Civil War 1863

What battle did the Confederates win just weeks before Gettysburg, making them confident.

• Antietam

• Chancellorsville

• Petersburg

• The 2nd Battle of Bull Run

What important document freed slaves in the rebellious states?

• Gettysburg Address

• Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Emancipation Proclamation

What general was killed at Chancellorsville by wounds inflicted by his own men?

• Stonewall Jackson

• George Meade

• George Pickett

• Robert E. Lee

What city's capture split the Confederacy?

• Gettyburg

• Chancellorsville

• Antietam

• Vicksburg

What river is Vicksburg situated on?

• Mississippi River

• Missouri River

• Ohio River

• Raritan River

Gettysburg was Lee's second invasion of the North. What was the first?

• Antietam

• Harper's Ferry

• Bull Run

• Vicksburg

How long is four score and seven years?

• 17

• 87

• 47

• 127

What did Lincoln hope the Union would have to show for the men who died at Gettysburg?

• a new birth of freedom

• conceived in liberty

• a new continent

• perish from the earth

In what state is Gettysburg located?

• Virginia
• Maryland
• Kentucky
• Pennsylvania

Which major battle had the most casualties and was the turning point of the Civil War?

• Anteitem

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

• Fort Sumter