How Well Do You Know the War?
If you have gotten this deep into this website, you are probably more American Civil War savvy than most.
But can you answer these questions?
1. Compared to other wars in history, the total number of deaths in the American Civil War was approximately the fourth largest in
A. all of world history
B. the period from 1492 to 1914
C. the century of the 1800s
D. the decade of the 1860s
2. Compared to other large wars in the 1800s, the percentage of the population that died in the American Civil War was
A. unusually high
B. slightly higher than average
C. slightly below average
D. unusually low
3. Compared to other large wars in the 1800s, the percentage of civilians among total war deaths in the American Civil War was
A. usually high
B. slightly higher than average
C. slightly below average
D. unusually low
4. Compared to enslaved people in the rest of the Americans, ones in the United States lived
A. shorter lives and had less chance of becoming free
B. shorter lives and had more chance of becoming free
C. longer lives and had less chance of becoming free
D. longer lives and had more change of becoming free
5. Compared to slavery in the rest of the Americans, slave breeding in the United States occurred
A. far less often
B. slightly less often
C. slightly more often
D. far more often
The answer to each item is D.