Civil War Battles

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to the Union Army and end the Civil War?

• Bull Run

• Appomattox

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

What simple device transformed how the war was fought and won? It was the first tool of mass communication.

• Newspaper

• Computer

• Telephone

• Telegraph

What battle was the single, bloodiest day in the Civil War?

• Bull Run

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Manassas

What did Lincoln issue that changed the course of the war? It now was not only about saving the Union, but about the issue of slavery.

• Gettysburg Address

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Emancipation Proclamation

What battle was the deadliest battle of the Civil War, as well as in American History?

• Antietam

• Bull Run

• Gettysburg

• Appomattox

Where was the first MAJOR battle of the Civil War?

• Appomattox

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Bull Run

What was considered the Capital of the Confederate States of America?

• Richmond, VA

• New York City, NY

• Washington DC

• St. Louis, MO

This woman, a nurse, encouraged other women to join and help during the Civil War. She was the founder of the American Red Cross.

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Clara Barton

• Harriet Tubman

• Clarice Greenburg

What does Emancipation mean?

• To free someone from the control of another

• To abolish slavery

• To gain your independence from Britain

• To move to another state

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• Changed the course of the war, it made it about the issue of slavery as well as preserving the Union

• Preserved the Union

• Abolished slavery

• Changed the mind of the Southerners about having slavery, and brought the war to an end