Ken Burns Study Guide Exam Questions With Correct Answers.
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Ken Burns Study Guide Exam Questions With Correct Answers.
In what year did the Civil War begin? - CORRECT ANSWER Summer of 1861
What percentage of the US population died in the war? - CORRECT ANSWER 2% of the population
At Cold Harbor, __ men fell in __ minutes. - CORRECT ANSWER 7000 me...
Ken Burns Study Guide Exam Questions
With Correct Answers.
In what year did the Civil War begin? - CORRECT ANSWER Summer of 1861
What percentage of the US population died in the war? - CORRECT ANSWER 2% of the population
At Cold Harbor, __ men fell in __ minutes. - CORRECT ANSWER 7000 men fell in 20 minutes
In what state was the first MAJOR battle fought? - CORRECT ANSWER Virginia
In what year did the Civil War end? - CORRECT ANSWER 1865
In what year did the last veteran of the Civil War die? - CORRECT ANSWER 1959
What percentage of slaves lived to be 60 years old? - CORRECT ANSWER less than 4%
Since slave marriages had no legal status, preachers changed the wording of vows to "Until death or __ do you part." - CORRECT ANSWER distance
What was Eli Whitney's important invention? - CORRECT ANSWER the cotton gin
How many pounds of cotton could be processed in one day with a gin? - CORRECT ANSWER 1000 pounds
By 1860, one out of __ Americans belonged to another American (as slaves). - CORRECT ANSWER every 7 William Lloyd Garrison published an anti-slavery newspaper called "The _______". - CORRECT ANSWER Liberator
What was Harriet Tubman called? - CORRECT ANSWER "Moses"
Who was Mary Todd? - CORRECT ANSWER Abraham Lincoln's wife
In what year did Congress pass an act that allowed Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to permit slavery? - CORRECT ANSWER 1854
Who said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand"? - CORRECT ANSWER Abraham Lincoln
Who led the raid on Harper's Ferry armory & engine house, Sunday Oct. 16 1859? - CORRECT ANSWER John Brown
What happened to John Brown on Dec. 2, 1859? - CORRECT ANSWER He was executed for treason against the state.
Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860 with ___% of the vote. - CORRECT ANSWER 40%
What was the first state to secede from the Union? - CORRECT ANSWER South Carolina
What fort was attacked by rebels, sparking war with the North? - CORRECT ANSWER Fort Sumpter
Who was elected president of the Confederacy? - CORRECT ANSWER Jefferson Davis
How many casualties were suffered in the shelling of Ft. Sumpter? - CORRECT ANSWER None (a horse)
Who was the 22-yr. old graduate of West Point who graduated at the bottom of his class? - CORRECT ANSWER George Armstrong Custard
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