, where Black soldiers were executed even after they had surrendered, did the prisoner exchange program between North and South come to an end. The result of this event and its aftermath made the situation in the prison camps deteriorate to unthinkable conditions.
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=%100%*Fort Pillow*#
=%100%*Pillow*#
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// question: 1377850 name: Although they constituted less than one percent of the North's population, by the war's end, what percentage of the Union Army would be comprised of Black soldiers, including both freed Blacks and runaway slaves?
::Although they constituted less than one percent of the North's population, by the war's end, what percentage of the Union Army would be comprised of Black soldiers, including both freed Blacks and runaway slaves?::[html]Although they constituted less than one percent of the North's population, by the war's end, what percentage of the Union Army would be comprised of Black soldiers, including both freed Blacks and runaway slaves?
{
=%100%*ten*#
=%100%*10*#
}
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// question: 1377799 name: Amidst Union losses in battle, historian Ed Bearss explains a complex issue that was taking place outside of the battlefield. Even historian Barbara Field addressed the issue at the very start of the episode. Towards the end of 1862, what specific politi
::Amidst Union losses in battle, historian Ed Bearss explains a complex issue that was taking place outside of the battlefield. Even historian Barbara Field addressed the issue at the very start of the episode. Towards the end of 1862, what specific politi::[html]Amidst Union losses in battle, historian Ed Bearss explains a complex issue that was taking place outside of the battlefield. Even historian Barbara Field addressed the issue at the very start of the episode. Towards the end of 1862, what specific political event came to be known as "the higher object" of the war?{
=%100%*Emancipation Proclamation*#
=%100%*emancipation*#
=%100%*freedom*#
}
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// question: 1377825 name: As President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis wanted to have the powers that Abraham Lincoln had. Yet he was at odds with his own people, including the Vice President Alexander Stephens and the governor of Georgia, Joseph Brown. So while Union soldie
::As President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis wanted to have the powers that Abraham Lincoln had. Yet he was at odds with his own people, including the Vice President Alexander Stephens and the governor of Georgia, Joseph Brown. So while Union soldie::[html]As President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis wanted to have the powers that Abraham Lincoln had. Yet he was at odds with his own people, including the Vice President Alexander Stephens and the governor of Georgia, Joseph Brown. So while Union soldiers would eventually prevail at the end of the Civil War, what political issue/theory can also be said to have "killed the Confederacy"?
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=%100%*states' rights*#
=%100%*state's rights*#
}
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// question: 1377794 name: As their troops advanced on the South in the aftermath of the Seven Days Battle, Union Lieutenant Charles Francis Adams spoke of "the tremendous nigger question". How many slaves were liberated when South Carolina plantation owners fled from the Union fo
::As their troops advanced on the South in the aftermath of the Seven Days Battle, Union Lieutenant Charles Francis Adams spoke of "the tremendous nigger question". How many slaves were liberated when South Carolina plantation owners fled from the Union fo::[html] As their troops advanced on the South in the aftermath of the Seven Days Battle, Union Lieutenant Charles Francis Adams spoke of "the tremendous nigger question". How many slaves were liberated when South Carolina plantation owners fled from the Union forces that took parts of the coast?
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=%100%*10000*#
=%100%*10,000*#
=%100%*ten thousand*#
}
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// question: 1377824 name: At Chancellorsville, a Confederate leader was mistakenly shot by his own soldiers and had to have his arm amputated. Who was Robert E. Lee speaking of when he said, "He has lost his left arm, but I have lost my right"?
::At Chancellorsville, a Confederate leader was mistakenly shot by his own soldiers and had to have his arm amputated. Who was Robert E. Lee speaking of when he said, "He has lost his left arm, but I have lost my right"?::[html]At Chancellorsville, a Confederate leader was mistakenly shot by his own soldiers and had to have his arm amputated. Who was Robert E. Lee speaking of when he said, "He has lost his left arm, but I have lost my right"?{
=%100%*Jackson*#
}
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// question: 1377843 name: At Gettysburg, which Confederate division commander led the charge on the third day of the battle, only to have his entire division nearly annihilated? Years after the war was over, he had still not forgiven Robert E. Lee for ordering the attack.
::At Gettysburg, which Confederate division commander led the charge on the third day of the battle, only to have his entire division nearly annihilated? Years after the war was over, he had still not forgiven Robert E. Lee for ordering the attack.::[html]At Gettysburg, which Confederate division commander led the charge on the third day of the battle, only to have his entire division nearly annihilated? Years after the war was over, he had still not forgiven Robert E. Lee for ordering the attack.
{
=%100%*Pickett*#
}
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// question: 1377896 name: At Petersburg, northern soldiers, stuck in the "Crater", which was created by a tunnel filled with explosives, were slaughtered by southern soldiers who stood around the rim and fired down upon them. What simple provision (tool) did the Union commanders f
::At Petersburg, northern soldiers, stuck in the "Crater", which was created by a tunnel filled with explosives, were slaughtered by southern soldiers who stood around the rim and fired down upon them. What simple provision (tool) did the Union commanders f::[html]At Petersburg, northern soldiers, stuck in the "Crater", which was created by a tunnel filled with explosives, were slaughtered by southern soldiers who stood around the rim and fired down upon them. What simple provision (tool) did the Union commanders fail to provide to their soldiers as a way out?{
=%100%*ladder*#
}
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// question: 1377775 name: At Shiloh, after multiple assaults against Union troops at what became known as the Hornet's Nest, which Southern General was mortally wounded and bled to death after sending his own surgeon off to take care of other soldiers?
::At Shiloh, after multiple assaults against Union troops at what became known as the Hornet's Nest, which Southern General was mortally wounded and bled to death after sending his own surgeon off to take care of other soldiers?::[html]At Shiloh, after multiple assaults against Union troops at what became known as the Hornet's Nest, which Southern General was mortally wounded and bled to death after sending his own surgeon off to take care of other soldiers?
{
=%100%*Johnston*#
}
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// question: 1377848 name: At the urging of Frederick Douglass, the North finally decided to let "the Negro" fight as soldiers in the war; however, discrimination against them persisted. How many dollars a month were black privates paid in the Union army?
::At the urging of Frederick Douglass, the North finally decided to let "the Negro" fight as soldiers in the war; however, discrimination against them persisted. How many dollars a month were black privates paid in the Union army?::[html]At the urging of Frederick Douglass, the North finally decided to let "the Negro" fight as soldiers in the war; however, discrimination against them persisted. How many dollars a month were black privates paid in the Union army?{
=%100%*10*#
=%100%*ten*#
}
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// question: 1377927 name: Because of hoarding by state governors, and shortages in general, how much did a barrel of flour in the South cost by 1865, if it was even possible to find one?
::Because of hoarding by state governors, and shortages in general, how much did a barrel of flour in the South cost by 1865, if it was even possible to find one?::[html]Because of hoarding by state governors, and shortages in general, how much did a barrel of flour in the South cost by 1865, if it was even possible to find one?{
=%100%*$250*#
=%100%*250*#
}
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// question: 1377773 name: Becoming a "rich man's war and a poor man's fight", how many slaves would a Confederate have to own in order to avoid being drafted?
::Becoming a "rich man's war and a poor man's fight", how many slaves would a Confederate have to own in order to avoid being drafted?::[html]Becoming a "rich man's war and a poor man's fight", how many slaves would a Confederate have to own in order to avoid being drafted?
{
=%100%*20*#
=%100%*twenty*#
}
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// question: 1377923 name: Before leaving Atlanta for the March to the Sea, what did Sherman have his men do to the city?
::Before leaving Atlanta for the March to the Sea, what did Sherman have his men do to the city?::[html]Before leaving Atlanta for the March to the Sea, what did Sherman have his men do to the city?
{
=%100%*burn*#
=%100%*destroy*#
=%100%*scorched*#
}
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// question: 1377792 name: Before the war began, what Supreme Court decision in 1857 which ruled that slaves were nothing more than property, was reversed during the war by the Republican controlled Congress who decided to outlaw slavery in the territories?
::Before the war began, what Supreme Court decision in 1857 which ruled that slaves were nothing more than property, was reversed during the war by the Republican controlled Congress who decided to outlaw slavery in the territories?::[html]Before the war began, what Supreme Court decision in 1857 which ruled that slaves were nothing more than property, was reversed during the war by the Republican controlled Congress who decided to outlaw slavery in the territories?{
=%100%*Dred Scott*#
=%100%*Scott*#
}
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// question: 1377819 name: Besides Confederate soldiers, what single thing did General George McClellan feel most hindered the Union army?
::Besides Confederate soldiers, what single thing did General George McClellan feel most hindered the Union army?::[html]Besides Confederate soldiers, what single thing did General George McClellan feel most hindered the Union army?{
=%100%*drunkenness*#
=%100%*drunk*#
=%100%*drink*#
=%100%*alcohol*#
}
// question: 1377823 name: Both armies had troubles providing for soldiers during wartime, but especially in the winter months. In January 1862, 25% of the Union army was A.W.O.L. What percent of the southern army would be absent, with or without leave, by the end of the year?
::Both armies had troubles providing for soldiers during wartime, but especially in the winter months. In January 1862, 25% of the Union army was A.W.O.L. What percent of the southern army would be absent, with or without leave, by the end of the year?::[html]Both armies had troubles providing for soldiers during wartime, but especially in the winter months. In January 1862, 25% of the Union army was A.W.O.L. What percent of the southern army would be absent, with or without leave, by the end of the year?{
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=%100%*2/5*#
=%100%*40%*#
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=%100%*40*#
=%100%*2/5 ths*#
=%100%*two-fifths*#
=%100%*2/5ths*#
=%100%forty#
}
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// question: 1377790 name: By 1862, travellers in the Midwest saw more women at work in the fields then men. Approximately how many farm workers had enlisted in the Union army by this time?
::By 1862, travellers in the Midwest saw more women at work in the fields then men. Approximately how many farm workers had enlisted in the Union army by this time?::[html] By 1862, travelers in the Midwest saw more women at work in the fields then men. Approximately how many farm workers had enlisted in the Union army by this time?
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=%100%*million*#
=%100%*1,000,000*#
=%100%*1000000*#
}
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// question: 1377875 name: By 1865, the Union had more then 350 hospitals and the Confederacy only 154. But Richmond, Virginia was home to the biggest and best hospital in the entire country, with 8,000 beds, soup kitchens, ice houses, bakery and brewery. What was the name of tha
::By 1865, the Union had more then 350 hospitals and the Confederacy only 154. But Richmond, Virginia was home to the biggest and best hospital in the entire country, with 8,000 beds, soup kitchens, ice houses, bakery and brewery. What was the name of tha::[html]By 1865, the Union had more then 350 hospitals and the Confederacy only 154. But Richmond, Virginia was home to the biggest and best hospital in the entire country, with 8,000 beds, soup kitchens, ice houses, bakery and brewery. What was the name of that hospital?{
=%100%*Chimborazo*#
}
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// question: 1377853 name: Colonel Robert Gould Shaw led the all Black 54th Massachusetts Regiment into a battle in which he and 40% of the soldiers were killed. Although not the most well-known battle of the war, it answered the question of whether Black soldiers would fight brav
::Colonel Robert Gould Shaw led the all Black 54th Massachusetts Regiment into a battle in which he and 40% of the soldiers were killed. Although not the most well-known battle of the war, it answered the question of whether Black soldiers would fight brav::[html]Colonel Robert Gould Shaw led the all Black 54th Massachusetts Regiment into a battle in which he and 40% of the soldiers were killed. Although not the most well-known battle of the war, it answered the question of whether Black soldiers would fight bravely, even as they were still discriminated against by civilians and soldiers from the North. What was the name of this Fort/Battery? (By the way, this is the final battle scene in the Hollywood movie Glory - 1989)
{
=%100%*Wagner*#
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// question: 1377821 name: Contrary to popular opinion, Lincoln's administration was very unpopular because it failed to deliver decisive military victories on the battlefield. Opposition leaders such as Clement Vallandingham of Ohio opposed Lincoln at every turn. What name was giv
::Contrary to popular opinion, Lincoln's administration was very unpopular because it failed to deliver decisive military victories on the battlefield. Opposition leaders such as Clement Vallandingham of Ohio opposed Lincoln at every turn. What name was giv::[html]Contrary to popular opinion, Lincoln's administration was very unpopular because it failed to deliver decisive military victories on the battlefield. Opposition leaders such as Clement Vallandingham of Ohio opposed Lincoln at every turn. What name was given to these anti-war northerners by their political opponents?{
=%100%*copper head*#
=%100%*copperhead*#
=%100%*copper*#
=%100%*copper head*#
}
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// question: 1377899 name: During the Civil War, northern businessmen made quick and large profits by supplying army contracts. For example, some made money selling pork for consumption by the soldiers. Others supplied guns. And even the sale of war bonds by the government, which r
::During the Civil War, northern businessmen made quick and large profits by supplying army contracts. For example, some made money selling pork for consumption by the soldiers. Others supplied guns. And even the sale of war bonds by the government, which r::[html]During the Civil War, northern businessmen made quick and large profits by supplying army contracts. For example, some made money selling pork for consumption by the soldiers. Others supplied guns. And even the sale of war bonds by the government, which raised $400 million made some rich off the commissions. Name just one the three men who were the leading providers in the pork, weapon, and finance fields.
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=%100%*Armour*#
=%100%*Colt*#
=%100%*Cooke*#
}
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// question: 1377768 name: During the march towards Richmond during the Peninsular Campaign in 1862, what Union commander came to be nicknamed "The Virginia Creeper" by his peers?
::During the march towards Richmond during the Peninsular Campaign in 1862, what Union commander came to be nicknamed "The Virginia Creeper" by his peers?::[html]During the march towards Richmond during the Peninsular Campaign in 1862, what Union commander came to be nicknamed "The Virginia Creeper" by his peers?
{
=%100%*McClellan*#
}
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// question: 1377904 name: Even though Union forces were bogged down in siege warfare at Petersburg and Atlanta, and northern morale was at an all-time low, how many soldiers re-enlisted in the Union Army in 1864? This number showed a level of pride and patriotism the men had to c
::Even though Union forces were bogged down in siege warfare at Petersburg and Atlanta, and northern morale was at an all-time low, how many soldiers re-enlisted in the Union Army in 1864? This number showed a level of pride and patriotism the men had to c::[html]Even though Union forces were bogged down in siege warfare at Petersburg and Atlanta, and northern morale was at an all-time low, how many soldiers re-enlisted in the Union Army in 1864? This number showed a level of pride and patriotism the men had to complete the work they were in.{
=%100%*140,000*#
=%100%*140000*#
}
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// question: 1377774 name: Following the Confederate Conscription Act, approximately what percentage of Southerners, eligible for the draft, failed to sign up?
::Following the Confederate Conscription Act, approximately what percentage of Southerners, eligible for the draft, failed to sign up?::[html]Following the Confederate Conscription Act, approximately what percentage of Southerners, eligible for the draft, failed to sign up?
{
=%100%*half*#
=%100%*50%*#
=%100%*1/2*#
=%100%*50*#
}
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// question: 1377846 name: General Ulysses Grant's capture of Vicksburg cut the Confederacy in two, giving the Union control of the Mississippi River. So angry were the southerners after this loss, how many years would it take before the people of Vicksburg, Mississippi would cele
::General Ulysses Grant's capture of Vicksburg cut the Confederacy in two, giving the Union control of the Mississippi River. So angry were the southerners after this loss, how many years would it take before the people of Vicksburg, Mississippi would cele::[html]General Ulysses Grant's capture of Vicksburg cut the Confederacy in two, giving the Union control of the Mississippi River. So angry were the southerners after this loss, how many years would it take before the people of Vicksburg, Mississippi would celebrate the Fourth of July?{
=%100%*81*#
=%100%*82*#
=%100%"eighty one"#
=%100%"eighty-one"#
}
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// question: 1377797 name: George McClellan would be relieved of command by President Lincoln after he failed to annihilate Lee's retreating forces after the Battle of Antietam. But another Major General, who was known by the nickname "Fighting Joe", distinguished himself during t
::George McClellan would be relieved of command by President Lincoln after he failed to annihilate Lee's retreating forces after the Battle of Antietam. But another Major General, who was known by the nickname "Fighting Joe", distinguished himself during t::[html]George McClellan would be relieved of command by President Lincoln after he failed to annihilate Lee's retreating forces after the Battle of Antietam. But another Major General, who was known by the nickname "Fighting Joe", distinguished himself during this battle and would later be named to lead of the Army of the Potomac in 1863. What was "Fighting Joe's" real name?{
=%100%*Hooker*#
}
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// question: 1377963 name: Hatred of the Northerners was strong after the war ended. Even Mary Chestnut claimed that only those dead soldiers on the battlefield escaped the pervasive spirit of "brotherly hate". Perhaps there is no better example of this hatred of the Yankee race
::Hatred of the Northerners was strong after the war ended. Even Mary Chestnut claimed that only those dead soldiers on the battlefield escaped the pervasive spirit of "brotherly hate". Perhaps there is no better example of this hatred of the Yankee race ::[html]Hatred of the Northerners was strong after the war ended. Even Mary Chestnut claimed that only those dead soldiers on the battlefield escaped the pervasive spirit of "brotherly hate". Perhaps there is no better example of this hatred of the Yankee race than the actions of a secessionist who had fired one of the first shots of the war at Fort Sumter, but committed suicide, wrapped in a rebel flag. What was his name?{
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// question: 1377791 name: He won battle after battle in the Shenandoah Valley against three Union armies. What eccentric, hard-driving, and religious Confederate general had been given the nickname "Stonewall"?
::He won battle after battle in the Shenandoah Valley against three Union armies. What eccentric, hard-driving, and religious Confederate general had been given the nickname "Stonewall"?::[html]He won battle after battle in the Shenandoah Valley against three Union armies. What eccentric, hard-driving, and religious Confederate general had been given the nickname "Stonewall"?{
=%100%*Jackson*#
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// question: 1377960 name: His Confederacy gone (even though he re-swore allegiance to the United States) and without a job, what small college did Robert E. Lee become the president of following the war? And to his credit, although he didn't believe he'd live long enough to see i
::His Confederacy gone (even though he re-swore allegiance to the United States) and without a job, what small college did Robert E. Lee become the president of following the war? And to his credit, although he didn't believe he'd live long enough to see i::[html]His Confederacy gone (even though he re-swore allegiance to the United States) and without a job, what small college did Robert E. Lee become the president of following the war? And to his credit, although he didn't believe he'd live long enough to see it, Lee believed that a new era of national harmony would return.
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// question: 1377957 name: Hollywood continues its fascination with the Civil War era by producing movies about various aspects of it. In 2010, Robert Redford produced the movie The Conspirator. This movie focused on the aftermath of the Lincoln assassination. Whether or not you
::Hollywood continues its fascination with the Civil War era by producing movies about various aspects of it. In 2010, Robert Redford produced the movie The Conspirator. This movie focused on the aftermath of the Lincoln assassination. Whether or not you::[html]Hollywood continues its fascination with the Civil War era by producing movies about various aspects of it. In 2010, Robert Redford produced the movie The Conspirator. This movie focused on the aftermath of the Lincoln assassination. Whether or not you have seen this movie, you will know the main character as the first woman to be hanged as one of the four conspirators found guilty. What was her name?{
=%100%*Surratt*#
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// question: 1377924 name: How large was Sherman's army as it started its March to the Sea?
::How large was Sherman's army as it started its March to the Sea?::[html]How large was Sherman's army as it started its March to the Sea?{
=%100%*62000*#
=%100%*62,000*#
=%0%*62000*#
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// question: 1377893 name: How many horses did Nathan Bedford Forrest have shot from under him during the course of the war? (hint: it was one less than the number of men he personally killed in hand-to-hand combat.)
::How many horses did Nathan Bedford Forrest have shot from under him during the course of the war? (hint\: it was one less than the number of men he personally killed in hand-to-hand combat.)::[html]How many horses did Nathan Bedford Forrest have shot from under him during the course of the war? (hint\: it was one less than the number of men he personally killed in hand-to-hand combat.){
=%100%*30*#
=%100%*thirty*#
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// question: 1377769 name: How old was William Black when he was shot in the left arm, believed to be the youngest Union combat soldier in the war?
::How old was William Black when he was shot in the left arm, believed to be the youngest Union combat soldier in the war?::[html]How old was William Black when he was shot in the left arm, believed to be the youngest Union combat soldier in the war?
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=%100%*12*#
=%100%*twelve*#
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// question: 1377897 name: In 1864 at the naval battle of Mobile Bay in Alabama, what Union Admiral shouted, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" when his officers hesitated after their lead ship had been sunk by a mine?
::In 1864 at the naval battle of Mobile Bay in Alabama, what Union Admiral shouted, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" when his officers hesitated after their lead ship had been sunk by a mine?::[html]In 1864 at the naval battle of Mobile Bay in Alabama, what Union Admiral shouted, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" when his officers hesitated after their lead ship had been sunk by a mine?
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// question: 1377907 name: In 1864, how many northern prisoners were held in the Confederate prison near Andersonville, designed to hold a maximum of 10,000, making it the 5th largest city in the Confederacy?
::In 1864, how many northern prisoners were held in the Confederate prison near Andersonville, designed to hold a maximum of 10,000, making it the 5th largest city in the Confederacy?::[html]In 1864, how many northern prisoners were held in the Confederate prison near Andersonville, designed to hold a maximum of 10,000, making it the 5th largest city in the Confederacy?{
=%100%*33,000*#
=%100%*33000*#
}
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// question: 1377867 name: In 1864, Ulysses Grant took charge of over 500,000 Union soldiers, the largest army in the world at that time. What rank was given to Grant by President Abraham Lincoln, a position last held by George Washington?
::In 1864, Ulysses Grant took charge of over 500,000 Union soldiers, the largest army in the world at that time. What rank was given to Grant by President Abraham Lincoln, a position last held by George Washington?::[html]In 1864, Ulysses Grant took charge of over 500,000 Union soldiers, the largest army in the world at that time. What rank was given to Grant by President Abraham Lincoln, a position last held by George Washington?
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// question: 1377961 name: In 1884, after he had served as President of the United States for two terms, the Grant family fell on hard times. What did Ulysses Grant produce, just one week before his death, to restore his family's fortune after he was left penniless after financial
::In 1884, after he had served as President of the United States for two terms, the Grant family fell on hard times. What did Ulysses Grant produce, just one week before his death, to restore his family's fortune after he was left penniless after financial::[html]In 1884, after he had served as President of the United States for two terms, the Grant family fell on hard times. What did Ulysses Grant produce, just one week before his death, to restore his family's fortune after he was left penniless after financial corruption?{
=%100%*memoir*#
}
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// question: 1377868 name: In a single month in 1864, from the Wilderness to Cold Harbor, the Army of the Potomac lost so many men that both northerners, such as Mary Todd Lincoln, and southerners such as Robert E. Lee's officers started referring to Grant as a "butcher". How many
::In a single month in 1864, from the Wilderness to Cold Harbor, the Army of the Potomac lost so many men that both northerners, such as Mary Todd Lincoln, and southerners such as Robert E. Lee's officers started referring to Grant as a "butcher". How many::[html]In a single month in 1864, from the Wilderness to Cold Harbor, the Army of the Potomac lost so many men that both northerners, such as Mary Todd Lincoln, and southerners such as Robert E. Lee's officers started referring to Grant as a "butcher". How many soldiers did he lose in that campaign?{
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=%100%*50000*#
=%100%*fifty thousand*#
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// question: 1377748 name: In how many places was the Civil War fought?
::In how many places was the Civil War fought?::[html]In how many places was the Civil War fought?{
=%100%*10000*#
=%100%*10,000*#
=%100%ten thousand#
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// question: 1377871 name: In the battle of the Wilderness, what regiment of soldiers did Robert E. Lee praise during the second day of battle for always being brave and strong enough to move the Union army back?
::In the battle of the Wilderness, what regiment of soldiers did Robert E. Lee praise during the second day of battle for always being brave and strong enough to move the Union army back?::[html]In the battle of the Wilderness, what regiment of soldiers did Robert E. Lee praise during the second day of battle for always being brave and strong enough to move the Union army back?{
=%100%*Texans*#
=%100%*Texas*#
=%100%*Texas Brigade*#
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// question: 1377962 name: In the Ken Burns video, which historian said, "The generation that fought the war... the generation that had to pay the price and blood... also established a standard that will not mean anything until we have finished the work. You can say that no such th
::In the Ken Burns video, which historian said, "The generation that fought the war... the generation that had to pay the price and blood... also established a standard that will not mean anything until we have finished the work. You can say that no such th::[html] In the Ken Burns video, which historian said, "The generation that fought the war... the generation that had to pay the price and blood... also established a standard that will not mean anything until we have finished the work. You can say that no such thing as slavery exists anymore, we are all citizens. But if we are all citizens, then we have a task to do to make sure that that too is not a joke. If some citizens live in houses and others live on the street, the Civil War is still going on. It's still to be fought and regrettably it can still be lost."
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=%100%*Field*#
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// question: 1377936 name: In the winter of 1864-5, according to southerner Mary Chestnut, what did she and others like her fear more than Grant or Sherman's soldiers?
::In the winter of 1864-5, according to southerner Mary Chestnut, what did she and others like her fear more than Grant or Sherman's soldiers?::[html]In the winter of 1864-5, according to southerner Mary Chestnut, what did she and others like her fear more than Grant or Sherman's soldiers?{
=%100%*famine*#
=%100%*starvation*#
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// question: 1377749 name: In what Civil War battle (mentioned in THIS specific video episode) did more Americans fall than in all previous American wars combined?
::In what Civil War battle (mentioned in THIS specific video episode) did more Americans fall than in all previous American wars combined?::[html]In what Civil War battle (mentioned in THIS specific video episode) did more Americans fall than in all previous American wars combined?{
=%100%*Shiloh*#
}
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// question: 1377931 name: In what little village did Lee surrender to Grant, marking the end of the Civil War?
::In what little village did Lee surrender to Grant, marking the end of the Civil War?::[html]In what little village did Lee surrender to Grant, marking the end of the Civil War?{
=%100%*Appomattox*#
}
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// question: 1377870 name: In what previous war had Ulysses Grant and Robert Lee fought together, on the same side?
::In what previous war had Ulysses Grant and Robert Lee fought together, on the same side?::[html]In what previous war had Ulysses Grant and Robert Lee fought together, on the same side?{
=%100%Mexican War#
=%100%*Mexican*#
=%100%Mexican American War#
=%100%Mexican-American War#
=%100%*Mexican-American*#
}
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// question: 1377898 name: Just as Sherman was approaching Atlanta, a frustrated Jefferson Davis replaced popular Confederate General Joseph Johnston with a one armed, one legged Texan who was called "Old Wooden Head" by his men. What was this General's name?
::Just as Sherman was approaching Atlanta, a frustrated Jefferson Davis replaced popular Confederate General Joseph Johnston with a one armed, one legged Texan who was called "Old Wooden Head" by his men. What was this General's name?::[html]Just as Sherman was approaching Atlanta, a frustrated Jefferson Davis replaced popular Confederate General Joseph Johnston with a one armed, one legged Texan who was called "Old Wooden Head" by his men. What was this General's name?{
=%100%*Hood*#
}
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// question: 1377770 name: More than all American casualties in all previous American wars combined, how many overall casualties (on both sides) were there at at Shiloh?
::More than all American casualties in all previous American wars combined, how many overall casualties (on both sides) were there at at Shiloh?::[html]More than all American casualties in all previous American wars combined, how many overall casualties (on both sides) were there at at Shiloh?
{
=%100%*23000*#
=%100%*23,000*#
=%100%*23746*#
=%100%*23,746*#
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// question: 1377905 name: No nation had ever held an election in the midst of a civil war. No president since Andrew Jackson had won a second term. Even Lincoln believed his re-election unlikely. Democrats proclaimed that Lincoln's real war goal was miscegenation, but he held f
::No nation had ever held an election in the midst of a civil war. No president since Andrew Jackson had won a second term. Even Lincoln believed his re-election unlikely. Democrats proclaimed that Lincoln's real war goal was miscegenation, but he held f::[html]No nation had ever held an election in the midst of a civil war. No president since Andrew Jackson had won a second term. Even Lincoln believed his re-election unlikely. Democrats proclaimed that Lincoln's real war goal was miscegenation, but he held firm. What condition (in order to end the war) did Lincoln refuse to drop as a condition of peace with the South?
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=%100%*emancipation*#
=%100%*freedom*#
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// question: 1377964 name: Not wanting to blame soldiers or Southern military leaders for the loss in the Civil War, what politician quickly became the scapegoat for the entire war, being assigned the majority of the blame by both northerner and southerners?
::Not wanting to blame soldiers or Southern military leaders for the loss in the Civil War, what politician quickly became the scapegoat for the entire war, being assigned the majority of the blame by both northerner and southerners?::[html]Not wanting to blame soldiers or Southern military leaders for the loss in the Civil War, what politician quickly became the scapegoat for the entire war, being assigned the majority of the blame by both northerner and southerners?{
=%100%*Davis*#
}
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// question: 1377930 name: On April 6, 1865, after the battle at Sayler's Creek, where Union cavalry inflicted 6,000 casualties on the Confederates, fewer than how many soldiers remained in Lee's Confederate army?
::On April 6, 1865, after the battle at Sayler's Creek, where Union cavalry inflicted 6,000 casualties on the Confederates, fewer than how many soldiers remained in Lee's Confederate army?::[html]On April 6, 1865, after the battle at Sayler's Creek, where Union cavalry inflicted 6,000 casualties on the Confederates, fewer than how many soldiers remained in Lee's Confederate army?{
=%100%*25000*#
=%100%*25,000*#
}
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// question: 1377800 name: On the foreign policy from, Europe was a consumer of southern cotton. Confederate leaders hoped to get official foreign recognition of their new country, as well as some needed military assistance. Which two nations were closest to forming an alliance w
::On the foreign policy from, Europe was a consumer of southern cotton. Confederate leaders hoped to get official foreign recognition of their new country, as well as some needed military assistance. Which two nations were closest to forming an alliance w::[html]On the foreign policy from, Europe was a consumer of southern cotton. Confederate leaders hoped to get official foreign recognition of their new country, as well as some needed military assistance. Which two nations were closest to forming an alliance with the Confederacy in 1862? (enter ONLY ONE country name to receive full credit){
=%100%*France*#
=%100%*Britain*#
=%100%*England*#
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// question: 1377841 name: On the second day at Gettysburg, who led the 20th Maine to a victory at Little Round Top by using an obscure textbook maneuver, having his soldiers, who were almost out of ammunition, attack the advancing confederates with fixed bayonets?
::On the second day at Gettysburg, who led the 20th Maine to a victory at Little Round Top by using an obscure textbook maneuver, having his soldiers, who were almost out of ammunition, attack the advancing confederates with fixed bayonets?::[html]On the second day at Gettysburg, who led the 20th Maine to a victory at Little Round Top by using an obscure textbook maneuver, having his soldiers, who were almost out of ammunition, attack the advancing confederates with fixed bayonets?{
=%100%*Chamberlain*#
=%100%*Chamberlin*#
}
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// question: 1377759 name: On what target did General Gustave Toutant Beauregard order his Confederate gunners to open fire?
::On what target did General Gustave Toutant Beauregard order his Confederate gunners to open fire?::[html]On what target did General Gustave Toutant Beauregard order his Confederate gunners to open fire?{
=%100%*Sumter*#
}
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// question: 1377802 name: Only twice did Robert E. Lee go on the offensive during the Civil War by "invading" the Union and fighting on northern soil. And on both of those occasions, he was defeated. What was the first, a turning point battle had become the bloodiest single day
::Only twice did Robert E. Lee go on the offensive during the Civil War by "invading" the Union and fighting on northern soil. And on both of those occasions, he was defeated. What was the first, a turning point battle had become the bloodiest single day ::[html]Only twice did Robert E. Lee go on the offensive during the Civil War by "invading" the Union and fighting on northern soil. And on both of those occasions, he was defeated. What was the first, a turning point battle had become the bloodiest single day in American History in 1862?
{
=%100%*Antietam*#
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// question: 1377750 name: Out of every 100 slaves, how many could expect to live to age 60?
::Out of every 100 slaves, how many could expect to live to age 60?::[html]Out of every 100 slaves, how many could expect to live to age 60?{
=%100%*4*#
=%100%*four*#
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// question: 1377953 name: Perhaps amazing by today's standards and the idea of being a "part of history", what happened to thousands of glass photographic negatives of battlefields, soldiers, and civilians from the Civil War?
::Perhaps amazing by today's standards and the idea of being a "part of history", what happened to thousands of glass photographic negatives of battlefields, soldiers, and civilians from the Civil War?::[html]Perhaps amazing by today's standards and the idea of being a "part of history", what happened to thousands of glass photographic negatives of battlefields, soldiers, and civilians from the Civil War?{
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=%100%*green"#
=%100%*thrown away*#
=%100%*destroyed*#
=%100%*burned*#
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// question: 1377937 name: Robert E. Lee called for the arming of former slaves in the last year of the war. Their reward would be the granting of their freedom if they fought for the Confederacy. In response to this development, what Georgia Senator said "The day you make a soldi
::Robert E. Lee called for the arming of former slaves in the last year of the war. Their reward would be the granting of their freedom if they fought for the Confederacy. In response to this development, what Georgia Senator said "The day you make a soldi::[html]Robert E. Lee called for the arming of former slaves in the last year of the war. Their reward would be the granting of their freedom if they fought for the Confederacy. In response to this development, what Georgia Senator said "The day you make a soldier of them is the beginning of the end of the revolution. And if slaves seem good soldiers, then our whole theory of slavery is wrong."{
=%100%*Howell Cobb*#
=%100%*Cobb*#
}
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// question: 1377869 name: Robert E. Lee came from an influential line of family members dating back to the American Revolution. For example, who was the grandmother of Robert E. Lee's wife, Mary Custis?
::Robert E. Lee came from an influential line of family members dating back to the American Revolution. For example, who was the grandmother of Robert E. Lee's wife, Mary Custis?::[html]Robert E. Lee came from an influential line of family members dating back to the American Revolution. For example, who was the grandmother of Robert E. Lee's wife, Mary Custis?{
=%100%*Martha Washington*#
=%100%*Washington*#
=%100%*Martha*#
}
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// question: 1377793 name: Robert E. Lee was placed at the head of a major army after replacing Joseph Johnston, who was severely wounded during the Battle of Fair Oaks, part of the Seven Days campaign. To what name did Lee rename his "new" Confederate forces?
::Robert E. Lee was placed at the head of a major army after replacing Joseph Johnston, who was severely wounded during the Battle of Fair Oaks, part of the Seven Days campaign. To what name did Lee rename his "new" Confederate forces?::[html]Robert E. Lee was placed at the head of a major army after replacing Joseph Johnston, who was severely wounded during the Battle of Fair Oaks, part of the Seven Days campaign. To what name did Lee rename his "new" Confederate forces?{
=%100%*Army of Northern Virginia*#
=%100%*Virginia*#
}
// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 5
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// question: 1377844 name: Sally Tompkins and Ellie Strong were just two southern women who served to help wounded Confederate soldiers. In the North, Mary Livermore and Mary Ann Bickerdyke did the same thing, but had greater resources with which to serve northern wounded. Name j
::Sally Tompkins and Ellie Strong were just two southern women who served to help wounded Confederate soldiers. In the North, Mary Livermore and Mary Ann Bickerdyke did the same thing, but had greater resources with which to serve northern wounded. Name j::[html]Sally Tompkins and Ellie Strong were just two southern women who served to help wounded Confederate soldiers. In the North, Mary Livermore and Mary Ann Bickerdyke did the same thing, but had greater resources with which to serve northern wounded. Name just one of the two groups that organized private relief and checked the spread of disease in the army, which eventually cut the disease rate in half?{
=%100%*Sanitary Commission*#
=%100%*Christian Commission*#
=%100%*Sanitary*#
=%100%*Christian*#
}
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// question: 1377827 name: Salt Horse, slosh, and hardtack were some of the more obscure meal items consumed during the war, but what was the preferred drink for soldiers in both the armies of the North and South?
::Salt Horse, slosh, and hardtack were some of the more obscure meal items consumed during the war, but what was the preferred drink for soldiers in both the armies of the North and South?::[html]Salt Horse, slosh, and hardtack were some of the more obscure meal items consumed during the war, but what was the preferred drink for soldiers in both the armies of the North and South?
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=%100%*coffee*#
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// question: 1377840 name: The Battle of Gettysburg, the greatest battle ever fought in the Western Hemisphere, actually began as a clash over what item, which southern soldiers desperately needed at this point in the war?
::The Battle of Gettysburg, the greatest battle ever fought in the Western Hemisphere, actually began as a clash over what item, which southern soldiers desperately needed at this point in the war?::[html] The Battle of Gettysburg, the greatest battle ever fought in the Western Hemisphere, actually began as a clash over what item, which southern soldiers desperately needed at this point in the war? {
=%100%*shoes*#
=%100%*shoe*#
}
// question: 1377849 name: The Confederacy had its "20 Negro Law" to exempt men from service in the army. The Union also had its own version for how a man could avoid the draft. Senator Thaddeus Stevens called it "a rich man's bill". If you were a male between 20 and 45 years ol
::The Confederacy had its "20 Negro Law" to exempt men from service in the army. The Union also had its own version for how a man could avoid the draft. Senator Thaddeus Stevens called it "a rich man's bill". If you were a male between 20 and 45 years ol::[html]The Confederacy had its "20 Negro Law" to exempt men from service in the army. The Union also had its own version for how a man could avoid the draft. Senator Thaddeus Stevens called it "a rich man's bill". If you were a male between 20 and 45 years old in the North and had been drafted, how much money did it take to hire a substitute?
{
=%100%*300*#
=%100%*three hundred*#
}
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// question: 1377822 name: The Confederate economy had been unstable from the start of the war and both soldiers and civilians either went without items or had to pay inflated prices for them. By the end of 1863, how much did a barrel of flour cost in the South? (enter just the nu
::The Confederate economy had been unstable from the start of the war and both soldiers and civilians either went without items or had to pay inflated prices for them. By the end of 1863, how much did a barrel of flour cost in the South? (enter just the nu::[html]The Confederate economy had been unstable from the start of the war and both soldiers and civilians either went without items or had to pay inflated prices for them. By the end of 1863, how much did a barrel of flour cost in the South? (enter just the number only){
=%100%*250*#
}
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// question: 1377894 name: The Democratic Party, attacking Lincoln's leadership as a failure, desired to end the war at the earliest possible moment, with or without victory. Who was the Democratic nominee who ran for president against Republican Abraham Lincoln in 1864?
::The Democratic Party, attacking Lincoln's leadership as a failure, desired to end the war at the earliest possible moment, with or without victory. Who was the Democratic nominee who ran for president against Republican Abraham Lincoln in 1864?::[html]The Democratic Party, attacking Lincoln's leadership as a failure, desired to end the war at the earliest possible moment, with or without victory. Who was the Democratic nominee who ran for president against Republican Abraham Lincoln in 1864?{
=%100%*McClellan*#
}
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// question: 1377771 name: The most important innovation of the whole war was the rifled musket along with the French refinement. Captain Claude Monet invented a new bullet. What was it called?
::The most important innovation of the whole war was the rifled musket along with the French refinement. Captain Claude Monet invented a new bullet. What was it called?::[html]The most important innovation of the whole war was the rifled musket along with the French refinement. Captain Claude Monet invented a new bullet. What was it called?
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// question: 1377801 name: This general was placed in command of the Union Army in July 1862, after Lincoln removed General McClellan after the failed peninsula campaign in Virginia. He was soundly defeated at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run by Confederate leaders J.E.B. Stuart and Jam
::This general was placed in command of the Union Army in July 1862, after Lincoln removed General McClellan after the failed peninsula campaign in Virginia. He was soundly defeated at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run by Confederate leaders J.E.B. Stuart and Jam::[html]This general was placed in command of the Union Army in July 1862, after Lincoln removed General McClellan after the failed peninsula campaign in Virginia. He was soundly defeated at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run by Confederate leaders J.E.B. Stuart and James Longstreet, causing Lincoln to reluctantly put George McClellan back in command.
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// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 7
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// question: 1377895 name: Union and Confederate spies operated between Washington D.C. and Richmond throughout the war. Women also served in this roles on both sides. In fact, a black woman, who worked as a servant in Jefferson Davis' Confederate White House, was actually a nort
::Union and Confederate spies operated between Washington D.C. and Richmond throughout the war. Women also served in this roles on both sides. In fact, a black woman, who worked as a servant in Jefferson Davis' Confederate White House, was actually a nort::[html]Union and Confederate spies operated between Washington D.C. and Richmond throughout the war. Women also served in this roles on both sides. In fact, a black woman, who worked as a servant in Jefferson Davis' Confederate White House, was actually a northern agent. What was her name?
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// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 6
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// question: 1377879 name: Union forces under Grant were stalled outside of Petersburg, Virginia. General Sherman's forces were also stalled outside of Atlanta. In military terms, these generals were now carrying out a "military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or
::Union forces under Grant were stalled outside of Petersburg, Virginia. General Sherman's forces were also stalled outside of Atlanta. In military terms, these generals were now carrying out a "military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or ::[html]Union forces under Grant were stalled outside of Petersburg, Virginia. General Sherman's forces were also stalled outside of Atlanta. In military terms, these generals were now carrying out a "military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender." What is the correct term for this tactic?{
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// question: 1377872 name: Union losses at the Wilderness were staggering. Hundreds of wounded men were burned to death in flash fires of fallen leaves, and about 2,000 wounded soldiers, often with amputated limbs were sent behind the lines each day. But unlike nearly every Union
::Union losses at the Wilderness were staggering. Hundreds of wounded men were burned to death in flash fires of fallen leaves, and about 2,000 wounded soldiers, often with amputated limbs were sent behind the lines each day. But unlike nearly every Union::[html]Union losses at the Wilderness were staggering. Hundreds of wounded men were burned to death in flash fires of fallen leaves, and about 2,000 wounded soldiers, often with amputated limbs were sent behind the lines each day. But unlike nearly every Union general before him, what did Grant NOT do?{
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// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 1
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// question: 1377762 name: What (battle) was called "The Great Skedaddle"?
::What (battle) was called "The Great Skedaddle"?::[html]What (battle) was called "The Great Skedaddle"?{
=%100%*Bull Run*#
=%100%*Manassas*#
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// question: 1377755 name: What book about slavery sold more than a million-and-a-half copies worldwide?
::What book about slavery sold more than a million-and-a-half copies worldwide?::[html]What book about slavery sold more than a million-and-a-half copies worldwide?{
=%100%*Uncle Tom's Cabin*#
=%100%*Uncle Toms Cabin*#
=%100%*Uncle Tom*#
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// question: 1377760 name: What city eventually became the capital of the Confederate government?
::What city eventually became the capital of the Confederate government?::[html]What city eventually became the capital of the Confederate government?{
=%100%*Richmond*#
}
// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 5
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// question: 1377847 name: What immigrant group was most outraged with the influx of blacks into the North, revolted against conscription into the Union Army, and participated in the mob revolts against Blacks in New York City after the Battle of Gettysburg?
::What immigrant group was most outraged with the influx of blacks into the North, revolted against conscription into the Union Army, and participated in the mob revolts against Blacks in New York City after the Battle of Gettysburg?::[html]What immigrant group was most outraged with the influx of blacks into the North, revolted against conscription into the Union Army, and participated in the mob revolts against Blacks in New York City after the Battle of Gettysburg?{
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// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 1
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// question: 1377752 name: What invention caused increased cotton production and demand for slaves?
::What invention caused increased cotton production and demand for slaves?::[html]What invention caused increased cotton production and demand for slaves?{
=%100%*cotton gin*#
}
// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 4
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// question: 1377818 name: What military leader said, "It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it," as he watched soldiers being cut down as they repeatedly made frontal assaults uphill against fortified positions at the Battle of Fredericksburg?
::What military leader said, "It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it," as he watched soldiers being cut down as they repeatedly made frontal assaults uphill against fortified positions at the Battle of Fredericksburg?::[html]What military leader said, "It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it," as he watched soldiers being cut down as they repeatedly made frontal assaults uphill against fortified positions at the Battle of Fredericksburg?{
=%100%*Lee*#
}
// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 6
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// question: 1377878 name: What northern general, victorious at Chattanooga and Atlanta said "I think I understand the purpose of the South properly and that the best way to deal with them is to meet them fair and square on any issue. We must fight them, cut into them, not talk to
::What northern general, victorious at Chattanooga and Atlanta said "I think I understand the purpose of the South properly and that the best way to deal with them is to meet them fair and square on any issue. We must fight them, cut into them, not talk to::[html]What northern general, victorious at Chattanooga said "I think I understand the purpose of the South properly and that the best way to deal with them is to meet them fair and square on any issue. We must fight them, cut into them, not talk to them, and pursued till they cry, "Enough." War is the remedy our enemies have chosen and I say, let us give them all they want."{
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// question: 1377877 name: What northerner, worked for four years of the war without pay? She was the autocratic leader of all women nurses who earned the name "Dragon", but under her strict guidance, care for the sick and wounded Union soldiers was vastly improved?
::What northerner, worked for four years of the war without pay? She was the autocratic leader of all women nurses who earned the name "Dragon", but under her strict guidance, care for the sick and wounded Union soldiers was vastly improved?::[html]What northerner, worked for four years of the war without pay? She was the autocratic leader of all women nurses who earned the name "Dragon", but under her strict guidance, care for the sick and wounded Union soldiers was vastly improved?
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=%100%*Dorothea Dix*#
=%100%*Dix*#
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// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 7
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// question: 1377900 name: What percentage of the popular vote did Lincoln carry in the presidential election?
::What percentage of the popular vote did Lincoln carry in the presidential election?::[html]What percentage of the popular vote did Lincoln carry in the presidential election?{
=%100%*55*#
=%100%*55%*#
=%100%*fifty-five*#
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// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 6
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// question: 1377876 name: What southern general could be called the Marble Man, since he had been dehumanized and immortalized by contemporaries and future generations for his role in the Civil War. In fact, he was so "perfect" at West Point, that his classmates called him the Ma
::What southern general could be called the Marble Man, since he had been dehumanized and immortalized by contemporaries and future generations for his role in the Civil War. In fact, he was so "perfect" at West Point, that his classmates called him the Ma::[html]What southern general could be called the Marble Man, since he had been dehumanized and immortalized by contemporaries and future generations for his role in the Civil War. In fact, he was so "perfect" at West Point, that his classmates called him the Marble Model.
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=%100%*Lee*#
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// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 4
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// question: 1377817 name: What town was a key transportation link between Richmond and Washington? This place also became the site of a humiliating defeat for the Union Army under the leadership of Ambrose Burnside as his troops were slaughtered by the Confederate soldiers atop M
::What town was a key transportation link between Richmond and Washington? This place also became the site of a humiliating defeat for the Union Army under the leadership of Ambrose Burnside as his troops were slaughtered by the Confederate soldiers atop M::[html]What town was a key transportation link between Richmond and Washington? This place also became the site of a humiliating defeat for the Union Army under the leadership of Ambrose Burnside as his troops were slaughtered by the Confederate soldiers atop Marye's Heights.
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// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 5
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// question: 1377852 name: What Union commander prevented Confederate General James Longstreet from routing the Union forces at the bloody battle of Chickamauga, earning him the nickname "The Rock of Chickamauga". After a later battle, he instructed an army Chaplain to "Mix them u
::What Union commander prevented Confederate General James Longstreet from routing the Union forces at the bloody battle of Chickamauga, earning him the nickname "The Rock of Chickamauga". After a later battle, he instructed an army Chaplain to "Mix them u::[html]What Union commander prevented Confederate General James Longstreet from routing the Union forces at the bloody battle of Chickamauga, earning him the nickname "The Rock of Chickamauga". After a later battle, he instructed an army Chaplain to "Mix them up... I am tired of states rights" when asked if the new cemetery and burial of soldiers should be organized by state.{
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// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 1
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// question: 1377757 name: What United States army colonel captured John Brown?
::What United States army colonel captured John Brown?::[html]What United States army colonel captured John Brown?{
=%100%*Lee*#
}
// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 6
$CATEGORY: $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 6
// question: 1377874 name: What was occurring in 1864 that Confederate General James Longstreet hoped would influence the outcome of the war in a positive direction for the South? In fact, Robert E. Lee's strategy to "destroy the Union resolve to wage war" by causing so many north
::What was occurring in 1864 that Confederate General James Longstreet hoped would influence the outcome of the war in a positive direction for the South? In fact, Robert E. Lee's strategy to "destroy the Union resolve to wage war" by causing so many north::[html]What was occurring in 1864 that Confederate General James Longstreet hoped would influence the outcome of the war in a positive direction for the South? In fact, Robert E. Lee's strategy to "destroy the Union resolve to wage war" by causing so many northern casualties was very much based on this coming event in 1864.{
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=%100%*election*#
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// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 7
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// question: 1377903 name: What was the most heavily fortified city on the earth, as Confederate General Jubal Early discovered in 1864?
::What was the most heavily fortified city on the earth, as Confederate General Jubal Early discovered in 1864?::[html]What was the most heavily fortified city on the earth, as Confederate General Jubal Early discovered in 1864?{
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=%100%*Washington D.C.*#
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// question: 1377873 name: What was the name of the campaign or battle in which Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant met each other for the very first time in 1864?
::What was the name of the campaign or battle in which Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant met each other for the very first time in 1864?::[html]What was the name of the campaign or battle in which Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant met each other for the very first time in 1864?
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// question: 1377765 name: What was the name of the northern ironclad ship, whose revolutionary design made every other navy on Earth obsolete, was built by John Ericsson in just 100 days?
::What was the name of the northern ironclad ship, whose revolutionary design made every other navy on Earth obsolete, was built by John Ericsson in just 100 days?::[html]What was the name of the northern ironclad ship, whose revolutionary design made every other navy on Earth obsolete, was built by John Ericsson in just 100 days?
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=%100%*monitor*#
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// question: 1377766 name: What was the name of the southern ironclad ship that eventually retreated after the sea battle at Hampton Roads, Virginia in March, 1862.
::What was the name of the southern ironclad ship that eventually retreated after the sea battle at Hampton Roads, Virginia in March, 1862.::[html]What was the name of the southern ironclad ship that eventually retreated after the sea battle at Hampton Roads, Virginia in March, 1862.
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=%100%*Merrimack*#
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// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 4
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// question: 1377820 name: What was the single most unpopular act of Lincoln's administration, in both the North and the South?
::What was the single most unpopular act of Lincoln's administration, in both the North and the South?::[html]What was the single most unpopular act of Lincoln's administration, in both the North and the South?{
=%100%*Emancipation Proclamation*#
=%100%*Emancipation*#
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// question: 1377816 name: What was the single, major cause of death during the war?
::What was the single, major cause of death during the war?::[html]What was the single, major cause of death during the war?{
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=%100%*sickness*#
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// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 3
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// question: 1377795 name: What what President Lincoln waiting for, what type of military outcome did he hope to get, before he believed he could officially emancipate the slaves?
::What what President Lincoln waiting for, what type of military outcome did he hope to get, before he believed he could officially emancipate the slaves?::[html]What what President Lincoln waiting for, what type of military outcome did he hope to get, before he believed he could officially emancipate the slaves?{
=%100%*victory*#
}
// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 8
$CATEGORY: $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 8
// question: 1377926 name: Where did Sherman's army go after it reached Savannah, causing a greater amount of destruction than he had in Georgia. This place had been the birthplace of secession in 1860?
::Where did Sherman's army go after it reached Savannah, causing a greater amount of destruction than he had in Georgia. This place had been the birthplace of secession in 1860?::[html]Where did Sherman's army go after it reached Savannah, causing a greater amount of destruction than he had in Georgia. This place had been the birthplace of secession in 1860?{
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=%100%*Carolina*#
=%100%*Columbia*#
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// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 9
$CATEGORY: $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 9
// question: 1377956 name: Where did Union Cavalry trap John Wilkes Booth on April 26, 1865? Rather than be arrested, Booth resisted capture and was shot in the neck of this burning structure.
::Where did Union Cavalry trap John Wilkes Booth on April 26, 1865? Rather than be arrested, Booth resisted capture and was shot in the neck of this burning structure.::[html]Where did Union Cavalry trap John Wilkes Booth on April 26, 1865? Rather than be arrested, Booth resisted capture and was shot in the neck of this burning structure.
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// question: 1377959 name: Which Civil War nurse, known as the "angel of the battlefield" eventually went on to help found the American Red Cross.
::Which Civil War nurse, known as the "angel of the battlefield" eventually went on to help found the American Red Cross.::[html]Which Civil War nurse, known as the "angel of the battlefield" eventually went on to help found the American Red Cross.
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=%100%*Barton*#
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// question: 1377954 name: While attending a play at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C., Abraham Lincoln became the first president ever assassinated. What was the name of the play he and his wife were watching?
::While attending a play at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C., Abraham Lincoln became the first president ever assassinated. What was the name of the play he and his wife were watching?::[html]While attending a play at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C., Abraham Lincoln became the first president ever assassinated. What was the name of the play he and his wife were watching?
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=%100%*Our American Cousin*#
=%100%*American Cousin*#
}
// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 8
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// question: 1377929 name: Who accompanied President Abraham Lincoln to abandoned Confederate capitol at Richmond, Virginia after it had fallen into Union hands in April of 1865?
::Who accompanied President Abraham Lincoln to abandoned Confederate capitol at Richmond, Virginia after it had fallen into Union hands in April of 1865?::[html]Who accompanied President Abraham Lincoln to abandoned Confederate capitol at Richmond, Virginia after it had fallen into Union hands in April of 1865?{
=%100%*Tad*#
=%100%*son*#
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// question: 1377932 name: Who owned the house where Lee met Grant to offer the official surrender of his Army of Northern Virginia, effectively denoting the end of the Civil War in 1865 ?
::Who owned the house where Lee met Grant to offer the official surrender of his Army of Northern Virginia, effectively denoting the end of the Civil War in 1865 ?::[html]Who owned the house where Lee met Grant to offer the official surrender of his Army of Northern Virginia, effectively denoting the end of the Civil War in 1865 ?{
=%100%*McLean*#
=%100%*Wilmer*#
=%100%*McClean*#
}
// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 1
$CATEGORY: $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 1
// question: 1377753 name: Who published the militant antislavery newspaper called The Liberator?
::Who published the militant antislavery newspaper called The Liberator?::[html]Who published the militant antislavery newspaper called The Liberator?{
=%100%*Garrison*#
}
// question: 1377756 name: Who said, "a house divided against itself cannot stand"?
::Who said, "a house divided against itself cannot stand"?::[html]Who said, "a house divided against itself cannot stand"?{
=%100%*Lincoln*#
}
// question: 1377751 name: Who said, "maintaining slavery was like holding a wolf by the ears"?
::Who said, "maintaining slavery was like holding a wolf by the ears"?::[html]Who said, "maintaining slavery was like holding a wolf by the ears"?{
=%100%*Jefferson*#
}
// question: 1377761 name: Who said, "Teach the rebels and traitors that the price they are to pay for the attempt to abolish this government must be the abolition of slavery"?
::Who said, "Teach the rebels and traitors that the price they are to pay for the attempt to abolish this government must be the abolition of slavery"?::[html]Who said, "Teach the rebels and traitors that the price they are to pay for the attempt to abolish this government must be the abolition of slavery"?{
=%100%*Douglass*#
=%100%*Douglas*#
}
// question: 1377763 name: Who was called "Young Napoleon"?
::Who was called "Young Napoleon"?::[html]Who was called "Young Napoleon"?{
=%100%*McClellan*#
}
// question: 1377754 name: Who was known as "Moses" by the slaves who followed her North to freedom?
::Who was known as "Moses" by the slaves who followed her North to freedom?::[html]Who was known as "Moses" by the slaves who followed her North to freedom?{
=%100%*Tubman*#
}
// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 7
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// question: 1377902 name: Who was known as the "wizard of the saddle" and the most feared cavalry commander of the war on either side of the conflict? He was especially adept at harassing Union troops as they made their way towards Atlanta, forcing General William Tecumseh Sherma
::Who was known as the "wizard of the saddle" and the most feared cavalry commander of the war on either side of the conflict? He was especially adept at harassing Union troops as they made their way towards Atlanta, forcing General William Tecumseh Sherma::[html]Who was known as the "wizard of the saddle" and the most feared cavalry commander of the war on either side of the conflict? He was especially adept at harassing Union troops as they made their way towards Atlanta, forcing General William Tecumseh Sherman to exclaim that he should be "hunted down and killed" at all costs.
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=%100%*Forrest*#
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// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 5
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// question: 1377842 name: Who was the "blunt and bookish" Union commander at Gettysburg who with more soldiers that the South, successfully held his ground against the Confederate "invaders" that were in northern territory? Unfortunately for Lincoln, like George McClellan did aft
::Who was the "blunt and bookish" Union commander at Gettysburg who with more soldiers that the South, successfully held his ground against the Confederate "invaders" that were in northern territory? Unfortunately for Lincoln, like George McClellan did aft::[html]Who was the "blunt and bookish" Union commander at Gettysburg who with more soldiers that the South, successfully held his ground against the Confederate "invaders" that were in northern territory? Unfortunately for Lincoln, like George McClellan did after victory at Antietam, this leader failed to follow up his victory by pursuing Lee's retreating Confederate Army, allowing them to escape back to Virginia.{
=%100%*Meade*#
}
// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 2
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// question: 1377772 name: Who was the naval officer who captured New Orleans, which gave the Union eventual control of the Southern Mississippi River.?
::Who was the naval officer who captured New Orleans, which gave the Union eventual control of the Southern Mississippi River.?::[html]Who was the naval officer who captured New Orleans, which gave the Union eventual control of the Southern Mississippi River.?
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=%100%*Farragut*#
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// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 3
$CATEGORY: $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 3
// question: 1377798 name: Who was the photographer whose exhibit, "The Dead at Antietam," was shown during the war?
::Who was the photographer whose exhibit, "The Dead at Antietam," was shown during the war?::[html]Who was the photographer whose exhibit, "The Dead at Antietam," was shown during the war?{
=%100%*Brady*#
}
// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 1
$CATEGORY: $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 1
// question: 1377758 name: Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
::Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?::[html]Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?{
=%100%*Davis*#
}
// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 5
$CATEGORY: $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 5
// question: 1377845 name: Who was the Union General in the West that captured of Vicksburg in 1863 after a long siege in which the town's inhabitants were reduced to living in dug out caves and eating mules, horses, and dogs?
::Who was the Union General in the West that captured of Vicksburg in 1863 after a long siege in which the town's inhabitants were reduced to living in dug out caves and eating mules, horses, and dogs?::[html]Who was the Union General in the West that captured of Vicksburg in 1863 after a long siege in which the town's inhabitants were reduced to living in dug out caves and eating mules, horses, and dogs?{
=%100%*Grant*#
}
// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 7
$CATEGORY: $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 7
// question: 1377901 name: Whose front yard became Arlington National Cemetery, the Union's most hallowed ground?
::Whose front yard became Arlington National Cemetery, the Union's most hallowed ground?::[html]Whose front yard became Arlington National Cemetery, the Union's most hallowed ground?{
=%100%*Lee*#
}
// question: 0 name: Switch category to $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 8
$CATEGORY: $course$/Episode Questions/DVD 8
// question: 1377933 name: William Tecumseh Sherman, often described as the first truly modern general, once said, "My aim was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their innermost recesses and to make them fear and dread us. War is cruelty. There's no use tr
::William Tecumseh Sherman, often described as the first truly modern general, once said, "My aim was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their innermost recesses and to make them fear and dread us. War is cruelty. There's no use tr::[html]William Tecumseh Sherman, often described as the first truly modern general, once said,
"My aim was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their innermost recesses and to make them fear and dread us. War is cruelty. There's no use trying to reform it. The crueler is, the soon it will be over."
What group of people did he make war against, a group that had been purposely avoided in the history of warfare.{
=%100%*civilian*#
=%100%*civilians*#
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// question: 1377928 name: With the Union victories in 1864-5, the liberation of former slaves behind the Northern advance, and after the 13th Amendment to the Constitution which officially ended slavery, what abolitionist said, "Verily, the work does not end with the abolition of
::With the Union victories in 1864-5, the liberation of former slaves behind the Northern advance, and after the 13th Amendment to the Constitution which officially ended slavery, what abolitionist said, "Verily, the work does not end with the abolition of ::[html]With the Union victories in 1864-5, the liberation of former slaves behind the Northern advance, and after the 13th Amendment to the Constitution which officially ended slavery, what abolitionist said, "Verily, the work does not end with the abolition of slavery, but only begins"?{
=%100%*Douglass*#
=%100%*Douglas*#
}