Civil War Pretest

Which side won the Civil War?

• Union

• North

• Confederacy

• South

What are two causes of the Civil War?

• Northern Terrorism

• Slavery

• Northern Arrogance

• States Rights

The capital city of the Union was ________________ .

• Baltimore

• New York City

• Washington DC

• Philadelphia

______________ was the capital of the Confederacy.

• New Orleans

• Richmond

• Atlanta

• Nashville

What was the official name of the South during the Civil War?

• Southern States

• States of the Confederacy

• States in Rebellion

• Confederate States of America

Who was the president of the Union during the Civil War?

• George Washington

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Buchanan

Who was the president of the South during the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Stonewall Jackson

What was the name of the first major land battle of the Civil War? It was fought in northern Virginia?

• Fort Sumter

• Battle of 2nd Manassas

• Battle of 2nd Bull Run

• Battle of 1st Bull Run

New military technology during the war led to new types of ships made of what material?

• Iron

• Steel

• Wood

• Plastic

Besides battlefield wounds, what was the leading cause of death for Civil War soldiers?

• Disease

• Accidents

• Executions

• Drowning