Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
- A) George Washington
- B) John Adams
- C) Thomas Jefferson
- D) Abraham Lincoln
Source: Wikipedia/Wikipedia/Wikipedia/Wikipedia
Answer:
Abraham Lincoln
Source: Wikipedia
What is the approximate death toll of the Civil War?
- A) 250,000
- B) 750,000
- C) 1 Million
- D) 1.5 Million
Source: Shutterstock
Answer:
750,000
Source: New Georgia Encyclopedia
When was the Civil War?
- A) 1914-1915
- B) 1795-1804
- C) 1861-1865
- D) 1888-1900
Source: iStock
Answer:
1861-1865
Source: Concord Free Public Library/@WestWingReport/X
Which of these statements is true regarding the Battle of Antietam?
- A) It was the final battle of the war
- B) It was the longest battle of the war
- C) It was a decisive victory for the South
- D) It produced the highest single-day casualty rate of the war
Source: Britannica
Answer:
It produced the highest single-day casualty rate of the war
Source: Britannica
Which state was created when a state split in two during the Civil War?
- A) North Dakota
- B) New Mexico
- C) New Hampshire
- D) West Virginia
Source: iStock
Answer:
West Virginia
Source: Depositphotos
What was the primary goal of the Confederacy in fighting the Civil War?
- A) To destroy the Northern states
- B) To remain an independent country where slavery was permitted
- C) To be allowed to rejoin the United States
- D) None of the above
Source: @KlimSanguine/YouTube
Answer:
To remain an independent country where slavery was permitted
Source: Wikipedia
What was the name of the secessionist faction of the Civil War?
- A) The Confederate States of America
- B) The Free South
- C) The United States of America
- D) The Union
Source: Library of Congress
Answer:
The Confederate States of America
Source: Library of Congress
Who was the first and only president of the Confederate States of America?
- A) Ulysses S. Grant
- B) Abraham Lincoln
- C) Jefferson Davis
- D) Robert E. Lee
Source: Shutterstock
Answer:
Jefferson Davis
Source: Wikipedia
What was the North known as during the Civil War?
- A) The Free North
- B) The Puritans
- C) The Union
- D) None of the above
Source: Quora
Answer:
The Union
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Which was the first state to secede from The Union?
- A) Georgia
- B) South Carolina
- C) North Carolina
- D) Kentucky
Source: Wikipedia
Answer:
South Carolina
Source: Pixaby
How many people died in the Battle of Gettysburg?
- A) 53,000
- B) 12,000
- C) 252,000
- D) 89,000
Source: Wikipedia
Answer:
53,000
Source: Britannica
Which general was fired by President Lincoln for being too cautious at the Battle of Antietam?
- A) Irvin McDowell
- B) Andrew Johnson
- C) George B. McClellan
- D) James B. McPherson
Source: Pond5
Answer:
George B. McClellan
Source: @ColorizedPast/X
Which American Civil War general is considered a major architect of modern warfare?
- A) William Tecumseh Sherman
- B) Ulysses S. Grant
- C) Stonewall Jackson
- D) Robert E. Lee
Source: Library of Congress
Answer:
William Tecumseh Sherman
Source: Wikipedia
Which Constitutional amendment was responsible for the formal emancipation of slaves?
- A) The 10th Amendment
- B) The 5th Amendment
- C) The 12th Amendment
- D) The 13th Amendment
Source: Freepik
Answer:
The 13th Amendment
Source: Pond5
The Civil War ended on which date?
- A) April 9, 1865
- B) May 15, 1901
- C) July 4, 1865
- D) August 10, 1776
Source: Wikidata
Answer:
April 9, 1865
Source: @WestWingReport/X
Where was the "Battle Above Clouds" fought in 1863?
- Max Patch
- Chimney Tops
- Lookout Mountain
- Clingmans Dome
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Answer:
Lookout Mountain
Source: Wikimedia
Which battle in the American Civil War was called the Waterloo of the Confederacy?
- Battle of the Black River
- Battle of Antietam
- Battle of Gettysburg
- Battle of Five Forks
Source: Wikimedia
Answer:
Battle of Five Forks
Source: Wikimedia
In which city did the Draft Riot of 1863 occur?
- Boston
- Philadelphia
- New York City
- Baltimore
Source: Wikipedia
Answer:
New York City
Source: Freepik
Which was the first submarine to sink an enemy ship during the American Civil War?
- Turtle
- Nautilus
- H.L Hunley
- Trieste
Source: Wikimedia
Answer:
H.L. Hunley
Source: Wikimedia
In what year was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
- 1861
- 1863
- 1865
- 1867
Source: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons
Answer:
1865
Library of Congress/Wikimedia Commons
Under which General did the Union suffer a crushing defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg?
- John Pope
- George Meade
- James Longstreet
- Ambrose Everet Burnside
Source: Wikimedia
Answer:
Ambrose Everet Burnside
Source: Wikimedia
Where did General Lee surrender to the Union?
- The White House
- Anne Spencer House
- Point of Honor
- Appomattox Court House
Source: Aaron Kittredge/Pexels
Answer:
Appomattox Court House
Source: Wikimedia
Which battle helped the Union regain the state of Tennessee?
- Battle of Fort Henry
- Battle of Belmont
- Battle of Corinth
- Battle of the Wilderness
Source: Wikipedia
Answer:
Battle of Fort Henry
Who proposed the "Anaconda Plan" military strategy during the American Civil War?
- Abraham Lincoln
- Zachary Taylor
- Lewis Cass
- Winfield Scott
Source: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons
Answer:
Winfield Scott
Source: Wikimedia
Which American soldier disguised herself as a man to fight in the Civil War?
- Michelle O’Neill
- Rachel Murphy
- Sarah Edmonds
- Lauren Connelly
Source: Freepik
Answer:
Sarah Edmonds
Source: Wikimedia