Civil War Quiz - Eva Marquez

Which Supreme Court ruling stated that slaves were property and therefore could not sue for freedom?

• Dred Scott Decision

• Wilmot Proviso

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

What book was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe and depicted the horrors and harshness of slavery?

• Auntie Anne's Cabin

• Common Sense

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• The Declaration of Independence

After what battle did Abraham Lincoln give his famous GETTYSBURG Address?

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Battle of Gettysburg

What law required that slaves be returned to their owners/masters, even if they had escaped to a free state/territory?

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Fugitive State Law

• Wilmot Proviso

• Dred Scott Decision

What idea allowed the state population to decide whether or not slavery should be allowed?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Herd Mentality

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Separation of Powers

In what event did anti-slavery and pro-slavery forces clash violently over a state? This led up to the Civil War.

• Bleeding Nebraska

• Bleeding Kansas

• Bleeding Virginia

• Bleeding Missouri

Which Union general was in charge of the Overland Campaign?

• Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• William T. Sherman

Who ran during the Election of 1864? (There are multiple right choices for this one!)

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• George McClellan

• Andrew Johnson

In which battle does Pickett's Charge take place? This ended in a Union victory, and was one of the bloodiest battles.

• Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Battle of Chancellorsville

• Battle of Gettysburg

In which battle did Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?

• Battle of Appomattox Court House

• Battle of Mannassas

• Battle of Fort Sumter

• Battle of Gettysburg