Civil War Quiz

Civil War

The Civil War started in 1861 when Confederate forces attacked what?

• Fort Sumter
• Gettysburg
• Vicksburg
• Bull Run

The North and the South of the U.S. fought over what issues?

• Slavery and Role of Government
• Taxes and Rights to Land
• Role of Government and Rights to Land
• Food and Slavery

After Abe Lincoln was elected president, the southern states did what?

• Boycotted the results
• Threw a party
• Overthrew Lincoln
• Seceded from the North

The president of the Confederate States of America was

• Abe Lincoln
• Jefferson Davis
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Buchanan

The Confederate army was under what general?

• General Robert E. Lee
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Andrew Jackson
• William Tecumseh Sherman

Which battle was not a victory for the Union army?

• Gettysburg
• Vicksburg
• Shiloh
• Chancellorsville

Where did Lee surrender the war?

• Appomattox
• Richmond
• Gettysburg
• Williamsburg

What amendment finally did away with all slavery?

• Second
• Fifth
• Tenth
• Thirteenth

How long did the Civil War last?

• 1 year
• 2 years
• 4 years
• 6 years

How many soldiers died in the Civil War?

• 125,000
• 350,000
• 545,000
• 620,000