Issue 48: September 2017 Edition
PAM SEPTEMBER 2017 TRIVIA
1. On September 2, 1864, a major development in the Civil War occurred when Atlanta was captured by this Union general:
A. Ulysses S. Grant
B. George McClellan
C. George Meade
D. William Sherman
2. Wild West outlaw Jesse James was born on September 5, 1847. Following the announcement of a $10,000 reward for his capture or death, James was shot and killed by:
A. A sheriff
B. A fellow gang member
C. A stagecoach driver
D. A low-level train employee
3. On September 9, 1776, our country was officially called “The United States” for the first time. Previously it was referred to as:
A. The United Territories
B. The American States
C. The United Colonies
D. The American Colonies
4. As a battle raged in Baltimore Harbor on September 13, 1814, Francis Scott Key observed it and wrote the verses to what became The Star Spangled Banner. At which fort did this battle occur?
A. Fort Henry
B. Fort Sumter
C. Fort Delaware
D. Fort McHenry
True or False:
The civil War began over the issue of slavery.
False: Slavery was not an issue until the end of the second year of the war. The initial issue was about taxation and other heavy burdens placed on the South by the American Government (later called the “North.”)